1. Quality Assessment Framework
Association of Guardianship Providers Ireland

2. 5 Quality Standards
Members are responsive to the young person’s needs and to their positive outcomes
Members are committed to providing young-person centered services
Effective management structures promote the young person having a fulfilling experience
Partners work together to ensure a successful student placement
Members promote quality relationships with young people's parents 1 2 3 4 5

3. Standard 1: Members are responsive to the young person’s needs and to their positive outcomes

4. Who carries out the inspection?
IGI Board
Michael Denny Secretary
Paul Meany Chair
Declan Millar Treasurer
Jennifer McGarr Inspectorate
Inspection team
Brian Burns

5. Consisting of all member organisations
Where does IGI fit?
AGPI
Consisting of all member organisations
IGI Board

6. Inspection process Stage 2: Stage 1:
Provider receives registration pack and completes application form
Stage 2:
Pre-inspection process. Provider receives feedback on the systems, policies and procedures that they have in place
Stage 3:
Official inspection process

7. Official inspection Process
Policies, procedures and other documentation
Governance and financial systems
Files of young people on school placement programme 
Interviews with young people, school personnel, host families, allocated guardians, designated liaison persons and other personnel as appropriate 
Questionnaire to overseas partners

8. Young People’s files and the sampling process
Overseas Agent file
Host family file
Policies and procedures
Other documentation
Young person’s file

9. Safeguarding Safety and welfare of the young person is paramount
Screening and recruitment
Garda vetting
Children First training
Risk Assessment and Child Safeguarding Statement
Policy and practices

10. Guardianship provider
Young Person
Guardianship provider
School
Agent
Parents
Host family

11. Young person’s experience
At the core of the process
Systems, policies and practices in place to support the young person
How are you capturing their voice?
How do you supporting existing needs?
How do you respond to emerging needs?
Feedback from other stakeholders

12. Inspection Report: Key themes
Responsive service
Young person centered
Safeguarding
Relationships, communication and information sharing
Effective organisational and financial management

13. Questions?