has amalgamation of the vec's been scrapped?

carolzoo

no word about this - a colleague said today she thought it would be scrapped, that too expensive to implement. anyone any further info on this?

has the legislation been prepared yet or is it being left as it is?

bdoo

carolzoo wrote: »

no word about this - a colleague said today she thought it would be scrapped, that too expensive to implement. anyone any further info on this?

has the legislation been prepared yet or is it being left as it is?

Its in the pipeline, the draft bill is out. vec's will become education and training boards. I believe it will be passed in the autumn but am open to correction.
google it and read away to your hearts content. it will repeal all of the vocational education acts from 1930 to the 2001 acts and many others too.

there is a provision in the draft bill to make non cooperation with the inspectorate a criminal offence, I really wish teachers would inform themselves

carolzoo

Thanks for that info

I had thought it was all supposed to be up and running by this summer at the latest for the next academic year but then that they were re thinking it

Excuse my ignorance but where would i find a link to the draft bill?

has this bill been circulated to teachers,staff of the vec's yet do you know?

Is there anything teachers can do to get that provision about non co operation with the inspectorate taken out?

bdoo

carolzoo wrote: »

Thanks for that info

I had thought it was all supposed to be up and running by this summer at the latest for the next academic year but then that they were re thinking it

Excuse my ignorance but where would i find a link to the draft bill?

has this bill been circulated to teachers,staff of the vec's yet do you know?

Is there anything teachers can do to get that provision about non co operation with the inspectorate taken out?

I know that tui have made a big deal of it with thes minister. im downloaded it a while ago ill look sgain and put up a link.

I cant see it being printed thousands of times to hand to staff.

carolzoo

That would be great, in your own time though, no rush, thanks a mill


I wonder if the teaching council will keep us informed about this

bdoo

carolzoo wrote: »

That would be great, in your own time though, no rush, thanks a mill


I wonder if the teaching council will keep us informed about this

ill upload the teaching council acts while im at it will I? their role is concerned with profesional standards and the like, this is what your union is for.

carolzoo

I took what you said at face value. Was shocked at your reply.

bdoo

I cant find a link for it but i did find the download i have but i dont know if i can up load it heret here is that part about the inspections.....

Part 10
Amendment of Act of 1998
Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1998.
63.–Section 13 of the Act of 1998 is amended by the addition of the following subsections after subsection (12)-
“(13) An inspector shall be entitled to carry out his or her functions under this section in respect of any course not provided in a recognised school or centre for education where such course is provided in an education setting established or maintained by an education and training board established under head 10 of the Education and Training Boards Act 2011.
(14) Any person who obstructs or impedes an inspector in the exercise of the powers conferred on him or her by this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable–
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

Found it!

Delphi91

Education Amendment Bill 2012: http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2012/0112/document1.pdf

carolzoo

Ok, that's great, thanks for that Bdoo and Delphi91 . I will look up the rest over the weekend.

I think there is something giving principals powers to sack teachers too.

Yes, I agree, teachers including me should be and need to get informed about this

bdoo

Document is here

Explanatory note here
Save you reading it all from start to finish!

carolzoo

Brill, thanks for that! Appreciate it!

will def check it out later during the week or the weekend