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Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme

The Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) programme is designed for people with a sound background in a construction discipline, who may not have gained the exempting academic qualifications for full CIOB membership.

  The EPA programme involves candidates being able to apply their acquired experiential knowledge for assessment in managing people, processes and the technology of construction.

Applicants for the EPA programme will typically have five years' experience in managing these key areas.

The EPA programme should also move towards completing gaps in a candidate's wider knowledge of managing in the Built Environment.

The CIOB recognises successful completion of the Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) programme or the Experienced Practitioner Assessed Report (EPAR) route as equivalent to Level 3 of the CIOB Education Framework.

Please note:  from 28 September 2009 the EPA Part A application will include an assessment fee of £60.

For more information about the EPA programme, please refer to the attached documents below. Alternatively, contact:

Sue Dennison, Examinations Manager
Tel:  01344 630730, E-mail: sdennison@ciob.org.uk

Denise Lewington, Senior Customer Advisor
Tel: 01344 630 721, E-mail: dlewington@ciob.org.uk

Please refer to this page regularly, as information about the EPA programme is constantly being updated.

Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Definitive Reading List

A definitive reading list for the EPA programme is now available to download. The titles in the list have been recommended by the Examiners as the four most useful for each module.

Download the Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Definitive Reading List here, or from the attached documents below.

Please refer to the links below for details of the Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme 2009  -  Learning Resources,  Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme 2010  -   Learning Resources, Experienced Practitioner Assessed Report (EPAR) Route, and information for providers/centres interested in offering the EPA programme:

Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme 2010 - Learning Resources - commenced September 2009

Experienced Practitioner Assessed Report (EPAR) Route

Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Information for Providers/Centres

Attached documents

  1. EPA Brochure (pdf 536 Kb)
  2. EPA Candidate/Providers Guide (pdf 2085 Kb)
  3. EPA Part A Application Form (doc 604 Kb)
  4. EPA Preparation Course Providers (pdf 135 Kb)
  5. Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Definitive Reading List (pdf 16 Kb)

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