Starting point and Skills Scan

Part of our application process requires you (the potential Apprentice) to complete a Skills Scan.  A link will be sent to you so you can access the activity in MAYTAS.

As part of your journey towards the apprenticeship we want to know how much professional knowledge, skills, and behaviours you currently have. This is a starting point only and will help all of us understand your growth targets and development areas.  We do this using a set of milestones.  Prepare for the Skill Scan by downloading and reading the correct set of Milestones and descriptors for either Undergraduate or Post Graduate:

         UG – L4-5-6 Apprenticeship Milestones 0-9 v-AIIR June2021

         PG – L7 Apprenticeship Milestones 0-9 v-AIIR June2021

It is important to realise that we only expect you to achieve Milestones 7, 8 or 9 when you are near completing your apprenticeship. It is ok to be at milestones ‘0, 1, 2’ it means there is plenty to learn and the programme is designed to help you with this. Be honest about your current ability and your knowledge about the profession as a whole and not just the area you currently work, or have worked in before. This Apprenticeship is designed to help you thrive in any organisation.

This is not a test of whether you are good enough – Work with your employer to agree the most accurate Skill Scan response possible.  This can demonstrate to the funding body that you will benefit from substantial new learning on the programme.

When you have done the survey, our WBL Coach will be in touch to move through to the next stage of the Onboarding process and will then direct you to carry out a mandatory Exercise about your Apprenticeship Starting Point

Here are some FAQs on the skills scan with additional guidance.

Do you need help accessing your Skill Scan? – Visit the MAYTAS Hub Guidance found on the Homepage of AIIR.