Board of Management: Agreed Reports

14th December 2022

• Minutes for the Board meeting of the 9th November were ratified.
• Welcome was extended to Kelly Doyle and Joseph McGuinness, student representatives to the Board and Mary Leydon, teacher representative to the Board.
• Course projections for 2023 were submitted to FARR.
• ERASMUS+ interviews completed and students now preparing for placement in February 2023 to Malaga.
• The following policies were ratified by the Board – MSLETB ICT AUP Policy, MSLETB AUP Policy and Child Protection Procedures – Safety Statement.
• Child Protection Oversight Report was presented to the Board.
• Staff meetings and other meetings continue to take place.
• All printers are now installed onsite.
• An update on the Canteen was presented and await further developments.
• Proposal for a new Healthcare style course in the pipeline. To be developed and looked at further.
• New P2P Finance system in place.

9th November 2022

• Minutes for the Board meeting of the 17th June were ratified.
• Good wishes were extended to staff and students for the 2022 – 2023 College year.
• Information from the Director of Schools with regard to Board Meetings was distributed.
• ERASMUS+ interviews are taking place in November and the Board extends good wishes to all participants.
• The following policies were ratified by the Board – MSLETB Fee Policy, Admission Policy to SCFET 2022 – 2023, Substance Misuse Policy.
• Child Protection Oversight Report was presented to the Board.
• Issues identified with regard to heating and some building works in the College were resolved.
• Budget for January – June period was examined.
• Recommencement of evening classes to be examined and progressed.

17th June 2022

• Congratulations were extended to students at SCFET who recently graduated. The event was hosted in An Chroi, Tubbercurry and was a great success.
• IV and EA took place in the College in May and June. Very positive reports and to acknowledge the hard work carried out by the teachers.
• The College is hosting a ‘virtual’ event on the 15th – 17th June.
• The Board will consider a mixture of online and onsite meetings for the next College academic year.
• Update on finances for 2021 was presented and positive report.
• Review of courses and numbers was carried out and an update on current applications given.

4th May 2022

• The College is now accepting applications for a range of courses commencing in September.
• The College will adopt the MSLETB Course Fees and Refund policy. This policy replaces the existing Policy.
• The Board would like to congratulate all learners who participated in an ERASMUS+ fully funded European work placement in Barcelona in April.
• The College will launch a virtual open event (via the website) in June.
• An external audit of the Health & Safety systems and policies was recently conducted at the College.
• members of the Board participated in training – Ethos and Characteristic Spirit.
• The Board would like to extend their good wishes to learners participating in exams over the coming weeks.

17th February 2022

• All full time courses scheduled to commence in September 2022 are now open for applications via the College website.
• The Erasmus+ group will travel to Barcelona on the 3rd of April for two weeks to participate in a European work placement and cultural experiences.
• Assistant Principal II position has been filled by Kate Jordan.
• Skills to Advance course has commenced.
• SecureAllSecurity are taking over the key holder duties for the College.

9th December  2021

• The Board welcomes the installation of new desktop computers in the Computer Rooms.
• The installation of new electric heaters is to take place in January 2022.
• The ERASMUS+ Grant Agreement has been signed and the travelling group for 2021-2022 has been established. The Board extend their congratulations to the twelve students who were successful in securing a place on the programme.
• The Board has approved updates to the following College Policies – Admissions, Child Safeguarding Statement, Safety Statement, Induction for New Teachers.
• A Skills to Advance course is due to commence in the College in January 2022. This is welcomed.
• The position of Assistant Principal II was advertised internally in the College. Applications received will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Date: 15th October 2021

• Details of the College Management Structure and Decision-Making processes was presented to the Board.
• A report on the review of the Post of Responsibilities was presented to the Board. The Board ratified the posts and signed off on them.
• The following policies were ratified by the Board – Attendance & Participation, Course Fees & Refund, Critical Incident Management Plan.
• Upgrade work was completed on the roof of the main College and other minor works (automatic doors and painting of classrooms) completed over the summer.
• Computer Rooms have been upgraded with new laptops.
• Promotion of the Skills to Advance course to be undertaken by the Board.
• Welcome to the new student representatives onto the Board for 2021-2022.
• All good wishes to students and staff for the upcoming academic year.

Date: 19th May 2021

• The Board would like to commend and congratulate recent graduates. Preparation is underway for a virtual graduation to take place in the coming weeks.
• Preparations ongoing for a Virtual Open Event to showcase Programmes to potential students.
• External Authentication takes place in the College from the 19th of May to the 28th of May.
• Repairs to the Roof on the main building of the College will commence on Monday the 24th of May 2021. Ongoing interaction in relation to further developments to College infrastructure.
• A new Childcare course will commence in September 2021.
• Skills to Advance training to commence in September 2021.

Date: 24th March 2021

• Progress is ongoing with Aidan Tighe and the Skills to Advance initiative. The Principal and Aidan hope to attend and make a presentation at the next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.
• Any business contacts that Board members have will be forwarded to the Secretary. The aim is to set up a meeting with these contacts to promote Skills to Advance.
• New courses been launched – Skills for Remote Workers, and Skills for Modern Workplace. Hope to incorporate these into the College provision.
• Architect from AXO visited College regarding building developments.
• The HSE using SCFET for teaching and learning of its clients is very welcome and a great idea.
• Evening courses to commence on the 12th April – Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care.
• Examinations are ongoing and will continue until May. The Board wishes everybody the best of luck.
• Ongoing social media growth – Instagram and Facebook. Well done to the Advanced Administration group who put together a TikTok video to promote the College.

Date: 10th February 2021

• Further training for Board members will take place after Easter 2021.
• The Board discussed the rebranding of courses and the addition of new components to existing programmes.
• All full time courses scheduled to commence in September 2021 have been activated and are live on fetchcourses.ie. Students can now apply for courses online.
• The Health Services Supervisory Management group are currently working on a Project entitled ‘Share to Care’.
• The College and MSLETB are currently engaging with the local community in the planning and delivery of courses.
• The Board would like to commend the continued efforts made by learners and teachers to engage in teaching and learning during the current restrictions.