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PROPOSED SERVICE STANDARD · PAN-AFRICAN

Checks a provider can trace to their source.

MannSkill Academy proposes locally coordinated verification of applicant and placement-school evidence across African countries where reliable source checks can be arranged. This is a service framework for discussion with approved providers, not a claim that MannSkill is an approved verifier or that coverage is already operational everywhere.

See the checks ↗See the process

VERIFICATION MATRIX

What a provider could commission.

The provider selects checks for its route and country. MannSkill would seek confirmation independently from the issuing institution or authorized source, document the method and record limits where direct confirmation is unavailable.

Identity and names

Match names, name changes and identity details across the provider-approved documents; refer unresolved mismatches for review.

Academic and training records

Confirm secondary qualifications, degrees and teacher preparation directly with the awarding institution or an authorized verification channel.

Professional standing

Check registration, licence status or disciplinary standing with the relevant teacher regulator where such records and access exist.

Employment and references

Independently confirm school operation, referee authority, dates, role, subjects, age groups and teaching duties; document the source of each confirmation.

Criminal-record evidence

Follow the provider’s safeguarding instructions to confirm the document and issuing route where lawful and possible. Escalate adverse, missing or unverifiable information; do not label anyone “cleared.”

Placement schools

Confirm school identity, leadership authorization, available teaching practice and mentor role against the provider’s placement criteria.

CONTROLLED WORKFLOW

From instruction to decision.

  1. Provider instruction. Agree the route, required checks, report format, escalation contact, fees and responsibilities in writing.
  2. Country readiness. Create a country annex mapping sources, lawful access, languages, secure transfer, costs, timing and limits. Offer a check only where the source can be reached reliably.
  3. Applicant notice and authorization. Explain what will be checked, with whom information may be shared and how a discrepancy can be challenged. Collect only the documents necessary for the approved scope.
  4. Independent source checks. Contact issuers, regulators and schools using verified channels independent of applicant-supplied contacts wherever possible. Record date, method, source and checker.
  5. Escalation and second review. Promptly report safeguarding concerns through the agreed provider channel. A second trained reviewer examines evidence and unresolved discrepancies before issue.
  6. Versioned report and correction. Send a signed report securely to the provider, identify the status of each check and allow the applicant a fair opportunity to correct factual errors.
  7. Provider decision and audit. The provider can repeat or audit checks and makes its own admissions and suitability decision. MannSkill retains or deletes records under the agreed schedule.

REPORTING

Clear outcomes, no blanket approval.

Each check would carry one of five outcomes with an explanation and evidence reference. A report is evidence for the provider to evaluate, never an “approved applicant” score or a safety guarantee.

ConfirmedSource supports the stated fact.
DiscrepancySource conflicts with the submission; details and response recorded.
Unable to verifyReliable confirmation could not be obtained.
PendingCheck has not reached an outcome.
Not applicableCheck is outside the agreed scope.

A versioned report would identify the applicant and programme, the check matrix, source and date, verifier and reviewer, methods, limitations, discrepancies and corrections. Sensitive safeguarding details would be restricted to the provider’s designated contact.

RESPONSIBILITY & DATA

Provider-led decisions and safeguards.

The approved provider retains admissions, qualification equivalence, suitability and safeguarding decisions, placement approval, assessment and any QTS or iQTS responsibilities. A placement school carries out applicable local checks and confirms them in writing to the provider. MannSkill’s role would be limited to agreed verification and coordination.

Before handling applicant records, the parties would settle data roles, lawful basis, country-specific requirements, access, secure transfer, retention, deletion and incident reporting in a written arrangement. The provider should assess applicable UK international transfer rules.

  1. Minimum necessary data and restricted access for trained verifiers.
  2. Documented sources with a traceable audit trail and independent second review.
  3. Applicant fairness through notice and correction of factual discrepancies.
  4. Provider oversight through sampling, repeat checks and escalation of concerns.

CHOOSE YOUR VIEW

How this affects you.

The standard can support a provider’s evidence review once a formal arrangement and secure process exist. Online verification intake is not open on this site.

For applicantsWhat a check means, your information and your chance to respond ↗For providers and schoolsScope, accountability and the partnership discussion ↗

OFFICIAL REFERENCE POINTS

England iQTS suitability and partner-school checksDfE iQTS criteria ↗
Assessment only QTS provider responsibilitiesDfE assessment only guidance ↗
Personal information transferred internationallyUK ICO guidance ↗