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FEATURE

• Delegating responsibility and, where or reviewing appraisal processes and any other Whether you are a large or small training
appropriate, decision-making authority to processes that the organisation implements. organisation, and wherever you are on your
subcommittees. The Academic Committee can also Quality Development journey, having a
• Ensuring that learners receive a high- establish a programme board to ensure that structured approach to the development of
quality academic experience. any programme run by the organisation is your organisation as a Centre of Excellence,
• Approving and implementing policies in alignment with approved programme is the best first step.
relating to admissions, accreditation of documentation and schedules. It can monitor A Management Board with a focus on the
prior learning and entry standards. feedback collected from learners and teachers strategic development of your organisation is
• Reviewing the operation and effectiveness to support the continuous improvement a good starting point. The Board, through the
of policies for the selection, admission, of the programme, and respond where empowerment of an Academic Committee,
retention, progression and exclusion of appropriate. Subcommittees and Programme Boards as
learners. A programme board may also: appropriate, can explore how the organisation
• Ensuring only programmes approved runs, review feedback from all stakeholders
by the committee and where applicable • Monitor the effectiveness of teaching, and then recommend ways in which
relevant accreditation bodies may be learning and assessment methods and improvements can be made to drive change.
offered by the organisation adjust where appropriate. All this will help deliver the Centre of
• Assuring and overseeing the quality of • Monitor the implementation of quality Excellence you want your organisation to be,
published and public information. assurance procedures and associated with tangible benefits for everyone involved
• Ensuring validation programme conditions improvement activities. in the organisation.
are adhered to and recommendations • Monitor learner attendance, progression
considered. and performance.
• Make recommendations in relation to Patrick Creed has held
Establishing programme boards library resources as needed to better roles as Teacher, Teacher
An Academic Committee can establish support programme delivery Trainer, ADoS, DoS and now
subcommittees as needed, which are involved • Review reports from External Examiners, School Owner and Director.
in carrying out a particular function or role, external accreditation bodies where He co-wrote the Clockwise
and report to the Academic Committee. applicable. Intermediate Teacher Resource Book
This may involve any number of different • Provide an annual report to the published by OUP and completed his Delta
functions that could include a review of Academic Committee, including data qualification in 2016. He holds a Masters
the Quality Standards of the organisation, and information pertaining to teaching, in Ergonomics and Physics, a Masters in
reviewing job descriptions within the learning and assessment, the learning Renewable Energies and a Masters in Project
organisation, developing handbooks or other environment, and learning resources and and Programme Management.
necessary documentation for the organisation curriculum .

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