Learning Skills Improvement Service: Increase Standards in Quality of Education
Certificate in Education Year 2: continuing person and professional development
CPPD
Assessment Task
Sector Skill Council and Professionalism Journal
Michael Prosser
30th May 2012
Total Words 1669
My role in the lifelong learning sector
In my position as a workshop trainer at Deerbolt young offenders’ institute, the education I deliver for The Manchester College as part of their Offender Learning is supported, monitored and shaped by various professional bodies.
The purpose of these bodies or sector skills councils vary however they all have a common goal in ensuring and enriching the quality of education being delivered.
LSIS or the learning and skills improvement service are such a body who umbrella over every organisation that delivers qualifications throughout the country, and they do exactly what they say on the tin. LSIS improve quality, participation and increase standards in education and training. A lot of their work involves developing resources, implementing schemes, sharing delivery aids that improve quality and achievement and tailoring support to learners needs.
“Colleges and providers helped by LSIS improved by one inspection grade at their next inspection.” (LSIS [ND] [online])
LSIS don’t just support the educational improvements though; in 2010 they recognised The Manchester College as a Healthy FE college, healthy initiatives offered throughout the college like loyalty cards, gym memberships and better eating schemes aimed to improve the health of students and staff.
Another group that oversee our work as teachers is the professional body the IFL or the Institute for Learning. Their role is to register everyone practicing as a teacher or trainer in FE on to their database. They promote themselves as supporting professional excellence; they aim to increase the status of teachers as professionals, requiring a membership fee and proof of qualifications which is
CPPD
Assessment Task
Sector Skill Council and Professionalism Journal
Michael Prosser
30th May 2012
Total Words 1669
My role in the lifelong learning sector
In my position as a workshop trainer at Deerbolt young offenders’ institute, the education I deliver for The Manchester College as part of their Offender Learning is supported, monitored and shaped by various professional bodies.
The purpose of these bodies or sector skills councils vary however they all have a common goal in ensuring and enriching the quality of education being delivered.
LSIS or the learning and skills improvement service are such a body who umbrella over every organisation that delivers qualifications throughout the country, and they do exactly what they say on the tin. LSIS improve quality, participation and increase standards in education and training. A lot of their work involves developing resources, implementing schemes, sharing delivery aids that improve quality and achievement and tailoring support to learners needs.
“Colleges and providers helped by LSIS improved by one inspection grade at their next inspection.” (LSIS [ND] [online])
LSIS don’t just support the educational improvements though; in 2010 they recognised The Manchester College as a Healthy FE college, healthy initiatives offered throughout the college like loyalty cards, gym memberships and better eating schemes aimed to improve the health of students and staff.
Another group that oversee our work as teachers is the professional body the IFL or the Institute for Learning. Their role is to register everyone practicing as a teacher or trainer in FE on to their database. They promote themselves as supporting professional excellence; they aim to increase the status of teachers as professionals, requiring a membership fee and proof of qualifications which is