Caetop College London aims to be the first choice for high quality education and training in its community.
The Internal Quality Assurance Policy outlines the college approach to ensuring ongoing quality improvement.
The College will aim for continuous improvement in the quality of all aspects of its work as part of its determination to help learners achieve the highest possible standards.
The purpose of the Internal Quality Assurance Policy is to enable such continuous improvement through a process of self-evaluation and action planning.
SCOPE
The Internal Quality Assurance Policy and associated procedures will involve all employees and collaborative partners. The management of the process will be through the existing organisational structure. Managers will initiate procedures within their teams and collate and agree self-assessment reports and action plans.
The quality assurance procedures will be founded in a process of regular self-evaluation by teams and individual employees who are responsible for delivering courses NVQ Diplomas, vocational qualification and other work-based learning programme.
The quality procedures will seek the views and perceptions of learners and other stake holders for whom the services of the college exist.
Wherever appropriate, the procedures will promote the identification of quality standards and performance indicators against which performance can be measured, evaluate and so improved.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
All employees (managers, lecturers, support staff, trainers, and assessors) are responsible for the implementation of the Quality Assurance Policy.
It is the Deputy Principal’s responsibility to ensure annual review of the policy. It is the responsibility of all to engage positively in that review and ensure implementation.
POLICY STATEMENTS
THE CURRICULUM
encourage continuous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning programmes, thereby making learning an enjoyable activity and through this, increasing learner retention and the achievement of individual learning goals.
develop and sustain a range of academic, vocational and non-accredited programmes which provide opportunities for progression and which provide learners with experiences and wherever appropriate, qualifications suited to their learning aims.
ensure rigorous and consistent assessment procedures, which meet the standards of external validating agencies?
provide information this supports strategic planning.
SUPPORT SERVICES
monitor and evaluate the procedure for advising, interviewing and counseling learners at entry and throughout their college career.
establish standards and monitor procedures for providing a supportive and accessible range of services to learners.
STAFF
review regularly the performance, training and developmental needs of all employees through the operation of the college scheme for employee review and appraisal.
Through the Continuing Professional Development plan, to train and develop individuals upon appointment and throughout their employment.
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training and development against the College’s strategic goals.
METHODOLOGY
The College Charter will be summarised in the Student Handbook. All learners will be made aware of the quality standards within the college.
The process of quality control requires curriculum, tutorial support and other support staff teams to meet on a regular basis to review their work, set standards and monitor learner perceptions and achievements.
Quality control will be carried out against agreed criteria which will incorporate performance indicators.
Statistical analysis will be carries out against agreed criteria which will incorporate performance indicators.
Review will be supported by analysis of learner, employees and stakeholder views and perception, gathered via questionnaires, surveys and review meetings.
The outcome of these processes will provide information:
inform the process of self-assessment
action plan for improvement at team level
highlight issues that need consideration by college
That supports the college curriculum and strategic planning cycle
That supports the college activity to achieve the CCL agreed Headline Development targets
Feedback on actions resulting from the review process will be communicated to employees, wherever possible, via both team and/or individual meetings.
The outcomes and action plans which result from the process will form the basis of the annual College Self-Assessment Report
The Corporation will be aware of the procedures undertaken, including performance indicators and targets, and will receive reports which summarise the results and indicate action plans for improvement as well as being invited to attend performance reviews.
COLLEGE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES
The statement of the College Internal Quality Assurance policy is supported by a clear set of procedures outlined in detail in the Quality Assurance framework.
The QA framework is available on the shared drive and also in hard copy form, in the Learning Resource Centre, Administration Offices, and Student Services and also from College Managers.
The Framework is a dynamic document and suggestions for improvement are taken throughout the year, being fed through to the DP or Head of Quality Assurance for consideration.
