RDNA Self-Assessment Tool User Guide
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1. Primary Statute Production 0 COMPLETE 04 COMPLETE 04 COMPLETE Click if module d s mot apply Glick ff moduk dots inet apply Click H mode does nod apply Let s now assume that having switched to the technical knowledge section animal health and welfare by clicking on the tab containing its title you then click on the second module farm animals and feed and food hygiene Animal Health ard i eHare Farm Animals and Feed and Food Hygiene Primary Production your current role oF a role you are developing towards please endicaly how condidend you are that your knowledge of the following topics is sufficient considering the frequency and extent Your options explained your inwotressent ath hem Processing of initial complaints and business enquiries What This is a fodansental alee of any anina Beghh gerne As of fener must have knosiedge of the legal basis od a complai including stabstory and procederal time limits for handling any enquiry and have Gee piki bo diebthgeeih Retest gr crevieeal meets A work RASGRSSe OF Ding Ge CO gana oes aad oebpeA gees relating io deed A food hygiene and Taming peactiogs and poonedunes is required for effecng advice o umeni legelation t support buses ahs lve aces JAR to poteke information om amamal health welfan and on feed amp food hygiene at prmany peodection level effectveby and efficsenthy Biking nbserding afd procesaing Atal compan and tie A SERIO Wih perih SLT ATS2. AHVLA Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency BETTER REGULATION EXECUTIVE Chartered 5 Institute of Environmental Health Food Standards P Agency food gov uk gt HSE FIDIA Regulators Dewelopment Negodi Analysis Department for Business Innovation amp Skills Better Regulation Delivery Office RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide k y e CA O i oh ANS _ 70 VAD y e a Se WLGA CLILC 6 Lhywodraeth Cymru Welsh Government trading standards Institute OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING ll SSIS Zs National Measurement Office Local Government Association 7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE The Institute of Licensing RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Introduction Context The Regulators Development Needs Analysis RDNA self assessment tool is one feature of a collaborative project to introduce common regulatory competence standards for regulators in local authorities and elsewhere The work is ongoing and being led by the Better Regulation Delivery Office BRDO in partnership with the Regulatory Excellence Forum which comprises 22 professional and representative bodies The overall approach to competency is closely linked with the relevant qualifications frameworks provided by the professional bodies including the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the Tra
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4. role you are developing towards please indicate how confident you are that your knowledge of the following topics is sufficient considering the frequency and extent of your involvement with them A series of statements follows the above presented as tasks or topics and accompanied by the standard drop down menu with five options The options are explained in the table below and qualified according to whether the assessment being undertaken is a self assessment or a manager assessing a member of his or her team Regulator You do not agree that you have the skills or knowledge required for this task or topic and there is a development need you would like to discuss with 1 Fm not confident your manager development need Manager You believe this officer has a development need in this area Regulator You agree that you have the skills or knowledge required for this task or topic and there is 2 I m confident no no development need to discuss with your manager development need Manager You believe this officer has no development need in this area RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Regulator You agree that you have the skills or knowledge required for this task or topic but would like to gain additional expertise so there is still a development need you would like to discuss with your I m confident development manager need Manager You believe this officer has the skills or knowledge required for thi
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7. an ldeonity the hagards wed arpar the level of rk SS Ce mih Se Ld Aad ta Pp ee ee Be Teu telerted Apes hon Guy ale nT maat Aiaj iaminn ed Apaia the feleninp iirmami 2 Esplin the ceceept of beer md rak Vou clecied Apa Mo decalepreant ceed And comment et The report begins with a Summary of Development Needs in this case dog control orders in the companion animals module of the animal health and welfare section This highlights to the reader only those statements against which there is a potential develooment need and does not include comments The subsequent Full Assessment Report contains the answer options selected along with any comments made for all of the statements included in the self assessment by section and module Existing users Overview Start using the ROMA tool fests peal aed al ander bea Eager The FA eel tool m an mercies webade Pal proces go robesl proce erbi mpamba a acess red praba ep peel caps Barc hae 2 cee Pep golly I Bho ond bechet al bovine barbers epee io parte ler aseni heal aed fray ee mineja Pure ies Te pitam oh edie pte ad fe h Bee Fe ey lo tee ds Po eth ee tes Ghee Diniah Letra deed et ered es eed aa et th Be opiera Ea are oe a Coke in Bidets Go pei Cen ake le ay ar pou crepes St epee ley ee rer al et lead eg First tin Dh Donte of he DS a eee fa eph a res pou Fue deni whech iied tar Be d lh teat rua a let Of ur perl deeded P Fobra Da un fhe aae for Ragu i
