North East Further and Higher Education Alliance Denis Cummins Dundalk Institute of Technology.
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Transcript of North East Further and Higher Education Alliance Denis Cummins Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Aims1. To increase progression from Further Education Colleges to
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT).
1. To support learner transition from further education to higher education through a range of initiatives both pre- and post-registration at DKIT
1. To provide mutual support and explore the use of shared services in areas such as promotion, recruitment, ICT services, library resources and access to specialist facilities at DKIT that are not available to the further education colleges
1. To promote the continuing professional development of staff of all the members institutes
Scope
1. Develop collectively ‘College experience’ opportunities such as shadowing, use of facilities, student and staff liaison with FE, staff exchange and shadowing
1. Co-ordinate and collaborate on curriculum development to support student transition and progression
1. Guarantee progression routes from FE to participating IoTs, while recognising that this may not be possible for all programmes
1. Identify expertise and supports that could be shared between FE & HE Institutions that support student learning, retention and progression. This would include learner assessment, targeted learning support, shared services such as ICT, Library & E-Learning
1. Develop collaboratively a Pre Entry to College Module, which will be run in each FE College, as a prerequisite for entry into an IoT and which addresses ‘known’ key issues/skills/competencies.
Values
• Spirit of partnership/co-operation (mutually supportive) to underpin the work
• Progression/welfare of the students should be
central and govern all we do
• Try to work towards consensus. Look for compromise/adjustments where conflict may arise e.g. in Working Groups.
Working Groups
• Access Sub Group
• Business / Sport
• IT
• Caring Group
• Engineering and Science
• New Working Groups will emerge
Actions Achieved 2009
• 1st Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning on May 22, 2009
• Access courses funded by the Dormant Accounts Fund
• Advanced entry (year 2) to DKIT for FE students in Business, Computing, Science
• MA Teaching and Learning (developed)• Access to FE colleges to DKIT Staff
Development Programme
New Actions
• Collaboration on Services – ICT, Library
• New discipline development
• Aiming to provide Leadership in responding to our economic crisis