Leadership Exchange Programme (LEP) Guidelines

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1 Leadership Exchange Programme (LEP) Guidelines These guidelines should be used when completing proposal forms for the Leadership Exchange Programme. They provide detailed guidance on completing each section of the proposal form. Compulsory Activities All partnership projects are required to complete the following: Benchmarking Study Final Report, including Impact Assessment Study Eligibility Our Leadership Exchange Programme is open to UK TVET leaders and senior managers. Completing this form In designing your application, please note the Leadership Exchange Programme is essentially about impact on individuals and on organisations (those directly involved in delivering the partnership project and organisations more broadly). You will be required before your trip to complete a compulsory benchmarking exercise and analysis involving the partner organisations. The purpose of the benchmarking is to provide quantitative and qualitative data, against which we can measure impact at the end of the programme. Applicants must submit a completed application form ensuring that the following is included; a) Evidence of the institution s success b) The institution s potential to succeed c) International partnerships adopted by the institution d) Applicant s knowledge of their institution e.g. national scoring pass rates, college inspection results e) Future plans to develop the institution Applicants must clearly demonstrate why they would like to be involved in the programme. Institution details In order for the assessment panel to select and partner institutions it is necessary for us to know areas of operation, number of employees and students, inspection results or accreditations (if applicable). 1

2 Senior management details In this section you may provide the details of up to three members of staff that would be interested in being involved in the Leadership Exchange Programme. If the application is successful the British Council will select one member of staff to travel. Please note that potential travelling participants must be involved in the completion of the Leadership Exchange Application Form. Project summary Problem statement Institutions should identify areas for improvement and detail how the Leadership Exchange Programme can help to support activities going forward. You might want to include details of recent internal studies, targets and inspection results if you feel they would add to your application. Interest in the programme/ How will the Leadership Exchange Programme help to develop your institution: In these sections we expect applications to include information such as : research into the skills and TVET within the country the benefits of working in collaboration to discuss challenges involvement in previous partnerships, international or UK based that might support the application. Impact Delivering impact is the key driver of British Council s skills work and should be a focus from the outset of the Leadership Exchange Programme. This section should include information on what change that will come as a result of the Leadership Exchange Programme and what impact this will lead to? What difference will the programme have in the UK and overseas? Who will benefit in the short and long term? This section provides an opportunity for organisations to demonstrate how you plan to maximise the impact of the programme. All projects must start with an initial benchmarking study and conclude with an impact study that assesses progress against the benchmarking study which will be sent out at the start of the programme. This section should provide a very brief description of what your initial benchmarking study and final impact study will focus on. In assessing this section of the proposal, consideration will be given to the extent to which the proposed impact, key indicators are detailed below. 2

3 Areas of impact that could be measured and recorded: 1. Knowledge is improved 2. Management and leadership structures are enhanced as a result of the programme and this can be clearly shown 3. Young people are better prepared for the world of work and enterprise 4. Understanding and recognition of the benefits of working internationally and how to do this effectively is increased 5. New approaches to are implemented at institution/ organisation level If applicants are successful, they will need to monitor change and record observations throughout the programme in order to effectively demonstrate impact in the final report. Future Plans The Leadership Exchange Programmes sets to achieve the following outcomes: Improving knowledge skills development Application of newly acquired knowledge and experience in skills in institutions/ organisations Piloting new approaches to Leadership Exchange partners will be expected to devise their own programmes for their visits which must be approved by the British Council team before travel. The future plans section of the application asks that proposed activity and timeframes are provided for each of the outcomes. Please find an example of the type of visit activities you might want to undertake below. Activity Description SfE Outcomes Orientation Meeting This meeting introduces the education system of the host country to the visiting team. This will be facilitated by British Council staff. A member of the Education Department in each country, an expert in Education and/or a Principal of the TVET Colleges will speak at this meeting. - Building new and strengthening existing relationships with ministries, key skills Cultural visits Each host college is responsible for arranging cultural visits. Colleges to decide where to take the visiting delegation. Cultural visits must be agencies and employers -Fostering Cultural Exchange -Appreciation of diversity and mutual respect 3

4 Campus Tours Staff engagement Introduction to industry players Engagement learners with relevantly linked to education. Colleges to choose where to take their guests around the campus. Campus tours must be informative and conducted by staff that are knowledgeable about the campus. The visiting participants will have a chance to interact with relevant staff members of the receiving college either on a one on one basis or a group basis. The host college must design activities which consider issues such as; Staff management Staff retention Staff motivation Staff recruitment Organisational culture Staff development This activity entails meeting industry players. These must be relevant to the curricular of the visiting country or to matters of leadership & management. This activity should involve observations on how Principals and Senior Managers engage with students. Colleges must learn from each other regarding the levels at which Principals or Senior managers interact with students and staff. between UK and overseas partner -Enhancing UK and overseas partner sharing of best practices in running colleges and ensuring skills development. - Building new and strengthening existing relationships with ministries, key skills agencies and employers -Raising the profile of entrepreneurship and skills in general with government, employers practitioners and young people -Raising the profile of entrepreneurship and skills in general with government, employers practitioners and young people Compulsory Programme Requirements S This section will be covered during the briefing at the start of the programme. i gnature Signatures This section requires the signature of the Principal/CEO of the applicant institution. By signing the document the Principal/CEO is agreeing to follow the Guidelines set out in this document and acknowledges that the leadership and the institution has the capacity to deliver the project that has been proposed. 4

5 If the project proposal is successful the Principal/CEO will be required to directly receive a copy of the Grant agreement and will be required to agree the Terms and Conditions specified. 5