Question: Can I still take the apprenticeship assessment for gateway prior to EPA during COVID-19?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship assessment frequently asked questions
Can EPAs be staggered to ease pressure on EPAOs?
section_content: It is the responsibility of the end-point assessment organisation to agree the
schedule of EPA. You should refer to the assessment plan for the
apprenticeship standard to check if there is a time limit for the assessment
taking place following gateway.
Where an EPA cannot be undertaken immediately, a pause and rescheduling might
be the only action. An extension of 12 weeks is allowable for those EPA plans
where a time limit is specified from gateway to EPA. It is to be logged on and
shared with EQA providers on a timely basis.
[EPA]: end-point assessment
  [EQA]: external quality assurance

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Context is for the end-point assessment and not the assessment leading to the EPA assessment.
This answer does talk about the test and the scheduling of the test.  It's not a bad answer.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship assessment frequently asked questions
We can deliver part of the EPA, but some sections require direct observation. How do we deal with these components?
section_content: These elements of the EPA will need to be rescheduled if they cannot be
undertaken remotely. If the EPA timeframe needs to be extended beyond what is
allowed in the assessment plan, the EPAO should seek agreement from the EQA
provider. Where a specified assessment method for a specific standard might be
adjusted without threatening safety and in a manner in which it meets the
original intent, EPAOs should discuss this option with their EQA provider, who
may refer it to IFATE for authority. The substitution of assessment methods is
not considered appropriate at this time.
With the prior authority of their EQA provider, assessments may be conducted
in an appropriate simulated environment, such as a training facility.
[EPA]: end-point assessment
  [EQA]: external quality assurance
  [EPAOs]: end-point assessment organisations
  [IFATE]: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Explains that these assessments cannot be taken remotely.
The answer states that the assessment might be rescheduled.  It seems like this is a good answer.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers, end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) and external quality assurance providers about changes to apprenticeships due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Apprenticeship assessment frequently asked questions
What does this mean for the arrangement for gateway prior to EPA?
section_content: We want to make it as straightforward as possible to continue EPA. Lifting the
rule to take the test for intermediate (level 2) apprentices should help them
to progress to EPA during the coronavirus (COVID-19) disruption.
*[EPA]: end-point assessment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Is not clear on what rule this answer is referencing to. Leaves more questions then it gives answers.
There is not a lot of information here.  The information does seem like it might be relevant to the question, but it is hard to tell because the answer is so short.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Could be Improved