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Improvement Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship

Course overview7 unitsLevel 4 Apprenticeship

Improvement Practitioner Level 4

Learn to lead structured, data-led improvement in your organisation, from defining a problem to making the change stick.

Welcome to your apprenticeshipOver this programme you will build the knowledge, skills and behaviours of an Improvement Practitioner and apply them to a real improvement project in your own workplace. That project becomes the centre of your end-point assessment (EPA).
Your learning journey

How the course is structured

After an introduction unit, the course follows the improvement cycle your project will follow, then prepares you for gateway and the EPA.

Define→Measure→Analyse→Improve→Control
  • Unit 1 – Improvement IntroductionSessions 1–7
  • Unit 2 – DefineSessions 8–12
  • Unit 3 – MeasureSessions 13–18
  • Unit 4 – AnalyseSessions 19–25
  • Unit 5 – ImproveSessions 26–29
  • Unit 6 – ControlSessions 30–31
  • Unit 7 – EPA PreparationSessions 32–33

How each session works

  • Live sessionAttend the online training session.
  • Check your understandingAnswer the post-session questions.
  • OTJ taskApply the learning in your workplace and submit your off-the-job evidence.

Your end-point assessment

  • Multiple choice exam
  • Project presentation and report
  • Professional discussion
Start here: work through the Getting Started module below, then use the Course Toolkit to support you throughout the programme.
Course toolkit

Improvement Practitioner L4 – Course Toolkit

Download essential documents and resources to support your apprenticeship learning journey.

Excel📊 Project TrackerTrack progress, milestones, and evidence throughout your improvement project.Download
Excel🧭 Standards MappingUnderstand how your project aligns with Improvement Practitioner L4 standards.Download
PDF📘 EPA Briefing PackEssential guidance and expectations for your End-Point Assessment (EPA).Download
Excel📒 CI WorkbookPractical continuous improvement exercises and reflective activities.Download
Excel🗂 Evidence DocumentCapture and organise evidence required for assessment and verification.Download
Progress reviews

🎯 Progress Reviews

Progress Reviews are an important part of your apprenticeship journey. They bring together you, your Development Coach and your Line Manager to review progress, celebrate achievements, discuss workplace development and agree priorities for the period ahead.

  • You
  • Your Development Coach
  • Your Line Manager

✅ Before your review

To get the most from your review, please:

  • 🤖 Complete PREPARE CoachComplete or revisit a PREPARE Coach session within your Student Dashboard in MyPortfolio.
  • 📚 Update your OTJ recordsCheck that your Off-the-Job Training records are up to date.
⭐ Timing: aim to do this at least 2 days before your review.

🤖 What is PREPARE Coach?

PREPARE Coach is an interactive coaching conversation designed to help you reflect on your learning, achievements, goals, wellbeing, confidence and any challenges you may be facing. Your responses help both you and your Development Coach prepare for a more meaningful and productive review discussion.

💡 Top Tip: Completing PREPARE Coach a couple of days before your review gives you time to reflect properly and helps your Development Coach understand where to focus the discussion.

📖 View the PREPARE Coach Guide

Course Content

INTRODUCTION

Unit 1 - Improvement Introduction
Unit 2 - Define
Unit 3 - Measure
Unit 4 - Analyse
Unit 5 - Improve
Unit 6 - Control
Unit 7 - EPA Preperation
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Course Includes

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  • 55 Modules
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