What do audit cycles say about the provider?
Three Year Cycle
All of the following statements apply:
- Previous audit cycle outcome two years or more
- Few non-compliances, none of which is serious or systemic, identified at this audit
- Any requirements that are not met at audit have since been fully rectified
- All goals and objectives are met or exceeded
- Evidence of highly effective teaching and learning is readily available
- Robust self-review processes, independent of the Authority's external audit, are implemented, and result in improved educational outcomes
- Evidence of effective relationships with and support from external stakeholders
- No formal risk concerns from government agencies and no serious upheld complaints from learners
- Evidence of organisational stability for more than 2 years
Two Year Cycle
All of the following statements apply:
- Previous audit cycle outcome one year or more
- Few non-compliances identified at this audit
- Any requirements that are not met at audit have since been addressed by an approved action plan
- No recurrence of any serious non-compliance identified at previous audit
- Most goals and objectives are met
- Evidence of effective teaching and learning is readily available
- Self-review processes are fully implemented
- Evidence of effective relationships with external stakeholders
- No formal risk concerns from government agencies and no serious upheld complaints from learners
- Evidence of organisational stability for at least 2 years
One year cycle
The following statement applies:
- Any audit outcome that fails to meet all the two or three year criteria, but does not trigger any of the less-than-one year criteria
Less than one year cycle
Introductory
The following statement applies:
- Any new provider after initial registration is confirmed
Corrective
Any of the following statements apply:
- Any legislative action taken (under s.236AA, s.258A or s.259A of the Education Act, 1989) since the previous audit
- Failure to rectify serious non-compliances identified at the previous audit
- Systemic non-compliances in the quality management of the organisation
- Recurrent failure to meet educational goals and objectives
- Some legislative or Authority requirements at serious risk of not being met, as indicated by the final audit report
- Little evidence to demonstrate full implementation of new systems following approved significant change application
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