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The Further Education Support Service has put together a calendar of events for 2019 to support those working in the FET environment in DES funded providers.
The current themes and topics for the CPD calendar can be accessed here
FESS has been working with ETBI and eight ETBs in the development of a referencing handbook and an academic writing handbook for learners in the FET sector.
Referencing Handbook for the Further Education and Training (FET) Sector
The full referencing handbook is available here
Where providers might like to compile a customised referencing handbook for their learners, the referencing handbook is available in sections here.
Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) on behalf of the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETB’s)are establishing a new national panel of External Authenticators (EA) for Further Education and Training programmes.
The External Authenticator provides independent confirmation of fair and consistent assessment of learners in accordance with QQI requirements and reports on consistency of assessment results with national standards.
In collaboration with the Further Education Support Service a number of information briefing sessions will be held at venues throughout Ireland. During these Briefing Sessions the requirements for the role and the application process will be discussed.
Previous External Authentication experience is desirable but not essential. Interested individuals should have experience of delivering or assessing programmes leading to QQI awards, or associated industry expertise (5 years).
This EA Panel will serve those services in Education and Training Boards providing programmes leading to QQI awards.
Interested? Click here-Information for Prospective External Authenticators
*Note until further notice existing Panels/EAs will still operate at local levels.
Register for a Briefing Session
Map of Briefing Session locations
A suite of reference documents for quality assuring assessment of learners has been developed by an ETB sectoral assessment working group in collaboration with the Further Education Support Service (FESS), and following a detailed consultative process. These reference documents have been developed to assist ETBs in developing and documenting policies and procedures for quality assuring learner assessment, in line with best practice. Copies of the reference documents have now been distributed to all ETBs in hard copy and are also available through a secure login repository on www.etbi.ie
To work effectively with learners it is important to take care of your own well-being, as a teacher and tutor. This booklet will explore how you can use the findings and strategies of positive psychology and maximise your own individual potential for happiness and well-being. Taking Care of Your Well-Being for FET Teachers and Tutors was developed by Dr. Marie Rooney on behalf of FESS to support those working in the FET sector. We hope that you find it useful.
FESS is pleased to announce that in addition to new programme specific resources, we now also have thematic specific resource lists available here
The thematic resources can be categorised under the following headings:
Equality and Diversity
Learner well-being in the FET Environment
Literacy and Numeracy
Teaching and Learning
Technology Enhanced Learning
To view an explanation of how QQI calculate the grade of a FET major award using the QBS, and to access some worked examples, please click here.
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