This one-day CPD event will provide an opportunity for those planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider to begin to familiarise themselves with the QQI document Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training (first published in 2016).

An introduction to new concepts associated with programme development, evaluation and validation, as explained in the QQI document, will be provided.

There will also be an opportunity to review the resources available to support providers developing programmes in adherence to the QQI validation policy.

In addition, those attending will be facilitated to participate in a series of practical activities where they may share ideas, identify challenges and implications and suggest approaches to overcoming issues.

This professional development day will support goal 2 of the Further Education and Training Professional Development Strategy 2017-2019 in the following strategic priority area: Quality assurance

The target audience for this CPD event is FET staff with a role in planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider.

Facilitator: FESS

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

This professional development day will explore how FET Providers could offer quality assured blended learning programmes/courses.

It will include learning from one year of the CDETB Blended Course Pilot Project that followed on after completion of the Blend4VET project.

The day will include:

• · QQI Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines on Blended Learning
• · Governance structures to address in transitioning to a blended mode
• · Proposing a Course for Blended delivery - some considerations when writing the proposal
• · Making decisions in relation to such proposals – approval criteria
• · Implementing a blended course - challenges and opportunities

The target audience for this workshop is FET staff i.e. QA Support Teams, Programme Co-ordinators/Managers and FET Directors.

Facilitator: The day will be facilitated by FESS and CDETB

Please note: Pre booking is essential. Please do not book onto this event unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

This professional development day is a repeat of the same session held on 28th May 2019 and will explore how FET Providers could offer quality assured blended learning programmes/courses.

It will include learning from one year of the CDETB Blended Course Pilot Project that followed on after completion of the Blend4VET project.

The day will include:

• · QQI Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines on Blended Learning
• · Governance structures to address in transitioning to a blended mode
• · Proposing a Course for Blended delivery - some considerations when writing the proposal
• · Making decisions in relation to such proposals – approval criteria
• · Implementing a blended course - challenges and opportunities

The target audience for this workshop is FET staff i.e. QA Support Teams, Programme Co-ordinators/Managers and FET Directors.

Facilitator: The day will be facilitated by FESS and CDETB

Please note: Pre booking is essential. Please do not book onto this event unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

This one-day CPD event is a follow on from an event held in October 2018 which introduced QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training for the first time. As with the previous event, an opportunity will be provided for those planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider to begin to familiarise themselves with the QQI document Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training (first published in 2016).

Providers who have developed programmes (apprenticeship, programmes leading to CAS awards and programmes leading to non-CAS awards) validated by QQI and that adhere to QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training will also share their insights into the highs and lows of the programme development process in light of the requirements of the QQI validation policy.

This professional development day will support goal 2 of the Further Education and Training Professional Development Strategy 2017-2019 in the following strategic priority area: Quality assurance

The target audience for this CPD event is: FET staff with a role in planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider.

Facilitator: FESS 

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

This one-day CPD event is a follow on from an event held in October 2018 which introduced QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training for the first time. As with the previous event, an opportunity will be provided for those planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider to begin to familiarise themselves with the QQI document Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training (first published in 2016).

Providers who have developed programmes (apprenticeship, programmes leading to CAS awards and programmes leading to non-CAS awards) validated by QQI and that adhere to QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training will also share their insights into the highs and lows of the programme development process in light of the requirements of the QQI validation policy.

This professional development day will support goal 2 of the Further Education and Training Professional Development Strategy 2017-2019 in the following strategic priority area: Quality assurance

The target audience for this CPD event is: FET staff with a role in planning, managing and co-ordinating programme development activities within a provider.

Facilitator: FESS

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

This professional development day will allow participants to explore how they might approach the ‘blending’ of a course where the learners will experience a mix of face-to-face and remote online modes of delivery. The facilitator will present a case study to the group and will allow plenty of time for discussion.

As the day will include a practical element, and while the venue will provide some access to PCs, it is recommended that participants bring a laptop. In addition, participants are requested to bring provider programme modules (for a programme where a blended mode is being considered) and sample programme content e.g. PowerPoints presentations, etc. in soft copy.

