RECOMMENDATION 13 Employers to guarantee that the SPOC will be available to provide feedback to the assessor as well accepting responsibility for fulfilling the requirements on behalf of the employer as outlined in employer handbooks & contractual agreements. RECOMMENDATION 14 Employers to be advised of all learning, H&S, safeguarding requirements through either a bespoke employer handbook &/or contractual agreement. Such a document (electronic or hard copy) to be delivered against receipt to the employer or their SPOC as well acknowledgement that all requirements are understood & measures are in place prior to learners commencing their placement. RECOMMENDATION 15 Providers should develop programmes of learning supporting the BV agenda, ensuring that this supports learners to develop a mature & appropriate appreciation of BV & equips them for life in our modern society. This should be appropriate to each level & age group of learner. RECOMMENDATION 16 Providers should develop clear policies regarding learner absence & these should be communicated to employers. Guidance to those investigating such issues must identify potential signs of common vulnerability, when such matters should be escalated & what interventions should be considered. RECOMMENDATION 17 Providers should ensure that effective systems exist to quickly link absence to existing safeguarding/Prevent concerns so that full & rounded decision making can be made by the provider’s Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP). RECOMMENDATION 18 The use of learner exit surveys is a useful tool to check on real life performance by both providers & employers. Analysis of such surveys is important to obtain broader picture understanding of issues across organisations.
RECOMMENDATION 13 Employers to guarantee that the SPOC will be available to provide feedback to the assessor as well accepting responsibility for fulfilling the requirements on behalf of the employer as outlined in employer handbooks & contractual agreements. RECOMMENDATION 14 Employers to be advised of all learning, H&S, safeguarding requirements through either a bespoke employer handbook &/or contractual agreement. Such a document (electronic or hard copy) to be delivered against receipt to the employer or their SPOC as well acknowledgement that all requirements are understood & measures are in place prior to learners commencing their placement. RECOMMENDATION 15 Providers should develop programmes of learning supporting the BV agenda, ensuring that this supports learners to develop a mature & appropriate appreciation of BV & equips them for life in our modern society. This should be appropriate to each level & age group of learner. RECOMMENDATION 16 Providers should develop clear policies regarding learner absence & these should be communicated to employers. Guidance to those investigating such issues must identify potential signs of common vulnerability, when such matters should be escalated & what interventions should be considered. RECOMMENDATION 17 Providers should ensure that effective systems exist to quickly link absence to existing safeguarding/Prevent concerns so that full & rounded decision making can be made by the provider’s Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP). RECOMMENDATION 18 The use of learner exit surveys is a useful tool to check on real life performance by both providers & employers. Analysis of such surveys is important to obtain broader picture understanding of issues across organisations.
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