Interesting read — The role of AI in Apprenticeships

FE Week have published an interesting article about the ways AI is currently used in Apprenticeships and how they may evolve. Our own Richard Parker, also chair of The Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ IT & Digital Forum (AELP), shared his thoughts.

As many apprentice employers “already use AI, sometimes without realising it, for admin tasks such as attendance tracking and scheduling, and within learning management systems,” Richard believes providers are “overly nervous” and “too slow” to consider AI, and that “IfATE needs to step in and give them proper guidance.”

“One of the biggest potential benefits of AI is how it can customise training to each learner;” according to adviser Darren Coxon, AI will not replace student-facing roles any time soon because “humans are too important to the learning journey.”

According to the article, AI can be used to notify tutors that learners need their support and automate recruitment processes, with Ofsted stating they will consider a provider’s use of AI “by the effect it has on the criteria set out” in its existing inspection frameworks, such as safeguarding and the quality of education.

“Last year, IfATE updated its guidance around the use of AI in end-point assessments to clarify that AI must not be used to produce a report or portfolio, and an apprentice must reference the use of AI when using it within a portfolio to underpin a professional discussion or other assessment,” failing to state, however, what is acceptable during the end-point assessment process.

Read the full article.

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