9. Collaborative Provision

It is the policy of NCU Training as the first provider to adopt a consistent approach in working with second providers/sub-contractors to ensure the quality of all NCU Training organised and procured training programmes and related services

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that NCU Training and its second providers have clear agreement regarding their respective quality assurance roles and responsibilities.

Policy:

NCU Training is committed to ensuring that all our programmes are delivered consistently and within the framework of our various policies and procedures. When NCU Training engage a second provider or a contract-tutor to deliver an approved programme we will ensure that they are:

1. Competent in the subject matter of the programme and competent to deliver that programme.
2. Aware of our QA policies and procedures and their responsibilities under these.
3. Have agreed (via contract/written agreement) to follow our approaches and requirements defined and detailed within our Quality System.
4. Are aware of all requirements for reporting and recording evidence of compliance with our policies and procedures.
5. Are tax compliant and have provided their latest tax-clearance certificates (to be fully compliant with the tax compliance conditions set by any tenders or contracts awarded by any tendering authorities to NCU Training, for all those tutors who are involved in delivery of training related to those tenders/contracts)
6. Are compliant with NCU Training policies on generation of learning evidence in documentary, video and digital formats
7. Are provided with the NCU Training Safety Statement and Risk Assessment and an assurance is obtained of their compliance with H&S Policies.
8. Are reviewed and monitored regularly and appropriately to ensure continued compliance with contract conditions

Evidence generated by this procedure

Procedure to be adopted:

1. Training & Business Development Manager in conjunction with the Academic Standards Quality Officer will carry out compliance checks related to 1,2,3,4, and 8 above and record these in the sub-contractor’s/tutor’s file.
2. Training & Business Development Manager in conjunction with the Accounts Executive will carry out compliance checks related to 5 above and record findings in the sub-contractor’s/tutor’s file.
3. Training & Business Development Manager in conjunction with the Operational Officer/Sales Executive will carry out compliance checks related to 7 above and record these in the sub-contractor’s/tutor’s file.

Staff involved:

Training & Business Development Manager , Academic Standards Quality Officer, Accounts Executive and Operational Officer/Sales Executive

Monitoring

Monitoring will be conducted by the Training & Business Development Manager and the Academic Standards Quality Officer on a periodically basis. Monitoring Methods will take the form of:

• Learner Evidence
• Site Visits
• Assessment Instrument's adopted by sub-contractors