Professional Development Portal (PDP)

The PDP is for membership organisations to either utilise as a standalone product specifically for their own members or housed as a platform on the PD:Approval website accessible for all online. The PDP is a powerful search engine with a host of functionality to assist users to find the right quality assured training.

Option 1: White branded platform (sole use for one membership organisation) - Licensed by PD: Approval *

• Skinned with your own branding and corporate colours
• Optional plugin into professional register (Members Area)
• Plugin for bulk uploading (CSV file)
• Multilingual ready
• SEO tools
• Geolocation in km and miles
• 3D map
• Feedback tools (star rating system or free text)
• Multiple search options / advance search functionality
• Static and video web banners for advertising

Option 2: PD:Approval Platform (open access online) – licenced by PD:Approval**

• Optional plugin into professional register (Members Area)
• Multilingual ready
• SEO tools
• Geolocation in km and miles
• 3D map
• Feedback tools (star rating system or free text)
• Multiple search options / advance search functionality
• Static and video web banners for advertising
• Own membership organisation category on platform shared with multiple sectors
• PD:Approval will upload all training to be listed on the platform (CSV file)

* Quarterly fee
** Annual fee

Full Endorsement Service (FES) - A complete endorsement and quality assurance service

This is for membership organisations that do not have an existing endorsement process.

Benefits

Endorsement gives providers the assurance that their programmes, resources and teaching are of a consistently high standard and gives confidence in their ability to meet the expectations of their stakeholders. PD:Approval’s Full Endorsement Services (FES) provides the following benefits:

• Easy implementation
• Online streamlined process
• Ready-made policies, procedures and customisable documents
• Your own branded website
• A business model that is scalable and has the capacity to grow
• A hassle-free income stream with transparent accounts
• An industry team that is experienced and qualified to support your programme endorsement
• A dedicated experienced quality assurance team

PD:Approval will take full responsibility for the endorsement process from start to finish, which means we will:

• Provide a customised endorsement system using established policies and procedures
• Agree valid, reliable and current endorsement criteria
• Develop customised and branded forms and customer facing documents
• Instigate a robust quality assurance management and assurance process
• Recruit industry qualified and experienced evaluators* and External Quality Assurers (or you may wish to appoint your own)
• Provide support to training providers through the whole process
• Provide a detailed monthly progress and sales report

Terms of Payment

• An initial set up fee is payable and an agreed % of total profit from the approval scheme will be paid to the membership organisation at the end of the contract date. The contract date is 12 months from the signed agreement date
• All costs** associated with bringing a training provider to successful approval and any subsequent quality assurance, will be incurred by PD:Approval
• PD:Approval's payment gateway accounts are tracked and reported to the membership organisation on a monthly basis.
• Business Development strategy is not included in the FES, this is the responsibility of the membership organisation.

* Technical approval of the programme content will be required prior to being endorsed.
** PD:Approval website updates, travel, expenses, application support, evaluation of degree programme and one quality assurance visit.

Fees for Full Endorsement Service

• Set up fee: £2000

Part Endorsement Service (PES) - A part endorsement and quality assurance service

This is for membership organisations that would like the full endorsement structure but wish to run it themselves

Benefits

• Easy implementation
• Professional secure online process
• Customisable readymade documents
• Branded website
• Experienced team
• Scaleable
• One year licence
• Hassle free
• Income generation

PD:Approval will provide support to set up an endorsement service that is aligned to the organisation’s existing capability and works in harmony with its current systems and processes. We will provide training and resources to ensure that membership organisation staff are able to manage the process end to end.

Support will include:

• Guidance on setting up an efficient and effective endorsement system
• Support to develop streamlined processes to manage the endorsement service
• Provide readymade endorsement document and templates (optional customisation)
• Use of a non-branded website

Terms of Payment

• A start up implementation fee and monthly licence fee (technical support and use of documentation) will be charged to the membership organisation for one year (12 months from signing licensing agreement) and will continue upon renewal
• All income, costs and services associated to the endorsement service will be carried out by the membership organisation
• Any development (creation of bespoke documentation, technical support for educational providers will be charged as developmental costs)
• Business development strategy is not included in the part endorsement offer, this is the responsibility of the membership organisation

Fees for Part Endorsement Service

• Set up fee: £2000
• Monthly licence fee

Endorsement Consultancy Service (ECS)

This is for membership organisations that already have a kitemarking service which they would like to strengthen using PD:Approval products, or that wish to use our expertise to set up their own.

PD:Approval will work with you to provide the exact level of strategic and tactical support you require to create, manage or review an endorsement service. Consultancy may include:

• Advice and guidance on policy setting, creating a commercial strategy, developing an application process
• Formulating IT solutions for an endorsement database
• Sharing and advising on best practice
• Providing mentoring, training and endorsement support to maximise an endorsement process
• Development of a robust, industry standard quality assurance system
• Working alongside endorsement staff teams to develop excellence in quality assurance
• Recruiting and training evaluators and external quality assurers (EQAs)
• Providing evaluator and/or external quality assurance of endorsed programmes
• Advice, support and management of contact management systems

Fees for Endorsement Consultancy Service

• Technical Support: £350 per day*
Advice on setting policy, commercial strategy, development of complex application processes, IT solutions for databases.
• Quality Assurance: £350 per day*
Advice or development to create a robust quality assurance structure, implementation and training of new or current external quality assurers (EQAs). Recruitment of new EQAs.
• Technical Administration: £200 per day* Implementation of complex systems and processes, processing of applications, advice on CRM services.

* Plus expenses for travel, subsistence and accommodation if necessary

• PD:Promotion – Media and PR agencies to support the marketing of training provision
• Resource Pack – Readymade templates to strengthen or implement new systems and processes
• Technical support – Support in writing or developing training
• Training (Tutor, Assessor, Internal Quality Assurance) – Up skill or provide new skills to those who do not have relevant qualifications in quality assuring or delivering and assessing continuing professional development programmes