What standards are available?

There are over 200 Standards that have been approved for delivery and they fall in to the categories below.

New standards are being approved all the time, so please keep checking to see what's been updated.

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Agriculture, environmental and animal care

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Arborist	2	24 months	Arborist assessment plan	£15000
Forest operative	2	24 months	Forest operative assessment plan	£12000
Golf greenkeeper	2	24 months	Golf greenkeeper assessment plan	£6000
Horticulture and landscape operative	2	24 months	Horticulture and landscape operative assessment plan	£5000
Sports turf operative	2	18 months	Sports turf operative assessment plan	£5000

Business and administration

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Associate project manager	4	24 months	Associate project manager assessment plan	£9000
Business Administrator	3	18 months	Business administrator assessment plan	£5000
Chartered Manager Degree	6	48 months	Chartered manager degree assessment plan	£27000
HR consultant/partner	5	36 months	HR consultant/partner assessment plan	£9000
HR support	3	18 months	HR support assessment plan	£5000
Junior management consultant	4	24 months	Junior management consultant assessment plan	£9000
Operations/departmental manager	5	30 months	Operations/departmental manager assessment plan	£9000
Team leader/supervisor	3	12 months	Team leader/supervisor assessment plan	£5000

Catering and hospitality

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Chef de partie	3	12 months	Chef de partie assessment plan	£9000
Commis chef	2	12 months	Commis chef assessment plan	£9000
Hospitality supervisor	3	12 months	Hopsitality supervisor assessment plan	£5000
Hospitality team member	2	12 months	Hospitality team member assessment plan	£5000
Senior chef production cooking	3	12 months	Senior chef production cooking assessment plan	£5000

Childcare and education

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Academic Professional	7	18 - 24 months	Academic professional assessment plan	TBC
Community activator coach	2	14 - 18 months	Community activator coach assessment plan	£6000
Early years educator	3	18 months	TBC	TBC
Early years lead practitioner degree	6	TBC	TBC	TBC
Early years senior practitioner	5	TBC	TBC	TBC
Outdoor activity instructor	3	12 months	Outdoor activity instructor assessment plan	£6000
Personal trainer	3	15 - 18 months	Personal trainer assessment plan	£4000
Sporting excellence professional	3	18 - 24 months	TBC	TBC

Construction

Creative and design

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Assistant technical director - visual effects	4	18 months	Assistant technical director - visual effects assessment plan	£9000
Broadcast production assistant	3	12 months	Broadcast production assistant assessment plan	£9000
Junior content producer	3	12 months	Junior content producer assessment plan	£12000
Junior journalist	3	18 months	Junior journalist assessment plan	£12000
Live event rigger	2	36 months	Live event rigger assessment plan	£9000
Outside broadcasting engineer	7	12 months	Outside broadcasting engineer assessment plan	£9000

Degree

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Aerospace engineer degree	6	48 months	Aerospace engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Aerospace software development engineer degree	6	48 months	Aerospace software development engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Building services design engineer degree	6	6 years	Building services design engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Chartered manager degree	6	48 months	Chartered manager degree assessment plan	£27000
Chartered surveyor degree	6	5 years	Chartered surveyor degree assessment plan	£27000
Civil engineer degree	6	6 years	Civil engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Control/technical support engineer degree	6	5 years	Control/technical support engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Digital and technology solutions professional degree	6	36 months	Digital and technology solutions professional degree assessment plan	£27000
Electrical/electronic technical support engineer degree	6	5 years	Electrical/electronic technical support engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer degree	6	36 months	Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer assessment plan	£27000
Manufacturing engineer degree	6	5 years	Manufacturing engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Non-destructive testing engineer	6	48 months	Non-destructive testing engineer assessment plan	£27000
Outside broadcasting engineer	7	12 months	Outside broadcasting engineer assessment plan	£9000
Process automation engineer (Masters)	7	5 years	Process automation engineer (Masters) assessment plan	£27000
Product design and development engineer degree	6	5 years	Product design and development engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Systems engineering (Masters)	7	36 months	Systems engineering (Masters) assessment plan	£27000

Digital

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Cyber intrusion analyst	4	24 months	Cyber intrusion analyst assessment plan	£18000
Cyber security technologist	4	24 months	Cyber security technologist assessment plan	£18000
Data analyst	4	24 months	Data analyst assessment plan	£15000
Digital and technology solutions professional degree	6	36 months	Digital and technology solutions professional degree assessment plan	£27000
Digital marketer	3	18 months	Digital marketer assessment plan	£12000
Infrastructure technician	3	12 months	Infrastructure technician assessment plan	£15000
IS business analyst	4	18 months	IS business analyst assessment plan	£18000
Network engineer	4	24 months	Network engineer assessment plan	£18000
Software developer	4	24 months	Software developer assessment plan	£18000
Software development technician	3	12 months	Software development technician assessment plan	£15000
Software tester	4	24 months	Software tester assessment plan	£15000

