Educational Management of Adult Guidance

COURSE 2007-2008

1. BACKGROUND
The 2000 White Paper 'Learning for Life' has highlighted the need for the systemic development of adult education provision and of the critical importance of adult educational guidance to assist life long learning. In 1998-99, the National Centre for Guidance in Education, a support and development agency of the Department of Education and Science in the field of guidance initiated a course in the Educational Management of Adult Guidance in collaboration with NUI Maynooth and with the support of the EU LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme. With an emphasis on practical application, the key aim of the course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to develop and manage adult educational guidance provision in their own organisations and institutions.

Who is this Course for?
This course is designed for those either in, or planning to move into, the management of adult guidance. People who will find the course to be of particular relevance include staff in the AEGI, AEOs, ALOs, VTOS Coordinators, CEFs, Community and Adult Education Officers, staff from relevant Third Level college services.

2. COURSE DATES
The course is organised in 5 blocks of 2 days x 8 hrs each

December 6and 7, 2007 (Thursday & Friday)
January 10 and 11, 2008 (Thursday & Friday)
February 7 and 8, 2008(Thursday & Friday)
March 13 and 14, 2008 (Thursday & Friday)
April 3 and 4, 2008 (Thrusday & Friday)

3. LOCATION OF THE COURSE
Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9.

4. CONTENT OF THE COURSE
The course content covers:

Module 1: Applied Management

• Supervision and role consultation

• Applied ethics

• The reflective practitioner

• Models of adult learning

• Issues in team managing and team leading

Module 2: Adult Guidance: Policy and Practice

• Review of services

• Policy issues at national and European Level

• Ethical and legal issues in Adult Guidance

• Client tracking and record keeping

• Quality assurance and self-evaluation

Module 3: Management skills

• Human Resource Management

• Exploring the self of manager

• Values, vision and mission

• Employment and labour law

• Managing conflict

• Group management

Module 4: Systems and Organisational Culture

• Strategic and operational planning

• Managing change

• Models of organisations

• Information management

• Resource management

• Sourcing funding and budgeting

5. COURSE ASSESSMENT
Particpants will be asked to submit assignments throughout the course. The assignments are designed to enable participants to apply their learning to their own context as an integral element of the course. The workload takes the nature of the course, the learning needs of the participants and available time into consideration. Assessment guidelines and a written assignment brief, including the criteria for assessment, will be provided for each participant during the course.

6. COURSE ACCREDITATION
NUI Maynooth accredits this course at certificate level. Cross moderation is provided by Glasgow Caledonian University.

7. HOW TO APPLY

Participants on this course will be nominated, using the enclosed application form by their organisations. Applications have to be received by NCGE by Tuesday November 13, 2007.

Late applications can only be accepted where there are places available

Download Application Form 2007-2008