How will FETAC/QQI Re-Engagement Impact On Your Training Operation?
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A webinar designed for FETAC ‘legacy’ providers who will have to make a decision with regard to re-engagement with FETAC/QQI. Benefits of viewing - You will have a clear picture of how re-engagement can impact on your training - You will be better prepared to make an informed decision with regard to Re-Engagement - You will be aware of what other options/routes to accreditation are available to you QA Services provides a complete beginning-to-end support and consultancy service for FETAC/QQI providers; working with other training providers throughout Ireland
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How will FETAC/QQI Re-Engagement Impact On Your Training Operation?
- 1. How will QQI Re-Engagement Impact On Your Training Operation? Cathleen Hartnett QA Services Ann Halloran Head of Centre In-Tuition Learning and Development
- 2. How to Participate Today •Open and close your Panel •View, Select, and Test your audio •Submit text questions •Raise your hand
- 3. Poll Do you plan to re-engage with QQI? •Yes •No •Not sure yet
- 4. FET in Ireland Levels 1 to 6
- 5. QQI - Quality and Qualifications Ireland •2012 Act •FETAC, HETAC, IUQB and NQAI •New website - ‘QHelp’ and ‘QSearch’ facilities •‘plain English approach to its documentation’
- 6. Re-Engagement 1.What is it? 2.How will it impact on you? 3.How much will it cost? 4.What do you need to do now?
- 7. 1. What is Re-Engagement? •Describes ‘transitioning’ journey from ‘legacy’ bodies to new quality assurance (QA) arrangements with QQI •Process is voluntary
- 8. What is Re-Engagement? •Due to begin early 2015 •2 to 3 years to ‘transition’ •Policy documents published by QQI - http://www.qqi.ie/Pages/Reengagement.aspx •QQI will implement a communications process
- 9. 2. How will it impact on you? •Will impact on all providers •Change of relationship •QQI is ‘open to re-engaging with all providers, large and small’
- 10. What will QQI be looking at? •Capacity – can you do all QQI will need you to do? •Scale of your operation (in relation to QQI) •Your level of activity •Your track record in managing your quality assurance agreement •Sustainability – have you a sustainable ‘business’ case?
- 11. Minimum Capacity •Design, develop, deliver, assess ,evaluate and quality assure programmes •Well-supported learning environment •Human/financial resources •Facilities and location •‘Education and training must be a principal function of a provider seeking to re- engage’
- 12. 3. How much will it cost? •Fee not yet confirmed •In the ballpark of ‘€5000’ to apply •Other costs – upgrading QA system •Ongoing costs - managing and monitoring evidence-based QA system •Invest in training/CPD •QQI Fees schedule
- 13. 4. What do you need to do now? •Inform yourself –Ensure QQI can contact you –Review www.qqi.ie regularly –Read the policy documents –Sign up for QQI eZine –Continuous monitoring of FET landscape
- 14. New QA Guidelines •Review/know/compare them •Governance and monitoring (KPI’s) •Gone – Communications and Equality •New - Quality Management and Teaching and Learning •Strong focus on PEL and ATP
- 15. Relationship with QQI •Business as usual – keep your options open •Ensure compliance •Keep communicating •Retain evidence of implementation of FETAC QA agreement •Attend briefings/submit responses •Use new QQI award brand and NFQ logo •Level of activity – programme validation, certification
- 16. Self-Evaluation •B9 •Every 2 years •‘Fundamental part of quality assurance system’ •Regularly overlooked •Can use it to evaluate how well QA is working
- 17. Poll •Are you due to undertake a Self- Evaluation in 2014? •Yes •No •Not sure
- 18. Programme Validation •Plan ahead •Will be seen as a measure of activity •May need additional programmes to strengthen capacity •‘Seeking validation of new programmes will trigger the re-engagement process for some providers’
- 19. Network/collaboration •Get to know other providers •Network with others e.g. Aontas CEN/IITD •Can be done now •Must be quality assured •Lead provider is responsible for QA
- 20. Look at Alternatives •Research other accreditations e.g. City and Guilds, Btec •Provide non-accredited training •Collaborate with others
- 21. Questions Is QQI recognition critical to our training operation? Can we afford the investment/can we afford not to invest? Can/how can we work with others? Are there other routes to accreditation which might suit us better?
- 23. How Can QA Services Help? •Keep you informed •Training – enhance internal capacity •Benchmark existing QA systems/QA Audit •Coordinate responses to QQI consultations •Advise/facilitate collaboration/networks •Facilitate PEL arrangements •Advise on other routes to accreditation •Self-Evaluation
- 24. Good Luck •Welcome the process •Welcome QQI’s efforts to engage positively and constructively •Higher standards across the board •Focus on welfare of learners •Opportunity for providers to reassess •Opportunity for providers to ‘think outside the box’
- 25. QA Services •www.qaservices.ie •info@qaservices.ie •087 2929793
- 26. "Build eLearning Capacity on a Shoestring Budget" Seminar How to build eLearning and training capacity without expanding the training budget Clare Education Centre, Ennis Monday 17 November, 9.30am (book on http://buildelearningcapacity.eventbrite.ie)