This handbook sets out our approach to inspecting apprenticeship programme providers from 2024 onwards. It explains how we inspect. The guidance is essential reading for reporting inspectors and all other members of the inspection team. It may also be useful for providers to support their understanding of the inspection mind-set and methodologies.
The guidance should be read alongside ‘What we inspect’ guidance in work-based learning apprenticeship programme providers, which outlines the inspection framework. Providers can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-assessment and improvement processes.
Where the inspection identifies practice worth sharing, inspectors will invite the provider to write a case study that we will publish on our website. Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, we will arrange follow-up activity to support improvement. Guidance on follow–up activity is presented at the end of this document.
There is further information about inspections on our website www.estyn.gov.wales