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An approach to Building Literacy Awareness across FET
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With the imminent publication of the new ten-year Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy, FESS is delighted to partner with CDETB in sharing An Approach to Building Literacy Awareness across FET Provision.
This is a two-part introduction and will take place over Zoom. Participants will be introduced to the content and materials of a 6 session Literacy Awareness for FET programme developed by the CDETB Adult Education Service. We will explore the ethos and rationale of the development of this programme and introduce the content, materials and delivery notes. We will also examine effective methodologies for online facilitation that best embed reflective practice and shared learning.
Target Audience: This two-part introduction is for key Adult Literacy practitioners, nominated by ETBs, to support their FET staff in becoming literacy-aware across all types of provision
Facilitation: CDETB Adult Education Service & FESS
Time Commitment: Two 2-hour sessions
Dates for delivery: Thursday 10th June from 2pm - 4pm AND Thursday 17th June from 2pm - 4pm
ETB Sector Assessment Reference Documents (announced June 2018)
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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
Quality Assurance
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The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 obliges Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) to issue guidelines for providers to inform their development of quality assurance procedures. In QQI's Policy on Quality Assurance Guidelines, April 2016, nine QA principles that should underpin the development of QA policies and procedures by providers are explained.
Registered QQI providers currently have QA policies and procedures in place to which all FET staff managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering progammes leading to QQI certification must adhere. To support providers in developing appropriate QA policies and procedures, and updating existing QA systems, QQI has developed and published guidelines for providers which may be accessed here.
FESS continues to support DES funded providers in quality assurance related issues and developments.