ICG President Dr Rachel Mulvey attended the DfES Consultation workshop - for the Young People's IAG Quality Standards. This included 80 stakeholders including Connexions partnerships, UCAS, QCA, OFSTED and ACEG alongside DfES staff. Mouchel Parkman the consultancy firm who are responsible for developing the standards, were explicit that they wanted input from stakeholders, rather than presenting drafts for comment. Some key messages coming from delegates were:
- need for occupational competence both to deliver and also to inspect delivery
- need for professional governance and cpd - some call for re professionalising and up-skilling
- need for these standards to take account of what already exists in domain i.e. ALI, matrix
- need for these standards (which apply to 14-19) reading across to adult standards - this would help in 'future-proofing'
- need for leverage or recognition - why should an organisation invest in achieving standards?
- question about levels within standards: should it be undifferentiatied ( i.e. you're approved or not approved ) , or staged - ( threshold compliance and super deliverer or trailblazer standard).
The consultants saw the key test for inclusion of any one standard is: 'what impact will this standard have on the young person?' The draft standards will be put out for consultation before Christmas. |
