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ETB interview panels

  • 06-11-2014 6:44pm
    #1
    ethical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 733 ✭✭✭


    What is the point of Politicians appearing on ETB interview panels? Is it solely to pick up expenses? There was a lively debate the other day regarding this topic in a staff-room.Bad news for the political representatives though! Most people thought they were in it for the money.


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  • #2
    mtoutlemonde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭mtoutlemonde


    ethical wrote: »
    What is the point of Politicians appearing on ETB interview panels? Is it solely to pick up expenses? There was a lively debate the other day regarding this topic in a staff-room.Bad news for the political representatives though! Most people thought they were in it for the money.

    I think they are there to be the 'independent' person and lead the interview.


  • #3
    ustazjoseph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭ustazjoseph


    ethical wrote: »
    What is the point of Politicians appearing on ETB interview panels? Is it solely to pick up expenses? There was a lively debate the other day regarding this topic in a staff-room.Bad news for the political representatives though! Most people thought they were in it for the money.

    The idea is that the ETB ex vec is locally managed with a local board. The politicians are locally elected and are meant to give a local voice to the management of the ETB. The idea is that the local politician is the voice of the local people. They do now receive training and I have seen them chair the process efficiently. I don't believe its fair to say that expenses are their motivation.


  • #4
    Pinkycharm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Pinkycharm


    Handy if you know the local politician so and need a teaching job!


  • #5
    maynooth_rules
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭maynooth_rules


    Not just ETBs, I was at an interview recently with seven, yes 7, on the panel, and the only one that didn't ask a question was the principal. Just crazy


  • #6
    ustazjoseph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭ustazjoseph


    maynooth_rules wrote: »
    Not just ETBs, I was at an interview recently with seven, yes 7, on the panel, and the only one that didn't ask a question was the principal. Just crazy

    Wow! thats nuts. I saw that sort of thing 17 years ago but my experience has been all local VEC /ETB since and in fairness its been by the book.


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  • #7
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    maynooth_rules wrote: »
    Not just ETBs, I was at an interview recently with seven, yes 7, on the panel, and the only one that didn't ask a question was the principal. Just crazy

    7!!! the mind boggles, that's just intimidation. You would have to ask them to put their hands up and you'd take their questions one at a time.

    By the sounds of things, what probably happened was that a few vested interests wanted to join the interview that the Principal might have being lodging a silent protest by refusing to engage! That, or else it's like the apprentice (or Love/Hate!) where the boss stands back and lets the henchmen do the dirty work while he stares you out to see if you flinch.


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