This handbook sets out what inspectors need to consider when evaluating the four inspection areas in work-based learning apprenticeship providers. It explains ‘What we inspect’. It should be read in conjunction with the document ‘How we inspect’, which sets out our approach to inspection. There is a separate handbook entitled ‘How we inspect’ that explains the inspection process and methodology.
The guidance is essential reading for reporting inspectors and all other members of the inspection team, including the nominee. It may also be useful for providers to support their understanding of the inspection guidance. There is a separate handbook that explains the inspection process and methodology, ‘How we inspect’.
The four inspection areas are set out below:
Inspection areas
IA1 – Learning
1.1 Standards and progress in learning and skills
1.2 Attitudes to learning
IA2 – Well-being, support and guidance
2.1 Personal development and impact on well-being
2.2 Safeguarding
IA3 – Teaching, training, assessment and learning experiences
3.1 The breadth, balance and appropriateness of the provision
3.2 Quality of teaching, training and assessment
IA4 – Leadership and management
4.1 Quality and effectiveness of leaders and managers, including governance
4.2 Self-evaluation processes and improvement planning
4.3 Professional learning