Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer End-point Assessment
Food and Drink Maintenance Engineers fulfil a vital role in food manufacturing. They keep production lines running safely and efficiently, whilst complying with food safety legislation in a highly regulated industry.
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Depending on the products being produced companies either employ Mechanical Maintenance Engineers or Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers. Both work with mechanical and electrical equipment and production systems. The multi-skilled engineer also works on programmable control systems.
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Day to day responsibilities include routine production line maintenance, fault-finding and diagnosis and the testing and commissioning of machinery.
The end-point assessment (EPA) for the Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer (FDME) apprenticeship consists of three elements:
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A written knowledge test answered through a combination of multiple-choice questions and extended answer questions
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Practical tests made up of at least three 60-minute work-based observations and a work-based, job-related project
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A professional dialogue and interview, lasting 45-60 minutes and undertaken after all other end-point assessment components have been successfully completed.
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The assessments take place in the final twelve weeks of the apprenticeship, after the EPA gateway.
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The standard charge for EPA is 15-20% of the IfATE maximum funding rate, to view FDQ's Fee's Policy click here
FDME Assessment Details
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Available support guides for this standard to help you and your learners.
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Information for apprentices
Support documents are there to help prepare apprentices for the End-point Assessment (EPA).
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FDQ Guide to EPA
The Guide to EPA was created to give all parties guidance, support and a full understanding of the Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship Standard EPA requirements.
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If you’d like to discuss the maintenance engineer end-point assessment why not call one of our friendly EPA team on 0113 859 1266 or email us at EPA@fdq.org.uk
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To find out exactly what’s involved in an FDQ end-point assessment download the End-point Assessment Guide below.