challenges and change in adult and further education maynooth university, october 17 & 18 2014 a...
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CHALLENGES AND CHANGE IN ADULT AND FURTHER EDUCATION MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 17 & 18 2014
A NEW NATIONAL FORUM FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGDEVELOPMENTS, PERSPECTIVES AND A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Helen Murphy, WIT
FET FORUM
Introduction to the FET Forum
National developments/changing landscape/new perspectives
Roundtable/Group discussion FET Colloquium 2015
Further Education and Training Forum
What is it?
How did it emerge?
Why did it emerge?
Further Education and Training Forum Forum Mission “To continually improve the quality of
teaching in the Further Education and Training Sector”
The Forum will champion the sector by developing collaborative working strategies and a community of practice
It will influence national policy for the sector and will establish links with the Department of Education and Skills, the Teaching Council, SOLAS, the ETB’s and QQI
Further Education and Training Forum
Objectives Build a repository of research in FET Develop links with key national and local
bodies involved in FET Facilitate collaboration between
members Host Institution nominated each year Prepare for national colloquium in 2015
FET Forum
2011 to date developments Working Group of HEI’s New Regulations from the Teaching Council
for Further Education Teaching Qualifications
HEI’s start developing new TEQ programmes National panels of review TEQ’s launched in 2012 and 2013 across 8
HEI’s
FET Forum Developments
HEI’s working in collaboration Panel review process meant
programmes were peer reviewed in a transparent way
HEI consist of universities, institute of technology, teacher education colleges and independent third level providers
Opened up conversations – opportunities fo collaboration and research
FET Forum Developments
In practice what has happened:
Networking Shared experiences Joint research proposals (under
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning)
Participation on EU projects A more cohesive voice – better
understanding?
FET Forum – Perspectives
Questions about what is Further Education? And what is Adult Education?
Are these qualifications putting a restriction on who can be a Further Education Teacher or opening up opportunities for adult educators to be recognised and have parity of esteem with “teachers”?
How do we protect the values of adult education within a restricted legislative framework (Regulation 5 Teaching Council)?
FET Forum – Perspectives
Employment opportunities for adult educators
Compromise the values and ethos of adult education?
Professionalise good/bad? Excluded non accredited work? Community
education and informal and non-formal learning in adult education
Improve quality of teaching and learning? At what cost?/ issues of power and control
Further Education and Training-A Changing Landscape
Questions/
Issues
Education and Training Boards SOLAS New stakeholders/new funders A renewed FET sector - responsive,
flexible and innovative Labour market activation
strategies Diversity of learners Transition to employment/higher
education
The Changing Higher and Further Education Horizon in Ireland
•National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 (2011)•Towards a Future Higher Education Landscape (2012)•Education & Training EU 2020 (2009)•Education and Training Boards Act (2013)•Further Education and Training Act (2013)
•7 Universities•13 Institutes of Technology•7 Colleges of Education•Private providers
•16 Education and Training Boards
•200 Further Education Colleges
The Current Education Policy View
Further Education and Training Strategy, SOLAS
For EducatorsContinued Professional Development for educatorsNational competency framework for tutors and teachers across FETStandards and qualifications for staff referenced by recent developments and guidelines for new qualifications for teachers in Further Education (Teaching Council)
FET – Changing landscape
Who are the stakeholders?
Have they changed?
Where is the adult learner positioned in these changes?
What about the voice of the practitioner?