8. ar regulatory functions age restricted sales agriculture animal health and welfare fair trading fire safety food gambling Gambling Act 2005 health and safety housing intellectual property licensing Licensing Act 2003 metrology weights and measures noise petroleum pollution prevention and control port health and product safety Each section is sub divided into modules The core regulatory skills cover the full range of common regulatory activities assessing risks planning organising and prioritising promoting compliance advising and influencing conducting interventions enforcing legislation working effectively with business working effectively with citizens partners and stakeholders using and managing knowledge effectively personal development innovation and learning IT literacy and numeracy providing Primary Authority services The technical knowledge sections reflect the way work is commonly organised and structured within local authorities allowing for the fact this does vary between authorities Each module includes a series of statements presented as tasks in the skills sections and topics in the technical knowledge sections These provide the means for regulators to identify development needs in relation to their specific roles They include some knowledge that is commonly needed by regulators but is not regulatory in nature RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Self assessment By what criteria
9. ding Standards Institute and supported by the key players in the local and national regulatory landscape giving transparency and confidence to all Its key features are core generic regulatory skills and leadership skills sections technical knowledge sections specific to areas of regulation the RDNA self assessment tool the Guidance for Regulators Information Point GRIP designed to help meet development needs identified and e adevelopment process for regulators and managers The aim is to ensure that the needs of regulators in local authorities and elsewhere are identified and addressed through self assessment via simple flexible and user friendly web based tools that can be used in conjunction with existing approaches with access to innovative and cost effective solutions for meeting development needs and as an integral part of continuous professional development CPD The overall approach has been designed to be sufficiently flexible to work with existing approaches to personal development Function The RDNA self assessment tool is an interactive website that provides a robust process enabling a regulator to identify and prioritise his or her development needs or for a manager to do this in relation to a member of his or her team Its purpose is to pinpoint issues for attention it does not give work related advice or guidance It is free to use and in the public domain although site registration is required at
10. e green create report button to proceed Completed Assessments save your assessment Please give your completed agsesement a name Please select whe this Please select assesment was taken tor Name your assessment in the field shown and select an option from the drop down menu to indicate whether it was done for yourself or someone else Click on the green save button to continue Completed Assessments 2012 Assesament Dai Eeki iJ Foon 7 Save your assessment Your assecsment report has been created Download your report or Start a new assessment Your report is now listed in the box on the right To download the file in Rich Text Format which allows it to be opened and edited in Word click on download your report A sample opening page is shown below Alternatively you can click on start a new assessment to return to the assessment creation page 12 RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Assessment Name 2012 Assessinent Dan af Sehmisnpm 05 Jam SOLD dere keuk Poet Saal Summary of Development Needs That is a nated head seen fer whieh yeu paleti Dhiagees Devaleppiem Seed of Agree Depan seed Aay commen Yeu de oe fet tide o hase cam be Deane E he fall pepe Aim Health asd Welfare Keawledge Companion Amimals Beg Comtrel Coders inchecing deg fered Ya elected hape Derralegreant Saad Full Assessment Report Regulatory Skills I Avieas riika Agel whee Telen img mattm
11. ections you would like to include in your tailored assessment and click on the blue continue button From now on you are logged into the RDNA self assessment tool To log out at any stage click on logout just below the logo on the left Completed Assessments Assessment Summary You have chosen to include the fallowlng secilans Skills in your assessmiens Regulatory Knowledge Animal Seah amp Saare The next page shows you a summary of your tailored assessment In this case regulatory Skills and animal health and welfare have been chosen If your selected sections are not correct click on the blue modify assessment button to return to the previous page If they are correct click on the green create assessment button RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Using the dashboard and module assessment pages Arana Heath sd irlara Charger pation hhk Downie Statement m Help wiih AS ees 1 Aes rikr Cih a reciept ey 5 To conduct intervened in Hia ponei imbi gaa T Dirck models doe uA Mapy 5 Use and manage kncvledge tierra Chick f models doen ree opty 2 Plan organise and price T COMPLETI Eici a aid ea E y 6 To eafecce the relevant Ben os Comer PTT Cici H module does ot ey 10 Peraenal developriacit innate and leaning Ch i meus doe ot ape J Promote compliance Rens ting proher tional judgment a BS Cer Te Chat i a ech cee Pale eh nt B
