How to use the toolkit

The recommended methodology is described below in 5 main steps or stages.

 We suggest that each institution should work in CAMEL cohorts.

For further details of the CAMEL approach, see http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/camel    

PLANNING

• Decide upon focus (e.g. whole institution or faculty or programme)
• Identify and co-opt stakeholders
• Identify initiatives to align with (e.g. development of a WBL strategy)
• Agree the timescale and project plan, including defined roles (e.g. Project Manager)

COMMITMENT &  CUSTOMISATION 

• Meeting/workshop with all stakeholders to explain process and build commitment
• Select relevant criteria from the toolkit and customise as appropriate

EVIDENCE COLLECTION & SYNTHESIS

• Identify evidence needed to decide on “level of maturity” for each criterion
• Identify methods for gathering evidence
• Collect evidence
• Synthesise the evidence and produce a concise/usable report

"LEVELLING" WORKSHOP (led by senior management)

• Review evidence and report in “levelling” workshop with all stakeholders
• Assess your current performance against criteria/level statements
• Ensure that all stakeholders agree on:
  • Vision & “enablers” / “barriers” for reaching the vision
  • Recommendations for change

ACTIONS WORKSHOP

• Convene workshop with group who are identified to take forward the changes
• Develop action plan – and define measures of success
• Identify institutional structures, systems & champions which can take forward the changes

 This process should produce the following outputs for the users:

• An assessment of their current performance in work-based learning.
• A vision of where they would like to get to.
• "Enablers" and "barriers"for reaching their vision.
• Recommendations for future actions.
• Plans for change management.