Ofsted has announced it will allow training providers to provide a second nominee during inspections, after lobbying by sector leaders.
Currently, training providers must nominate one person in their organisation to be the link between the provider and the inspector at the time of inspections.
Ofsted’s deputy director for FE and skills Paul Joyce revealed this morning at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ autumn conference that from January 2023, a second nominee – known as a “shadow” nominee – can also be put forward by the provider.
Full details and a briefing by Ofsted will be presented before the rollout in the New Year, but the shadow nominee is expected to only have an observational capacity, with the primary nominee still being the point of liaison.
