SDS Provider Self-Assessment Template
Enablers - ACTIVITY / Self Assessment against Sections 1 to 5 (Enabler Criteria) Strengths / Areas for Improvement
1 Leadership / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
1.1 Leaders of the Provider set a clear mission, vision and values for the organisation.
1.2 Leaders take responsibility for the development of the Provider’s training services.
1.3 The Provider actively encourages continuous improvement in training service development and delivery.
1.4 Leaders ensure that the organisation is flexible enough to cope with internal and external drivers for change including changes in the needs and expectations of learners.
2 Planning of Training Delivery / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
2.1 Provider plans to deliver training services in line with its Strategic and Operating Plans.
2.2 The Provider takes appropriate action to achieve the aims, objectives and targets of its plans.
2.3 The Provider responds appropriately to changes in its external and internal environment.
2.4 The Provider engages with employers to ensure their needs are met.
2.5 The Provider engages with learners to ensure their needs are met.
3 Staffing / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
3.1 The Provider has effective workforce planning for staff involved in training delivery.
3.2 Training staff are appropriately competent.
3.3 There’s productive working relationships between staff, learners and partners.
3.4 The Provider is effective in recruiting, selecting and retaining the right quality of staff.
3.5 The Provider effectively develops staff involved in training delivery.
4 Partnerships & Resources / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
4.1 The Provider has appropriate partnerships with local communities, other Providers, employers and public sector agencies.
4.2 The Provider provides potential and current placement providers/employers with appropriate information, advice and support.
4.3 The Provider manages and uses its resources and learning environment for the benefit of learners.
4.4 Effective contracting process is in place.
5 Delivery of Training / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
5.1 The Provider develops and delivers programmes and services to meet the needs of learners from all backgrounds.
5.2 The Provider encourages and supports its trainees to be effective learners.
5.3 The Provider uses its resources well to ensure effective learning.
5.4 The Provider has working relations with partners and learners that are effective for successful training delivery.
5.5 The assessment process for qualifications is used to promote effective learning.
5.6 Potential and current learners are provided with information, advice and support.
5.7 The Provider sustains continuous improvement through self-evaluation and internal review activities.
Results – OUTCOMES / Self Assessment against Sections 6 to 9 (Enabler Criteria) Strengths / Areas for Improvement
6 Learner Outcomes / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
6.1 The training programmes and services are accessible, flexible and inclusive.
6.2 The programmes and services meet learner needs.
6.3 Learners make progress, attain qualifications, and achieve more widely against the Curriculum for Excellence criteria.
7 Staff Outcomes / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
7.1 The Provider motivates its staff and engages them in setting and achieving objectives, aims and targets.
7.2 Staff reflect on and participate in plans to improve services.
7.3 Staff work well together.
8 Partnership Outcomes / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
8.1 The Provider ensures programmes and services meet employer needs.
8.2 The Provider ensures programmes and services meet the needs of other stakeholders (e.g. placement providers).
8.3 The Provider monitors the effectiveness of programmes and services delivered for employers.
9 Organisational Outcomes / Self Assessment / Areas for Improvement /
9.1 The Provider achieves its aims, objectives and targets.
9.2 The Provider achieves and maintains high levels of trainee retention, achievement and progression.
Name: / Position in Organisation: / Date Updated:
Provider = Training Provider, ILA Provider or Employer
Learners = Trainees, Learners and Employed Status Trainees
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