Quality assurance

The Excellence Gateway: Staff development

These webpages provide information and advice on effective practice in staff development. A healthcheck is included together with suggestions for ways to improve staff development policy and practice

Cost: no

Type: Process
TQS: Readiness check and mapping guide

This is an online checklist for learning providers and includes a downloadable mapping guide. The purpose of the checklist is to assess a provider's readiness for a 'Training Quality Standard Assessment' but it could be used to assess what systems, policies and practices are in place generally for quality assurance

Cost: no

Type: Tool
IiP framework

This document sets out the framework and evidence requirements for IiP. It puts workforce development in the context of business planning, including financial returns

Cost: no

Type: Document
The Excellence Gateway: Self-assessment and improvement planning

These web pages provide a practical guide to self-assessment and improvement planning for providers in the further education sector. You can also find up-to-date references to policy (including changes to inspection), useful tools, links to information and examples of good practice here

Cost: no

Type: Tool
LSIS: Guide for leaders and managers preparing for inspection

This guide covers leadership and management issues in preparing for inspection, including a focus on workforce development

Cost: no

Type: Document