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The latest blog articles from
AIM Qualification and Assessment Group

25 November 2024

Why hire an apprentice Creative Industries Production Technician?

The UK’s creative industry sector is a growth powerhouse. This blog looks at why hiring an apprentice Creative Industries Production Technician can therefore be a strategic move for employers.

13 September 2024

The Publishing Professional Apprenticeship - a win-win opportunity

The publishing industry is changing at an immense speed. AIM's EPA Developer and MD of Westchester Publishing Services looks at why a Publishing Professional apprenticeship can be a win-win opportunity for your organisation

13 September 2024

Five facts about skills and careers in UK transport and logistics

Discover the skills and careers that power the UK transport and logistics industry.

6 September 2024

A new dawn for skills development

AIMs Director of Qualifications and Assessment Services shares her perspective of a new dawn for skills development following the recent announcement of Skills England.

10 July 2024

What does cocooning have to do with Interior Design?

Cocooning has become especially popular in recent times. This blog looks at its relation to interior design.

10 July 2024

How Associate Project Managers bridge the skills gap

Findings show that many organisations don't fully understand the value of a project manager role. This blog looks at why you should employ a project manager and how they can bridge skills gaps within your organisation.

6 June 2024

A Retrospective look at Access to HE with Pam Stanway

Pam Stanway, AIM's Access to HE Manager shares her thoughts about the changing face of Access to HE Diplomas

23 May 2024

The impact of AI on the photography sector

We look at the impact of AI on the photography sector, the challenges photographers are facing and the future of AI-powered photography.

21 May 2024

The rising demand for SEND support in education

Kim Underhill, Head of Qualifications and Assessment Development, looks at the demand for qualified SEND support in education.

17 May 2024

The AIM Assessment Philosophy

Kevern Kerswell, Group CEO of AIM Qualification and Assessment speaks candidly about the learner centred assessment

26 April 2024

Five reasons to get qualified with AIMs Retrofit qualifications

AIM understands the challenges associated with retrofitting millions of UK homes and we have a solution for changing this dynamic and bridging the skills gap through our suite of retrofit qualifications.

11 April 2024

The Changing Face of Marketing

11 April 2024

What are the benefits of being a Training Partner with The Retrofit Academy?

8 March 2024

Championing women internationally

14 February 2024

The importance of choosing the right Access Validating Agency (AVA)

9 February 2024

Choosing the right End-Point Assessment Organisation for your apprentices

As a training provider, choosing the right End-Point Assessment Organisation for your apprentices is one of your biggest decisions. Here's our tips on what to look for in an EPAO.

2 February 2024

AIM Assessment – setting the standard through personal experience!

Looking at our personal experiences of employing apprentices and the valuable experience and insights gained that help us develop our EPA activities.

9 January 2024

The Power of Apprenticeships for Businesses

In the ever-evolving business landscape, huge benefits are being felt by employing business administration apprenticeships.

5 December 2023

Peep Practitioner Accreditation

Peeple use the AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group customised accreditation to support parents/carers and children to improve children's outcomes.

12 October 2023

Why do we need public relations and communications personnel?

Discover the endless benefits an organisation experiences when recruiting public relations and communications personnel.

1 September 2023

A Day in the Life of an End-Point Assessor: Sarah Colombini

EPA Assessor for the PR and Communications apprencticeship standard, Sarah Colombini, takes us through her day of an EPA assessor.

5 July 2023

Fundraising: Three-minute read

Fundraising: Sector trends and recruitment

4 July 2023

How to spot if a learner would make a good counsellor

Marketing and Communications Officer, Jas Jandu, shares her thoughts on the skills and qualities that make a good counsellor amongst students.

19 June 2023

Keep your learners engaged before they start their course

Short bite-size courses in the first 42 days prior to starting a formal programme of study can boost learner confidence and help reduce attrition rates.

6 June 2023

Welcome to the AIM Group's Commercial Directorate!

If you are a Recognised AIM Centre , it is very likely that the work of our dedicated Commercial Directorate has contributed to you joining us.

2 June 2023

5 Top Tips for creating a portfolio.

We give you the top tips for creating a portfolio ready for your end-point assessment.

1 June 2023

Seven simple steps to raise awareness of sustainability with learners

Jill Minter considers different options to raise awareness of sustainability with learners without causing eco-anxiety amongst young people.

4 May 2023

Coaching in the Workplace

Coaching has never been more necessary than now and into the future.

5 April 2023

Live Event Technicians: Top 5 skills

Apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular route into the events’ industry, with more than 500 Event Assistant apprentices entering the workplace between 2017 and 2021

3 April 2023

How Functional Skills help centres support learners

Fabienne Bailey, Interim Director for Business Growth and Transformation talks about a new suite of qualifications that will help centres to support learners with the fundamental skills in English, Maths and ICT.

1 March 2023

Retrofit Training and Professional Development: 5 Reasons to get AIM Qualified

AIM, in partnership with the Retrofit Academy developed a suite of retrofit qualifications to impact on the training, retrofit professionals require.

1 March 2023

Assistant Recording Technician: Top tips for Gateway

Dave Tracey, AIM EPA Assessor for the Assistant Recording Technician apprenticeship standard, gives us his 5 top tips to prepare for Gateway.

1 March 2023

Assistant Recording Technician: Preparing for your Assessments

Dave Tracey, AIM Assistant Recording Technician EPA Assessor, gives us his tips to prepare for apprenticeship assessments.

1 February 2023

Forest School – the boom in outdoor learning

The Forest Schools qualifications provide an alternative approach which not only supports educational achievement but provides a wealth of “value added” benefits to support individuals navigate the road back to the new norm.