12. ent Tool User Guide Indicators of Competency A pemen whet erage HoE sa ou amen of nia a has bavaledge of relevant isk management standards ad promotes tha posite impact on business of good mek managenent bj apples the pomcples of efecina osx management while on pomees bo assess businesses of indrduals while undertaking inbewtnlons identiies haz ds that can oscur applying an understanding of hazan ideriiication bechniques whore ralgvant d adhases the botaess of indmedual on efectve isk management and directs them to appropriate sources of further miima o ensures that where a more detailed of specialised assessment is required the business or indmidual has made suitable arrangements for its implonspntateon Tpiterties unacceptable mks using iint acceptance dilea and ensures cometine action i taken g presents to the business of indradual minimam targets for improved nsk control the options for improang ngk management the comectran achion nacesaany and confirms these in wiking with refgcence to the relevanl logal quirements h communicates the pobential harm anaing from failure fo improve ngk corina and vihara necessary fakes enforcement aclion I for businesses with a Primary dathonty takes account of any intelligence deeseminated by the Pnmary Authonty that relates to how the bugingss is managing its sks Each module in regulatory skills has its own list of indicators accompanied by a link to the relevant page on
13. ndore Pians AIF a pia Aa Ce bp as fe Wej ge r Me ee Pe T ee Aa eS i g j Birt at mA VS i j Latest Developments Cie ea age E maniy ep KONA eina hare pce ag a UE apa ct bearer rer oe a regen bo alert ema Ep inex Damico gi ob Specie mk poa ia KLIKA paella ko eer paa Fiaa rakor ch ea alab bor Hnn i n h bobasa h RINA gH Hi arr E RDNA joo tion e ge y pE lf you are returning to the RDNA self assessment tool enter your email address and password in the fields shown in the box on the right and click on the blue login button If you forget your password click on forgotten password and follow the instructions The session time out is set to one hour and will log you out automatically at this point if there has been no activity on your PC If you need additional support please email rdna brdo bis gsi gov uk 13
14. ou are developing towards please indicate how confident you are that you can perform the following tasks effectively Your options explained 1 7 Ident y ihe hazards and assess the heeel of ex ang mi eonnechon with ihe business indrdual s actebes and lake auch le saa sa a i a eae Tm not confident develapment need Im confident no developenent ngad Tm confident development need Im confident and already exceed Next Question This ia noi anpbcabla to m The module presents a series of statements You need to indicate how confident you are that you can perform each task effectively by selecting an option from the standard drop down menu I m not confident development need I m confident no development need I m confident development need lm confident and already exceed This is not applicable to my role With the exception of the second a text box will then open allowing you to comment on your answer if required To view a pop up screen with more explanation of these phrases click on the black button your options explained Once you have finished responding to all the statements or decide to return to the module at a later time to reconsider it click on the green button save This will return you to the dashboard To view a pop up screen with more information about what is required to assess risks effectively click on the blue button indicators of competency RDNA Self Assessm
15. s task or topic but would like to discuss opportunities for developing additional expertise Regulator You agree that you have the skills or knowledge required for this task or topic and expertise over and above the standard indicated This I m confident and already could possibly be used to assist other officers exceed Manager You believe this officer has additional expertise in this area and may wish to discuss how it could be used to assist others in the team or beyond Regulator You believe that this task or topic is not relevant If this option is selected a dialogue box will appear allowing you to make supporting comments which will be included in your self assessment report Your manager may have a view on the relevance of the task or topic especially for grey areas This is not applicable to my role Manager You believe that this task or topic is not relevant to this officer s role Endorsement and CPD The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the Trading Standards Institute support the RDNA self assessment tool and GRIP and have been central to the development of the skills and knowledge sections Members can claim CPD hours for the self assessment process and for activities undertaken to address identified development needs where a personal development plan is produced RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide The Self Assessment Process Registration Overview Tree PIHA settl aa
