Jan Douglas Email & Phone Number

Bournemouth, England, Gb

Uk - National

A freelance professional with over 25 years’ quality improvement and management experience across the further education sector, supporting training providers and awarding organisations deliver their products and services and meet regulatory standards, e.g., Ofsted or Ofqual.Successfully support organisations to meet and sustain their goals through leading the development of process and quality systems. Through collaborating with senior management, can determine what is needed to improve programme operations to achieve their organisational ambitions and objectives through working with teams and supporting professional development at all levels. Areas of expertise include:• Detailed understanding of quality assurance, policy and process development leading to sustained improvement.• In-depth knowledge of the further education sector, awarding organisations, professional bodies, and quality standards.• In depth experience of Ofsted inspections and the Education Inspection Framework• Practical experience in developing and auditing policies and qualifications for compliance with Ofqual and the General Conditions of Regulation• Detailed knowledge of quality systems, monitoring and reporting.• Development of training materials and assessment methodologies for online courses.• Practical experience of recruitment, induction, and professional development through formal appraisal including observations, setting of KPI’s and supporting CPD enhancement for individuals and teams.• Proven leadership skills through the meeting of internal and external quality goals, requirements and standards.• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including representing organisations in quality assurance processes and standards through effective communication.I now have capacity, for new and exciting opportunities to support you to meet to meet your quality aspirations and add value!

Supporting the Quality Assurance process for swimming qualifications through verifying the process of assessment, conducting centre reviews, reviewing assessment tasks and developing policy templates for accredited training centres. Supporting the SEQ quality function in relation to developing and reviewing the awarding organisation policies and procedures and review of qualifications to ensure compliance with the General Conditions of Regulation.

Contracted to support the organisation in all quality aspects within a relatively new apprenticeship provider in readiness for inspection by Ofsted and improve the general strategic vision for the company. Structured the management systems and created the Board of Governance. Took the provider from Ofsted 'Inadequate' at monitoring to 'Good' within 6 months.