ESSEX COUNTY PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE (CHARITY NO 271390)
TRUSTEES REPORT 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 TO 31 AUGUST 2024
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The Essex County Proficiency Tests Committee for Agriculture and Horticulture is a Registered Charity (No 271390)
The principal address of the charity is:
EPTC Sayers Farm Bovinger Ongar Essex CM5 0NE
Trustees
The charity’s trustees during 2023-2024 were:
Mr Robert Patmore Mr Robert Gemmill Mr Robert Gunary Mr Steve Warr
Trustees are appointed by the committee.
Object
The object of the County Proficiency Tests Committee shall be the advancement of education by means of collaboration with City & Guilds Land Based Services in the administration and assessment of Certificates of Competence in practical land based and related subjects within the County.
Main Activities
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The Committee shall be responsible for managing the assessment process for appropriate Certificates of Competence according to the Quality Assurance requirements of City & Guilds Land Based Services. It shall submit an annual report to interested bodies and will receive recommendations from participating bodies.
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It shall seek to promote and publicise Certificates of Competence.
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It shall arrange facilities wherever possible for assessing Certificates of Competence for any person or persons who may require them.
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It shall issue results of test activities for review by the Committee.
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It shall appoint a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary/Treasurer plus other officers as appropriate.
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It shall submit to City & Guilds Land Based Services such information as may from to time to time be required.
Achievements and Performance
There was a decrease of 50 tests from the previous year. Total number of tests for this period 321
The above report was formally approved and adopted by the Trustees on 6[th] March 2025
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees.
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