ADC response to COVID-19 Online meeting for providersNarelle Mills, Chief Executive OfficerMark Ford, Director, Accreditation and Quality AssuranceAnne Szadura, Manager, AccreditationEmerson McGrath, Senior Accreditation Officer

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Etiquette

Overview

Objectives and guiding principles

Overview

Accreditation standards

Overview

Outcomes focused approach

Overview

Timelines

Timelines

Timelines

Date Event2 March First provider made contact with queries11 March Pandemic declared by WHO

16 March Decision made to postpone visits before 30 June

22 March Monitoring protocol approved by Committee

23 March Providers advised of monitoring protocol

24 March Template provided

30 March First report due to be submitted to ADC

The accreditation tool box

Timelines

Monitoring protocol

ADC’s protocol to monitor the impacts on accredited programs of the COVID-19 pandemic

ADC has a dedicated webpage to keep providers updated:https://www.adc.org.au/Media-Centre/COVID-19_Program_Accreditation

The protocol is available from this webpage

The ADC has advised all providers of the new monitoring requirement

Monitoring protocol

ADC’s protocol to monitor the impacts on accredited programs of the COVID-19 pandemic

Monitoring protocol

Guiding principles – pages 4 and 5 of protocol

• Public safety remains the overarching consideration at all times

• Pragmatic and responsive decisions will facilitate the best outcomes

• The outcomes focussed Standards and professional competencies enable education providers to produce competent graduates at the threshold level required

• Clear and transparent decision making

• Accreditation decisions will take into consideration providers’ workforce priorities and the resources available

Monitoring protocol

Monitoring accredited programs – Page 9

Monitoring protocol

Fortnitghtly monitoring report

submitted identifying changes

ADC Secretariat undertakes risk assessment of

program's ability to continue to

meet the Standards

Additional information/ clarification

sought and risk assessment completed

Accreditation Committee

informed and decison made based on risk assessment

Provider advised of outcome

Completing the fortnightly report form

Completing the form

• Only report the changes to programs

• One report is expected to cover all programs

• You can add additional information if it makes it easier

• Simple and to the point is best

• We may come back and clarify or ask for additional information

• Exception-based reporting – if nothing changes the following fortnight, then just note "no change from previous report"

Completing the form

Completing the form

Completing the form

Questions

Thank you

Mark FordDirector, Accreditation and Quality Assurancemark.ford@adc.org.au