5 December 2022

The Past, the Present and the Future of the events industry

We look at how changes in technology, venues and the pandemic have effected the Past, the Present and the Future of the events industry.

29 November 2022

What’s involved in the development and delivery of end-point assessments?

Our End-point Assessment Director, Debbie Tuisawau, explains a bit more about our approach and the teams involved in End-point assessment.

28 October 2022

First Media Production Co-ordinator apprentice passes EPA with AIM

The first Media Production Co-ordinator apprentice, assessed by AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group, has successfully completed and passed her end-point assessment (EPA).

13 October 2022

Three ways for AIM centres to stay safe online

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month and we’re reminding our centres to take some proactive steps to protect themselves and their learners against cyber-crime this season.

27 July 2022

How AIM customises qualifications for learners with physical disabilities

With a new Government green paper highlighting a focus on learners with physical disabilities, we look at how our qualifications give centres more flexibility.

6 July 2022

How AIM Qualifications and Overworld Academy are helping to professionalise the world of esport

AIM's Esport Qualifications and Overworld Academy are innovatively offering the qualification to inspire the next generation of esports professionals.

21 June 2022

A Week of Musical Celebration

This week is filled with events celebrating music, the music industry and musical events as World Music Day (21 June) lands loud and strong.

17 June 2022

Learning Disability Week 2022

Learning Disability Week is a time for people living with a learning disability to share their story.

26 April 2022

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy

AIM Center Lead, Amanda Ibrahim, looks at the government’s sustainability and climate change strategy, and explains why one particular AIM qualification could be a key starting place to introducing environmental education to her centre’s curricula.

13 April 2022

What is an EPAO?

In this blog we look at what an EPAO is and how an employer can choose to use AIM Assessment as their EPAO.

6 April 2022

World Health Day 2022

This World Health Day we’re helping education and training centres provide their learners and future learners with the chance to create a #healthiertomorrow.

5 April 2022

Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed online teaching?

We speak to Kate Hathernell, Head of Learning and Founder at the Interior Designers Hub, about if and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed online teaching and how educational centres can benefit from online teaching.

30 March 2022

The 5 W’s of Occupational Standards

We take a look at the 5 W's of ooccupational standards to help you understand how they can help you as an apprentice employer.

9 February 2022

How flexi-job apprenticeships will change the creative industry forever

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week we look at the introduction of flexi-job apprenticeships and their effect on the creative industry.

7 October 2021

Cyber Security In Education

In this article we talk you through ways that cyber secuirty in education can be ensured and increased.

10 August 2021

A Day in the Life of an End-Point Assessor: Tracey Cousins

Tracey Cousins, a specialist assessor takes us through a typical day in the life of an end-point assessor.

18 July 2021

Esports - the future

In our latest blog, Katharine Pearce talks about the world of esports and how AIM Qualifications has worked with centres like Overworld to create an esports qualification to provide the sport with new professionals.

21 June 2021

Armed Forces Week 2021

To celebrate Armed Forces Week 2021 we spoke with Petty Officer Ratu Tuisawau, partner of our very own Director of Compliance and Quality Assurance; Debbie Jump.

14 May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Over the last week our team have been celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week by connecting with the outdoors and taking some amazing photos.

15 April 2021

Q&A with QAA’s Julie Mizon

Recently our Moderation Manager, Sally Howard, sat down virtually with QAA’s Access to HE Manager, Julie Mizon for a Q&A session about her experience with Access to HE and the benefits of the qualification.

29 March 2021

AIM Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Bunny has left eggs around our website and asked us to find them but we need your help.

19 March 2021

International Day of Happiness

To celebrate this year's International Day of Happiness, we asked the team to tell us one thing that made them happy outside of work and one thing that made them happy inside of work.

8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 #ChooseToChallenge - Liza-Jo

Liza-Jo talks about how a conversation on the bus in 1996 changed her life forever.

8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 #ChooseToChallenge - Linda Wyatt

Linda Wyatt talks openly about how her experiences of working in a male dominated sector have shaped her thoughts as CEO of AIM Group.

3 February 2021

A day in the Life of an End-Point Assessment Delivery Officer: Gabi Brown

Gabi Brown, End-Point Assessment Delivery Officer, our very own Disney princess, talks about her day at AIM.

27 November 2020

The “magic” of Access to Higher Education

Sally Howard, our Moderations Manager, believes in giving people a second chance at education. Here she talks about her experiences of Access to Higher Education diplomas.

16 October 2020

AIMVOC Inclusivity at its best!

Sue Benton says "AIMVOC allows a ‘non-threatening’ approach to learning that builds confidence and skills for every learner"

6 October 2020

AIMVOCs - For all learners

How do you ensure that learners who fall outside the national curriculum get good support for their educational and vocational development?

17 June 2020

Protect our Creative Industries

The Creative Industries Federation are calling on government for a Cultural Renewal Fund for those who’ve been hit hardest.

21 February 2020

Why did employers want a Level 3 course in Games, Animation and VFX Skills, and has it had the anticipated impact?

20 January 2020

Why AIMINVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE is good for business

In this month's blog Katharine Pearce explains why many AIM centres are also adopting the IF kitemerk

21 October 2019

Attracting and retaining industry experts to deliver end-point assessment (a case study)

Phil Golding, Employer Partnership Manager at Strategic Development Network (SDN) talks to Delia Antoine Burdett, a PR and Comms professional (and now end-point assessor with AIM Assessment) to find out about her journey…

27 August 2019

Are EPA costs too high?

Karen Hedger investigates why the price of EPA seem quite high in relation to the funding band

9 August 2019

Removal of qualification funding by the Government

The Telegraph stated 'the Department for Education announces funding is to be removed for some vocational qualifications', but is this fake news?