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Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

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Information, including details of forthcoming training courses, is available on the Evolve website,and on the Derwent Hill website at www.derwenthill.co.ukEVC training is provided at venues in <strong>Sunderland</strong>.COST OF SERVICES:The following costs are based on a two-year contract starting in September <strong>2012</strong>.• Basic service as described above per year, per pupil on roll: £1.00• One place on an advertised full-day EVC training course: £100• One place on an advertised half-day EVC re-validation course: £50The additional tailored services described are available at additional cost, to be negotiated.SERVICE STANDARDS & HOW GOOD PERFORMANCE WILL BE MEASURED:Service staff are active members of the national Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP), andwill provide the Service with due diligence and in a professional manner in accordance withnational good practice. The Code of Practice adopts the OEAP National Guidance. EVCtraining courses delivered by EVAS are accredited by OEAP.All requests for advice and guidance will receive a response within one week of receipt, althoughurgent requests will be dealt with as soon as possible.All requests for approval of visits submitted through Evolve will receive a response within twoweeks of receipt.No service will be provided during the Christmas / New Year holiday period, and so responsetimes may be longer for requests received during or immediately before this period.At least one full-day EVC training course and one half-day EVC revalidation course will beprovided each term, subject to demand.MONITORING AND EVALUATION:The EVAS monitors and evaluates its performance against the following indicators:• the time taken to respond to requests for advice and visit approval, based upon the ServiceStandards.• customer satisfaction, based upon feedback received from schools and academies.• the quality of visit plans submitted for approval on Evolve, as an indicator of the effectivenessof EVC training.CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES:The academy must follow the Code of Practice on External Visits which will be provided. Inparticular, they must:• Appoint an EVC and ensure that they are trained and receive training updates every threeyears.30

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