quality assurance and verification: the impact of college regionalisation
TRANSCRIPT
Quality Assurance and Verification: the impact of college regionalisation
Juliette McGinleyQA Logistics
Manager
QA Logistics Officers Approval Team
Qualification Verification
Team
Alastair MortonPlanning Manager
Planning Officer
Business Development
Manager
Verification Planning 2013-14 Session•Previous pilot activities for 10 Colleges on New Approach•All Scotland’s Colleges – met / discussed finalised Verification plan (June – Aug 13)•Real focus on entry information•Discussed verification areas which have over / not verified•College Verification Plans agreed in partnership•Consultation of HN Graded Unit selections (Feb 14)
College Mergers•Number of Colleges in process of merging•Most have transitioned onto New Approach to Quality Assurance Model•Remaining will transfer session 2014-15•Sensitive to the transitional period•Majority of merging centres have yet to finalise single SEED number and will be operating under original numbers for next 6 – 12 months•Most cases for 2013-14 session, centres are being treated as individual Colleges
New New New
New
New Old
New
New New Old
Old OldNew
NewOld
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4
Challenges of Changing Quality Assurance Approaches in Merging Colleges
• Data and Systems• Verification Selections and Planning• Centre contact and communications• New Appointee Conflicts of Interest• Standardisation and Internal Verification across more campuses previously
discrete centres.• Candidate evidence being at different locations • Opportunity to speak to candidates more restricted• Following full merger, Outcome of verification across all sites
Examples of Challenges of Verification followingCollege Merger
• No “one-fit” solution• SQA team in place to support each individual College merger• Specific Regional Manager• SQA will continue to meet regularly with Quality Managers• Working closely with all centre to define new quality assurance
approaches and processes• Verification Planning process to continue• City of Glasgow fully merged 2011-12• One merger is at advance stage (Edinburgh College)
Moving Forward
www.sqa.org.uk I 0303 333 0330