We’re excited to announce that Linden will offer the new business admin apprenticeship standard once approved for delivery. 
Proposals for a business administration apprenticeship standard at level 2 have finally been approved after five years of campaigning from employers and training organisations. 
 
The assistant administrator standard was given the nod by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) with an aim for the remaining assessment and funding approval hurdles to be cleared in time for teaching to begin at the start of the 2025/26 academic year. 
 
IfATE has consistently rejected the proposed apprenticeship since the old-style business administration apprenticeship framework was due to be switched off in 2020. The quango has until now argued that the proposed apprenticeship standard failed to meet its requirements around duration and quality, and overlapped with its level 3 equivalent. 
 
Persistence on the part of the employers and training organisations making up the business and administration trailblazer group appears to have paid off. 
 
The standard, previously criticised for being too public-sector focused, has been revised following input from large private-sector organisations on the IfATE trailblazer group, including Sainsbury’s, Amazon and Coca-Cola. More than 900 private and public sector organisations took part in a survey informing the trailblazer group of the skills and behaviours needed from the standard and get it over the line. 
 
The trailblazer group overseeing the standard can now develop its proposals for the end-point assessment and funding band, which it aims to complete in March, Linden will look to develop a delivery model and offer this apprenticeship to our employers. 

Together, let's celebrate Skills for Life and the positive difference apprenticeships make! National Apprenticeship week 10-16th Feb 25 

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