Guidance handbook for the inspection of further education colleges 2019

This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of further education colleges from September 2019. It sets out the inspection arrangements for colleges and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, then the inspectorate will conduct follow-up activity in the college to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Further education colleges can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-assessment and improvement processes.