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Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme

The Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) programme is designed for people with a sound background in a construction discipline, who may not have gained the exempting academic qualifications for full CIOB membership.

The EPA programme involves candidates being able to apply their acquired experiential knowledge for assessment in managing people, processes and the technology of construction.

Applicants for the EPA programme will typically have five years' experience in managing these key areas.

The EPA programme should also move towards completing gaps in a candidate's wider knowledge of managing in the Built Environment.

The CIOB recognises successful completion of the Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) programme as equivalent to Level 3 of the CIOB Education Framework.

The EPA Part A application will include an assessment fee of £60.

For further information about the EPA programme, please refer to the attached documents below. Alternatively, contact:

Sue Dennison, Examinations Manager
Tel:  01344 630730, E-mail: sdennison@ciob.org.uk

Wendy Kelsall, Examinations Administrative Assistant
Tel: 01344 630 887, E-mail: wkelsall@ciob.org.uk

Please refer to this page regularly, as information about the EPA programme is constantly being updated.


Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Definitive Reading List

A definitive reading list for the EPA programme is now available to download. The titles in the list have been recommended by the Examiners as the most useful for each module (see attached documents below).


Please refer to the links below for details of the Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) programme 2010  -  learning resources, and information for providers / centres interested in offering the EPA programme:

Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme 2010 - Learning Resources - commenced September 2009

Experienced Practitioner Assessed (EPA) Programme - Information for Providers/Centres

Attached documents

  1. EPA Candidate/Providers Guide (pdf 2085 Kb)
  2. EPA flyer (pdf 2636 Kb)
  3. EPA Part A Application Form (doc 604 Kb)
  4. EPA Preparation Course Providers (pdf 139 Kb)