National Conference on Quality Assurance in Further Education
"Improving Programmes and Services through Self-Evaluation"
Thursday 4th October 2007
A partnership conference organised by the
and the
Further Education Support Service
The following presentations were delivered at the Conference and are available for download here for your information:
Opening Address
Minister Sean Haughey TD, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science
Welcome and Introduction
Ms. Miriam O' Donoghue, Manager, Further Education Support Service/ Deputy Director, CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit
Mr. Joe English, Development Officer, IVEA
Keynote Address
Professor Tom Collins, Professor of Education, Education Department, NUI Maynooth
FETAC Self-Evaluation of Programmes and Services
Mr. Walter Balfe, Development Officer, FETAC
Quality Framework Initiative (QFI): Embedding a Culture of Evaluation
Ms. Shivaun O' Brien, QFI National Co-ordinator
Self-Evaluation: A PLC perspective
Ms. Jo-Anne Walsh, QA Co-ordinator, Co. Mayo VEC
Mr. Pat Higgins, Adult Education Officer, Co. Mayo VEC
Approaches to Internal and External Evaluation in VTOS
Ms. Geraldine Condron, County Co-ordinator, Co. Dublin VEC
Ms. Catherine Byrne, Education Development Officer, Co. Wicklow VEC
