Education for Everyone
Independent Facilitator for Consultation and Engagement Phases
The RTPI Corporate Strategy 2020-2030 committed the Institute to deliver Education for Everyone with a scope to:
- Undertake a detailed review to broaden access to the pathways into chartered membership, to reach out to attract diverse talent, which will include reviewing the time taken, the delivery mechanisms and the content of courses.
- Review the existing model of entry and learning outcome requirements for accredited planning schools to ensure it fits our new, more inclusive and reactive model, seeking to accredit future planning schools that support delivery of our vision and missions.
- Broaden planning education requirements to enable a wider pool of experts working in related built environment disciplines to become chartered professional planners.
This work supports implementation of the RTPI CHANGE action plan and the Institute’s vision “to be, and promote the planning profession to be, as diverse as the communities it represents, to act inclusively, treating everyone fairly and seeking to provide a culture which delivers the best outcomes for the diverse society in which and for whom we work.”
We are now looking to appoint an independent facilitator (individual consultant or organisation) to support the project team and to deliver consultation and listening exercises for Education for Everyone ‘Part 2’. This is an important step as we approach the final stages of policy development.
A key output from the review will be revisions to the RTPI Policy Statement for Initial Planning Education. The elements that make up this statement will be subject to discussion with relevant standing committees and consultation across the RTPI membership and with education stakeholders.
In summary, we are seeking a consultant to act as an independent facilitator and work with the project team on an engagement strategy. The independent facilitator will lead the gathering and analysis of feedback on a series of proposals being developed by the project team, with guidance and sign-off from the Board of Trustees, taking account of evidence and information from Part 1 of the project.
Please see the full Invitation to Tender pack for further information.
Tenders to be submitted by 9am Thursday 9th May to [email protected]
Answers will be provided to questions received about the tender before 10am Tuesday 7th May. They will be collated, anonymised and published online by 5pm Tuesday 7th May.
Interviews expected to be held on 16th May.
All tenders are conducted in line with our Procurement Policy which can be viewed here.
