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In a message dated 25/05/04 20:59:16 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << My understanding was that QAG was charged with looking at the assessment process and setting some standards around this only...not to invite itself to get involved in other areas... Perhaps this is a Round Table issue? Simon Bloor Access SUMMIT >> Well, that might be but I think the view is that the supplier's Service Level Agreement was handed to QAG and that training and perhaps even dyslexia/study support support might come under that umbrella too. They are all related, in fact more is often spent on training than the assessment and more is often spent on dyslexia/study support than equipment, training and assessment put together. QAG is not inviting itself into every area. It has been asked to look at some areas and others turn out to have an obvious connection. It would seem silly to look at the assessment and then equipment without looking at the other areas coming out of the assessment. Part of this is to scrutinise the separation that should exist between the various activities - assessment and 'downstream' activities such as training, equipment and support. Part, is to make sure that the service serves the interests of the students. Part, is to ensure that each offers good value for public money. As I understand it, the Round Table might eventually either disolve or meet less often. QAG was a working group that met much more regularly and will eventually be formed into a legal body, perhaps similar to the QCA. Mick Trott