Irish Vocational Education Association

A Handbook for VECs and Boards of Management of Schools and Community Colleges

This handbook is intended to be of assistance to those involved in Vocational Education Committees and boards of management of VEC schools and community colleges. While under the relevant educational legislation a VEC is the body corporate for all schools and colleges established and maintained under its patronage, it delegates many appropriate responsibilities and functions to the local board of a school or college. Therefore there is a need to understand the respective responsibilities and functions at various levels in the sector (2006).

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Handbook

Leagan Gaeilge

Leagan Gaeilge - Appendices

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Information Pack and Handbook for Vocational Education Committee Members

The material in this pack has been prepared by the Irish Vocational Educational Association (IVEA), with the collaboration of the Department of Education and Science, for the assistance of the staff and members of vocational education committees (VECs). The material is presented as a set of guidelines for adoption by Committees as part of their governance policy framework.

The documentation includes the Code of Practice for the Governance of VECs, as well as a Code of Best Practice for VEC Members and Staff and related documents as advised to Committees by Circular Letter. Committees are required to adopt these as part of their accountability framework.

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Guidelines for conducting Equality Impact Assessments on IVEA and VEC plans, policies and programmes

These guidelines have been developed as a joint venture between the IVEA and the Equality Authority. They provide a foundation from which to implement equality impact assessments of plans, policies and programmes, a foundation that can be built on and developed further over time as capacity in this area grows. The focus for these guidelines is on the plans, policies and programmes that govern the business of the sector and its institutions rather than the internal operational procedures and practices of individual institutions.

Equality Impact Assessment Guidelines

Appendix - Assessment Template

Codes of Practice for Dealing with Complaints of Bullying & Harassment in VEC Workplaces

IVEA and trade unions in the VE sector are pleased to announce the publication of revised and agreed Codes of Practice for dealing with complaints of bullying and harassment in VEC workplaces (1 September 2006)

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Codes of Practice for Dealing with Complaints of Sexual Harassment in VEC Workplaces

IVEA and trade unions in the VE sector are pleased to announce the publication of revised and agreed Codes of Practice for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment in VEC workplaces (1 September 2006)

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Principal’s Legal Handbook

IVEA is pleased to introduce readers to the Principal’s Legal Handbook, an important and timely guide for all those navigating the waters of an Irish education system.

During the last five years a comprehensive revision of education law has presented many new challenges for principals, teachers and all those working in the Irish education sector. IVEA was heavily involved in the consultation process preceding this legislation and the implementation process that followed. We felt that a straightforward guide decoding the complexities of recent legislation would be great benefit to principals and all those involved in the education sector.

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Information Document to Assist Selection Boards

This information document has been prepared by the Irish Vocational Education Association to provide support and guidance to individual Vocational Education Committees and selection boards/committees established by them from time to time.

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Pilot framework for educational provision in the vocational education sector for migrant workers with english language needs

AN IVEA WORKING GROUP PUBLICATION, 2005 VOLUME IV - English Language Provision For Migrant Workers

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Pilot framework for educational provision for minority linguistic groups including asylum seekers and refugees.

AN IVEA WORKING GROUP PUBLICATION, 2004 VOLUME III - Further Education

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Pilot framework for educational provision for bilingual learners including asylum seekers and refugees

AN IVEA WORKING GROUP PUBLICATION, 2004 VOLUME II - Second Level

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Pilot framework for educational provision for asylum seekers, refugees and minority linguistic groups

AN IVEA WORKING GROUP PUBLICATION, 2003 VOLUME I - Lifelong Learning

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IVEA policy on educational provision for asylum seekers, refugees and other non-nationals

AN IVEA Working Group Report 2001

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