This guide for college governors is a brief introduction to the Common Inspection Framework (CIF) for further education and skills, published by Ofsted in 2009 and its focus on the governance of colleges.
The new CIF heralds a revised approach to the inspection of provision across colleges and other learning and skills providers. While many features
of the previous inspection arrangements are retained, there are some distinct differences in approach. These include the inspection of leadership and management, where governance forms one of the contributory grades and is
published in the Record of Main Findings at the end of the report.