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Auditing ESDGC in Work Based Learning

Auditing ESDGC in Work Based Learning. Quality Improvement Fund Project Provider Case Study: Coleg Llandrillo. Quality Improvement Fund Project. QIF Report – Assembly website.

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Auditing ESDGC in Work Based Learning

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  1. Auditing ESDGC in Work Based Learning Quality Improvement Fund Project Provider Case Study: Coleg Llandrillo

  2. Quality Improvement Fund Project

  3. QIF Report – Assembly website Website address:http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/policy_strategy_and_planning/raisingqualityandstandards/qualityimprovement/qif/teachingandlearning/llandrillo/?lang=en

  4. Aims • To raise awareness of ESDGC; • To identify the extent to which ESDGC was addressed within WBL at Coleg Llandrillo; • To disseminate areas of good practice through a conference.

  5. Process • Team put into place • researchers were insiders who had a great deal of WBL experience. • Questionnaire produced to probe level of integration within ESDGC key concepts. • piloted with WBL Business team; • any misunderstandings ironed out; • questionnaire rolled out to all WBL departments.

  6. Process • Gathered information – through team meetings with various WBL departments - essential component: • face to face contact with teams to explain and encourage completion of questionnaire. • attending team meetings and making contact in person • name to a face rather than via email.   • a specific person to deal with in each team - a contact to make sure questionnaires were being completed. • (Feedback from other providers stated this was a problem they had encountered as they had done everything via email, so no one took the responsibility of responding to them!)

  7. Process • Conference organised to share findings and good practice. • Beneficial inviting other providers as well as internal staff to share best practice. • Delegates commented positively on the fact that employers were involved demonstrating use of ESDGC in employment (Rehau). • Made the subject of ESDGC much less “scary” than originally thought by delegates. • Made staff think about ESDGC in their 'whole' lives rather than just at work.

  8. Audit Findings • Initially - little understanding of the concept of ESDGC. • BUT departments were implementing parts of it without being fully aware that they were actually doing it during the course of taking learners through a full NVQ framework! • The key factor that emerged throughout the entire research process was that ESDGC is widely integrated throughout WBL but it was yet to be quantified.

  9. Outputs (Available on Moodle – Log in as Guest) • DVD of the conference: • speakers and audience responses - allows a visual overview of how the research was disseminated • Presentations and Resource Materials from speakers • dependant on area of WBL each presentation highlights areas of good practice and areas where ESDGC can be embedded • Questionnaire • can be used by any area/organisation to ascertain the level of integration of ESDGC in Work based learning • Questionnaire analysis • shows the levels of good practice across a broad range of WBL departments

  10. Conference Presentations: Introduction and Ice breaker Rehau (employer) ESDGC in Technology and SD project in Rhyl ESDGC within Enterprise ESDGC within Construction ESDGC within Business (AAT) ESDGC within Health & Care Areas where ESDGC can be developed – Practical solutions Conference Video (DVD of the conference) Conference Supporting Material: ESDGC - What is it? Key Concepts - Definitions, Outcomes, Activities Sample Induction Pack insert Sample Induction Activity Integration, Project Work and Themes Review Activities Useful websites and resources Common Understanding - English and Cymraeg Questionnaire and Questionnaire analysis Conference evaluation spreadsheets What’s on Moodle?

  11. Moodle Website: Log in as “Guest” http://moodle.llandrillo.ac.uk/login/index.php

  12. Select “Planning & Standards”

  13. Select “ESDGC Conference”

  14. Select: 14 Conference Resources WBL Audit Questionnaire (Opens in new window) Select Open to view Questionnaire devised for Audit

  15. Audit Questionnaire: Devised around the original 9 key concepts; could be adapted to reflect the 7 key themes.

  16. Generic strengths • Commitment from Senior Management. • discussed at various stages in SMT meetings. • SMT invited to and attended the conference. • embedded from the top down. • Process: • Enabled analysis of where ESDGC is being embedded – and where strengths and weaknesses are throughout each department. • Highlighted areas of best practice – enabled identification of various speakers to disseminate at conference. • Strong method of collecting relevant data: questions asked were directly linked to how an assessor may relate to learner during NVQ assessment. • Enables managers and staff to plan an integration strategy based on concrete evidence.

  17. Generic strengths • Stimulated thought and provoked new concepts of how to develop ESDGC within the WBL curriculum. • Conference evaluation: • ESDGC knowledge at beginning of conference and again at the end to gauge how much they had learnt during the event: • significant increased understanding • Whole project very successful …. it will take time to see how the ideas that were generated can be sustained and developed over time.

  18. Further embedding of ESDGC • Incorporating ESDGC in weekly meetings and ESDGC champion selected. • Many departments are looking for materials on ESDGC to incorporate within a key skill or form the basis of a key skills project. • Allowing more time for ESDGC discussion during eight week review sessions. • Integrating ESDGC into technical certificate. • Further concentration of ESDGC within ERR. • Integrated within staff development.

  19. Key Contacts: William Boulton/Suzanne Profit • Job Title: ESDGC coordinators • Telephone: 01492 546666 Ext 201 • Email: w.boulton@llandrillo.ac.uk or s.profit@llandrillo.ac.uk Or James Nelson/Julie Hanson-Williams • Job Title: Head of Quality and Performance/Curriculum Manager • Telephone:01492 546666 Ext 365 • Email: j.nelson@llandrillo.ac.uk or j.hanson-williams@llandrillo.ac.uk

  20. Questions?

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