The day will include:

CDETB Case Study addressing the following:

• Centre/college requirements including staffing, communication channels and other centre/college needs
• Delivery of a course including models of blended learning; digital technology/tools; review of programme content; selecting online versus face-to-face mode/s
• Creating the virtual environment through Moodle (Demonstration)
• Monitoring learner progress
• Assessment of learners
• Feedback to learners
• Evaluation and review of programme (sample questionnaires/focus group questions)

Practical Workshop 

• Introducing digital technology/tools
• Use of digital technology/tools to create content

This professional development day will support goal 2 of the Further Education and Training Professional Development Strategy 2017-2019 in the following strategic priority area: Technology enhanced learning (TEL)

The target audience for this workshop is FET programme co-ordination and delivery staff

Facilitator: Liz Hogan, Blended Learning Tutor

This professional development day will allow participants to explore how they might approach the ‘blending’ of a course where the learners will experience a mix of face-to-face and remote online modes of delivery. The facilitator will present a case study to the group and will allow plenty of time for discussion.

As the day will include a practical element, and while the venue will provide some access to PCs, it is recommended that participants bring a laptop. In addition, participants are requested to bring provider programme modules (for a programme where a blended mode is being considered) and sample programme content e.g. PowerPoints presentations, etc. in soft copy.

The day will include:

CDETB Case Study addressing the following:

• Centre/college requirements including staffing, communication channels and other centre/college needs
• Delivery of a course including models of blended learning; digital technology/tools; review of programme content; selecting online versus face-to-face mode/s
• Creating the virtual environment through Moodle (Demonstration)
• Monitoring learner progress
• Assessment of learners
• Feedback to learners
• Evaluation and review of programme (sample questionnaires/focus group questions)

Practical Workshop 

• Introducing digital technology/tools
• Use of digital technology/tools to create content

This professional development day will support goal 2 of the Further Education and Training Professional Development Strategy 2017-2019 in the following strategic priority area: Technology enhanced learning (TEL)

The target audience for this workshop is FET programme co-ordination and delivery staff

Facilitator: Liz Hogan, Blended Learning Tutor

This online event will explore the value and benefits of employer engagement and provide insights into how employers have successfully contributed to programme development and how they continue to enhance programmes by participating on programme boards throughout the ETB sector.

Employer representatives will speak about their input into a range of ETB programme development initiatives. Colleagues from ETBs will share their experiences, discuss the impact of employer engagement and present models of good practice.

The target audience for this event is: those considering new programme development, those involved in establishing programme boards, ETB QA Officers and ETB Employer Engagement Officers.

Facilitation: This event will be hosted by FESS and facilitated by Siobhan Magner, National Programme Manager, Sales Apprenticeship, MSLETB. After 20 years in the HE sector, Siobhan Magner moved to the Further Education (FE) sector in 2017 to support the programme design and development of a number of new generation apprenticeships. Her current role with Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) as National Programme Manager for the Sales Apprenticeship involves the implementation and management of this new innovative programme.

Guest Speakers will include;

• Margaret Cox, Director of the Western Management Company (WMC) which is the leading Management, Leadership and Regulatory Training Organisation in the West of Ireland
• Fiona Fay, FET Quality Assurance Support Officer, DDLETB
• John Kelly, Manager, National Construction Training Centre, Laois and Offaly ETB
• Suzanne Kiely, National Hairdressing Apprenticeship Programme Co-ordinator, Limerick and Clare ETB
• Carol Murphy, Head of HR & Development, SalesSense International

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.

Since QQI published Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training, 2017 a number of FET providers have successfully developed programmes for validation by QQI.

This online event is for those people who are new to programme development and want to get some information about the aforementioned policies and criteria.

This event will focus on:

• The main precepts of the QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training document
• The different types of FET programmes that may be developed by providers
• QQI toolkits to support providers developing FET programmes
• The programme development/validation process

The target audience for this event is: Those who are new to programme development, as it pertains to QQI Policies and Criteria for the Validation of Programmes of Education and Training, 2017.

Facilitation: This event will be facilitated by FESS.

Please note: Pre-booking is essential. Please do not book onto this session unless you are sure that you will attend / have approval to attend (if required). If an emergency arises, please inform us ASAP (cpdcancellations@fess.ie) as we operate a waiting list system and if time allows we can offer your booked place to another person.