The role and responsibilities of the representative include:
- facilitating the administrative arrangements at all stages of the inspection process;
- ensuring the inspection team has access to all relevant information and accurate, reliable and up-to-date data;
- arranging meetings between inspectors and key staff, learners and other relevant stakeholders, including employers in Further Education (FE) and Work Based Learning (WBL);
- attending inspection team meetings, including the final inspection moderation meeting;
- contributing to discussions and raising any concerns about, or seeking clarification with regard to, the evidence base and emerging findings (preferably in advance of the moderation meeting);
- sourcing and providing any additional, relevant evidence relating to ongoing evaluations by inspectors, where appropriate;
- being an advocate for the organisation;
- becoming fully informed of the emerging strengths and areas for improvement and the evidence supporting inspection outcomes;
- respecting the confidentiality of inspection discussions;
- signing up to a code of conduct agreement; and
- providing post-inspection feedback on the process and conduct of the inspection.
Role of the Representative