I'm not talking about NFAC assessments. My point is I do
not beleive it appropriate to charge LEAs for work you
would be doing anyway. Mind you, I suppose we could be
like solicitors and charge the LEA £10 every time we write
to them. Hmmm, I can feel a business plan coming on.
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:48:22 -0000 David Laycock
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> Is it possible that Bryan and Peter are at crossed purposes? A
> good assessment report is justifiably worth charging for as it is the
> result of a time-consuming complex process. As to who is paid,
> Bryan is right that when local DOs work with this Access Centre
> and (effectively) become one of its assessors, we will not pay the
> individual twice. If they are on a full time contract then any fees
> owed by us for the work done would go to the HEI concerned,
> which have a right to this as they are paying the wages of someone
> who, during the assessment process, is actually working for an
> individual student.
>
> If, however, the DO is on a fractional post, say .5, then we
> effectively employ him/her in their free time. All we take advantage
> of then is their experience and local knowledge, and the fees would
> be paid directly to the indiviual. This process began here in 1995
> when we were running short of assessors and I chose to ask local
> DOs whose work I knew and admired to do assessments with us.
> Many were already doing this but having problems with their LEAs.
> It works very well and I wish the process was used more widely.
>
>
> Dave Laycock
>
> Head of CCPD
> Computer Centre for People with Disabilities
> University of Westminster
> 72 Great Portland Street
> London W1N 5AL
>
> tel. 020 7911-5161
> fax. 020 7911-5162
> WWW home page: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
Bryan Jones
Equal Opportunities Adviser
London Guildhall University
Tel: 020 7320 1137
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