This policy outlines guidelines for managing potential conflicts of interest within a preschool training organization. It defines a conflict of interest as any situation where an individual or organization has conflicting interests or loyalties. Potential conflicts could arise when trainees also work for the organization, when employees have outside employment or interests that conflict with their role, or when assessors have personal connections to trainees. The policy establishes procedures for staff to disclose any situations where conflicts may occur by completing a register of interests. Entries are evaluated based on questions around obtaining all relevant information, eliminating potential bias, and whether interests represent conflicts for the organization. The register is reviewed annually to minimize risks of compromise.

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Conflict of Interest
Policy
Introduction
The Pre-school LearningAlliance (TheAlliance) delivershigh-qualitytrainingandrecognisesthe
professionalismof staff within the organisation. Inordertomaintaina scrupulousreputationand
protectboth staff andlearnersfromcompromise,the followingpolicyissuesclearguidelinesto
protectthe interestsof everyone.
All staff have a responsibilitytobe aware of the potential fora conflictof interesttoarise during
theirday-to-dayworkwithinthe organisation. Workingforthe Alliance can,fromtime-to-time,
produce occasionswhenaconflictof interestmayoccur. These situationswill needcareful
managementtoensure theydonotimpacton learners,staff,standards,qualityorpublicconfidence
inthe trainingprovision.

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Purpose
The purpose of thispolicyisto highlightthe
proceduresinplace to avoidconflictsof
interestwhichmayarise inthe Alliance’srole
as a professional trainingprovider.
The aims of thispolicyare to:
 Provide acleardefinitionof aconflict
of interest
 Establishhowa conflictof interest
may occur withinthe training
provisionof the Alliance
 Provide clearguide-linestoestablish
responsibilitiesformanagingconflicts
of interestwithinthe organisation
Definition
The Alliance definesthe term‘conflictof
interest’as,“Anysituationorcircumstances
where anindividual orthe organisationhas
conflictinginterestsorloyalties”.
How conflicts occur
Conflictscanoccur in a wide range of
circumstancesandwhilstitisnot possible to
recognise themall individually,the mainareas
of riskare illustratedbelow:
 Where the trainingof programmes
have learnerswhoworkas members
of staff forthe Alliance
 Where an individual isemployedina
positionwiththe Alliance which
conflictswiththeirinterestsor
employmentwithotherorganisations
 Where an employeeof the
organisationhaspersonal interests
that conflictwithhis/herprofessional
role withinthe Alliance
 Where assessors/tutors/trainingstaff
carry out work for the Alliance and
have friendsorrelativestaking
assessments
 Where a memberof staff has interests
inanotherbusiness(paid orunpaid)
and usestheirpositiontopromote
productsor servicesforpersonal gain.
Procedure
1. All staff have a responsibilitytobe aware
and reporton situationswhere there
may be a conflictof interestandthey
shouldreadand understandThe Conflict
of InterestPolicy.
2. In orderto safeguardagainstpotential
conflictsof interests,the TrainingCentre
will maintainaRegisterof Interests
where anysituation,which mayhave a
potential foraconflictof interest,is
recorded.
3. Entriesto the registerwill thenbe
assessedandmonitoredinorderto
minimise the riskof potential conflicts.
4. It isthe responsibilityof all staff to
respondwithhonestlyandintegrityto
informationrequestedforthe Registerof
Interests
5. The Register on Interests will be reviewed
on a annual basisto minimisethe riskof
a compromise andthe TrainingManager
will ensure appropriatecontrolsare put
intoplace to deal withanypossible
conflicts.
6. Requeststodeclare andidentifyany
situationsforthe Registerof Interests will
be issuedevery 6months,butstaff have
a duty to disclose andreportanynew
situationsastheyoccur.
7. Appendix 1containsthe criteriawhich
will be usedtoevaluate eachentryinto
Register of Interests.

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Appendix1
Questionsforevaluation:
The followingquestionswill be usedtoidentifyanyactual orpotential conflictof interest.
1. Has all the informationconcerningthe staff members’declarationbeen obtained?
2. Have all the risksregardingfavouringlearnersorbiasbeeneliminated?
3. Do the declaredengagementsof the staff memberrepresentanypotential conflictsforthe
organisation?
4. Doesthe staff memberappearto be subjecttoincentivesthatcouldleadtoconflictsorbias?
5. Couldthe staff memberbe subjectto incentivesthatcouldleadtoa potential conflictof
interest?