Practice Educator pilots - early findings Dr Steven Keen With grateful acknowledgements to Angela Warren, Lynne Rutter, Sarah Williams, Professor Jonathan Parker and Keith Brown
2 Formative assessment includes… 15 tender documents 15 interim reports from pilots 36 candidate feedback forms 12 informal discussions with employers 12 informal discussions with HEIs
3 Headlines…
4 Candidate feedback… Most candidates agree or strongly agree that their programme has provided them with sufficient learning resources (97%), learning support (86%) and mentoring support (72%).
5 Employer/HEI feedback Strong existing partnerships APL arrangements in discussion Longer pilot timescales please! The future…
6 Potential discussion topics Academic credit? Programme entry requirements? Building on existing programmes/APL? Qualifying and/or NQSW focus? Implementation timelines? Placement impact – IVP sector?