NOF ICT Training Discussions27th March 2002

Rhona Arthur

Assistant Director, SLIC

Scope

All Scottish authorities approved for training Educator 464 Net Nav igator 896 IT Gatekeeper 221 IT Consultant 391 IT Manager 179 All 4157

Current Position

All authorities rolling out training Variety of external/internal ECDL Variety of supplementary and advanced

training providers, some internal Numerous ECDL certificates awarded ECDL is the easy bit

Monitoring Feedback

Concerns about cost of release, staff time Some changed from college ECDL to CD

ROM, some unhappy about college learning environment

Positive reaction from staff CD ROM useful but additional materials

required to supplement it Time for ECDL greater than anticipated

Supplementary/Advanced Outcomes Identification of how these are being

addressed at UK level Chris Dodds Survey of selected authorities to identify

common content - volunteers Ready for May/June 2002

Key Messages from NOF

• Inform NOF/SLIC of any Changes to Plan• Submission of Annual Returns - Annual

Monitoring Return (AMR - Appendix C), ICTL2, ICTL3 and Payment Request Form (PRF) need to be submitted annually for compliance

• Monitoring - 30 April each year, compliance visits, SLIC monitoring and NOF whole programme evaluation

Key Messages from NOF 2

• Flow Chart (next slide)• Financial Activity- Payment Request Form

(PRF), under spend 10% carry-forward more rigorously implemented,10% final payment withheld until final form returned

• Training Providers Issues - meeting 10/5/02 London

• Future Events - Branch/Group Day 22/5/02

Annual Monitoring Return

Confirm training details and progress Identifies changes Examples of best practice Identifies how ICT training is being

implemented with the public Payment for 2003 dependent of return

ICT Training for Public Library Staff Flow Chart of Activities

Responsibility Activity How Often Of Activity

ibrary Service (L S) Submits AMR to the Fund Yearly 30 April

L S Notify the Fund of any revision tothe budget

Yearly 30 June

The Fund Sends PFR to LS to complete withdraw down request

Yearly 15 July

LS Submits ICTL2 to the Fund Yearly 30 June

LS Submits ICTL3 to the Fund Yearly 30 June

LS Returns PRF with draw downrequest to the Fund

Yearly 15 August

The Fund Payment to LS Yearly 30 September

The Fund Payment of remaining 10% of thefinal payment to LS

(Final year of your plan)

The Fund Reconciliation of Payment / Spend(Final year of your plan)

Once ICTL2 & ICTL3are submitted

: No payment will be released in September of each year unless the activities in the shaded boxes are completed. These activities are part of your terms & conditions of the grant that you signed up to at the start of the programme.: In the final year of your plan 10% of your final payment will be held back until your final AMR is submitted. You may submit your

MR at anytime before the 30 April after which, the 10% payment will be released subject to the reconciliation of your final AMR.

ICTL\Prog\Ops\Current Standard Forms Flow Chart Final – 12/03/02

KEY: AMR: Annual Monitoring Return PRF: Payment Request FormICTL2: Annual Spend DetailsICTL3: End of Year Statement

Purpose of today

Ideas from other authorities Informal discussion Feedback on Supplementary/Advanced

training Identify possible areas for joint action Sustainability