Engineering and manufacturing

Health and science

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Animal technologist	3	15 months	Animal technologist assessment plan	£6000
Food industry technical professional degree	6	48 months	Food industry technical professional degree assessment plan	£27000
Food technologist	3	36 months	Food technologist assessment plan	£18000
Laboratory scientist	5	5 years	Laboratory scientist assessment plan	£27000
Laboratory scientist (degree)	6	5 years	Laboratory scientist (degree) assessment plan	£27000
Laboratory technician	3	18 months	Laboratory technician assessment plan	£21000
Metrology technician	3	36 months	Metrology technician assessment plan	£24000

Legal, finance and accounting

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Accounting and taxation professional (Masters)	7	36 months	Accounting and taxation professional assessment plan	£21000
Actuarial technician	4	24 months	Actuarial technician assessment plan	£15000
Advanced credit controller/deb collection specialist	3	18 months	Advanced credit controller/deb collection specialist assessment plan	£9000
Assistant accountant	3	18 months	Assistant accountant assessment plan	£9000
Chartered legal executive	6	5 years	Chartered legal executive assessment plan	£12000
Compliance/risk officer	3	15 months	Compliance/risk officer assessment plan	£9000
Credit controller/collector	2	12 months	Credit controller/collector assessment plan	£5000
Professional accounting/taxation technician	4	18 months	Professional accounting taxation technician assessment plan	£9000
Workplace pensions consultant/administrator	3	18 months	Workplace pensions consultant/administrator assessment plan	£9000

Protective services

Sales, marketing and procurement

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Commercial procurement and supply	4	24 months	Commercial procurement and supply assessment plan	£9000
Customer service practitioner	2	12 months	Customer service practitioner assessment plan	£4000
Event assistant	3	18 Months	Event assistant assessment plan	£9000

Social care

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Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Advanced dairy technologist	5	36 months	Advanced dairy technologist assessment plan	£27000
Aerospace engineer degree	6	48 months	Aerospace engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Aerospace software development engineer degree	6	48 months	Aerospace software development engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Control/technical support engineer degree	6	5 years	Control/technical support engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Electrical/electronic technical support engineer degree	6	5 years	Electrical/electronic technical support engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer degree	6	36 months	Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer assessment plan	£27000
Engineering design and draughtsperson	3	42 months	Engineering design and draughtsperson assessment plan	£27000
Engineering technician	3	42 months	Engineering technician assessment plan	£27000
Maintenance and operations engineering technician	3	36 months	Maintenance and operations engineering technician assessment plan	£27000
Manufacturing engineer degree	6	5 years	Manufacturing engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Non-destructive testing engineer	6	48 months	Non-destructive testing engineer assessment plan	£27000
Non-destructive testing engineering technician	3	36 months	Non-destructive testing engineering technician assessment plan	£18000
Non-destructive testing operator	2	18 months	Non-destructive testing operator assessment plan	£12000
Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer degree	6	36 months	Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Nuclear technician	5	30 months	Nuclear technician assessment plan	£21000
Postgraduate engineer	7	30 months	Postgraduate engineer assessment plan	£27000
Process automation engineer (Masters)	7	5 years	Process automation engineer (Masters) assessment plan	£27000
Product design and development engineer degree	6	5 years	Product design and development engineer degree assessment plan	£27000
Project controls technician	3	42 months	Project controls technician assessment plan	£21000
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician	3	36 months	Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician assessment plan	£18000
Science industry maintenance technician	3	36 months	Science industry maintenance technician assessment plan	£27000
Science manufacturing technician	3	18 months	Science manufacturing technician assessment plan	£27000
Systems engineering (Masters)	7	36 months	Systems engineering (Masters) assessment plan	£27000
Utilities engineering technician	3	48 months	Utilities engineering technician assessment plan	£27000
Welder	2	18 months	Welder assessment plan	£9000
Welder	3	38 months	Welder assessment plan	£12000

Standard	Level	Typical Duration	Assessment Plan	Maximum Funding
Large goods vehicle driver	2	12 months	LGV drive assessment plan	£5000
Supply chain warehouse operative	2	12 months	Supply chain operative assessment plan	£3000