16. should an individual regulator determine whether he or she has a development need in relation to the various statements Ultimately this requires a personal judgment made in the context of the job description and level of authorisation and the expectations of the employing local authority and any relevant national regulator More specifically in relation to the technical knowledge topics the competence standard for consideration is the working knowledge the regulator requires to undertake his or her routine activities In some cases a basic working knowledge may be sufficient supplemented by research as and when required In other cases the level of working knowledge may need to be more extensive and cover all aspects of a topic particularly for more specialised regulators It should always be remembered that the purpose of using the RDNA self assessment tool is to identify development needs Options The modules in the core regulatory skills and leadership skills sections begin with the following words By selecting the appropriate option from the drop down menus on the right and in relation to your current role or a role you are developing towards please indicate how confident you are that you can perform the following tasks effectively The modules in the technical knowledge sections begin with the following words By selecting the appropriate option from the drop down menus on the right and in relation to your current role or a
17. the outset After tailoring the process to his or her role the user considers a series of statements and selects responses from a standard drop down menu with five options These indicate his or her confidence in relation to the performance of certain tasks or knowledge of specific technical topics RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide On completion of the self assessment process a report is created that can be printed and downloaded to your PC The report will highlight any potential areas of development need which should then be discussed and agreed with your manager as part of your development review process Following that discussion the GRIP a portal website can be used to find relevant online resources to help meet the needs identified in a cost effective way It mirrors the RDNA structure providing links to 12 types of learning materials The means by which the development needs will be met should then guide the production of a personal development plan Structure The view of the Regulatory Excellence Forum is that there is a set of generic core skills required by all regulators which is underpinned by the specific technical knowledge that depends upon their specialism This is reflected in the structure of the RDNA self assessment tool which is divided into sections Two cover skills and are generally applicable core regulatory skills and leadership skills Seventeen cover technical knowledge and are specific to particul
18. uriirerici Chick meds dow mee apps 71 IT ieres amd Mie ES CETE Chek f mde does ee opty 4 Agwine and influarce CEE p Poa ieee A epee Click i moduiy Goes oot apy 12 Previn of Primary hanhi aan loes Clic if module dors nol apply The dashboard lists all the modules in your selected sections The 12 modules in regulatory Skills are shown To download a section directly from the RDNA tool click on download statements button 9 Use and manage knowledge effectively 10 Personal development innovation and leaning 11 IT literacy and MUMET dCY 42 Provision of Primary Auihoriiy senices 0 COMPLETE 0 COMPLETE 0 COMPLETE Click ii module dots mot apply Click H module dots mot app Click Hi module dots mot apply Click bo re apply mue In the event that a specific module is not applicable to your role it can be deselected at this stage by clicking on click if module does not apply It can subsequently be reselected by clicking on click to re apply module To begin your tailored assessment click on any module box Let s assume that you click on assess risks the first module in regulatory skills RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Completed Assessments Animal Health and Vlelfare 1 Assess risks Indicators of Competency By selecting the appropriate option from ihe drap down menus on the right and in relation ae Back to dashboard fo your cument robe or tol y
19. word z Torme oa Register Contin password Hotes Wer prag must bed characters or mere god cocien Mi haat ont sume Chanel AND dee Geet Cade letter Whe do you work for Please select D Ehee rpi and ancoracged thp Tarena of Woon and Pra Privacy Policy matice Register Enter your details into the fields shown and select an option from the drop down menu in response to the question who do you work for local authority public sector organisation private sector self employed other If you indicate that you work for a local authority two further drop down menus are presented Select the appropriate options for la type and location Click on terms of use and privacy policy to view pop up screens with these items Once you have read and understood them tick the statement box To continue click on the blue register button RDNA Self Assessment Tool User Guide Assessment creation Completed Anietiments Update my Assessment Barbie tee dequlationy deters Thal oie pbinar bo poe bode by Car ay a pT aR Rath ee Paha ae rece That k epelena ails are girih iiil Ota Hi rebrami be all regedators Croce jou have made pour selection click continue Knowledge arira Act Foe Palintian Penata mad Contr dicea Age Hariicied Protects arad Tiranes F Animal heh ana Weine ed Hiit CO as Tick the boxes to indicate which skills and technical knowledge s
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