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Local Partnership Group


VEC's Innovate!

Nationwide Innovation Week 20th - 24th October 2008
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Clare V.E.C. Local Partnership Group will be organising a week of fun and fruitful activities. Innovation is about improving and simplifying the way we work for the benefit of our customers, staff and the V.E.C. More details later from the Local Partnership Group. Click on the links below to view events:-

National Innovation Awards-Entry Form Clare VEC

National VEC branding competition Clare VEC

Fresh Eyes Feedback Clare VEC

Clare VEC Local Partnership Group Letter to Centres

Poster Clare VEC

A Fetac Certified Online Training Programme on Diversity is now available. For further details contact info@cktraining.ie

To view and download our translated comment cards - click on the relevant link below:

CLARE VEC Comment Card Arabic
Clare VEC Comment Card Chinese Simplified
Clare VEC Comment Card French
Clare VEC Comment Card Latvian
Clare VEC Comment Card Lithuanian
Clare VEC Comment Card Polish
Clare VEC Comment Card Portuguese
Clare VEC Comment Card Russian
Clare VEC Comment Card Spanish

Partnership

Partnership is an active relationship between management and staff based on a shared interest to secure the competitiveness, viability and prosperity of the VEC.

The Purpose of partnership in our VEC is to:

  • Ensure that the voice of everyone in the organisation is heard
  • Deliver excellence within the organisation for the benefit of our customers
  • Create a sense of ownership and pride within the organisation
  • Inform and consult our staff on matters of importance to them
  • Promote partnership through our Local Working Group which is made up of an equal number of management and employee representatives

The Core Values of Partnership in our VEC are:

 
Teamwork Co OperationLeadershipParticipationCustomer Centered

And are enabled by effective

Communications

 

Our Local Working Group      

Management

Staff

Gerard Lyons
  

Gerard Lyons

Joint Chair

glyons@clarevec.ie

George
  

George O'Callaghan

CEO

ceo@clarevec.ie

Emer
  

Emer Mathews

TUI Joint Chair

ypp@eircom.net

Joan
  

Joan O’Connell

Impact

joconnell@clarevec.ie

Pat
  

Pat Crehan
VEC Committee

Sean
  

Dr. Sean Conlan
TUI
sconlan@clarevec.ie

Shirley
  

Shirley Neylon

 

David O'Connell

David O’Connell
SIPTU

  

Joanna McInerney

burroec@eircom.net

 
 Partnership Charter 

 

Achievements of our Local Working Group

  • Improved Customer Service   Customer Service Charter    Customer feedback form
  • Performance Management Development System
  • Improved Work Practices, Financial Management and I.T.
  • Equality & Diversity
  • Partnership Week
VEC National Partnership Forum www.vecnpf.com
National Centre for Partnership & Performance www.ncpp.ie
Irish Vocational Education Associationwww.ivea.ie
SIPTU     www.siptu.ie
IMPACTwww.impact.ie
AMICUSwww.amicustheunion.org
Department of Education and Science www.education.ie
Labour Relations Commissionwww.lrc.ie
Equality Authoritywww.equality.ie

 

Partnership Core Values

 

 

VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Teamwork

 Encourage staff to be clear on their own role and on collective responsibility to achieve success through the VEC team. Encourages and supports others in pursuit of VEC goals.

  • Recognises working in teams as the most effective way of achieving success
  • Will provide direction and support to all teams within the VEC
  • Understands personal role in performance  of duties within VEC
  • Contributes in a positive way to the performance of the team
  • Supports and encourages others in performance of team objectives
 VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Co Operation

Works well with others to achieve a common aim and works to establish common ground providing support where possible

  • Encourage and promote in its issues
  • Works to build good relationships with others
  • Finds common ground with others and works to advance VEC service
 VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Leadership

Promotes behaviour that is in the best interests of the VEC, its staff and customers at all times. Motivates and encourages others to take ownership of the VEC objectives and promotes a shared vision of the future

  • Encourages and promotes effective leadership for all staff.
  • Recognises an open door policy.

 

  • Demonstrates and inspires commitment to achieving shared vision of VEC
  • Builds credibility by being trustworthy and reliable
  • Encourages others working for the modernisation of the VEC
  • Motivates others to innovate and implement change
  • Takes personal responsibility for own role within in service delivery
 VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Participation

Welcome all staff to actively make their contribution to the service delivery of the VEC. Each person at every level in the organisation is encouraged to participate

  • Facilitates the involvement of staff in all major initiatives in the VEC
  • Provides consultation mechanisms for the staff within the VEC
  • Encourages the participation and involvement of staff in initiatives

 

  • Contributes to team meetings and events
  • Makes an input directly and indirectly with events arranged for employee participation
  • Facilitates and encourages others to participate and contribute
  • Ensures personal views are represented in all important initiatives
 VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Customer Centred

Recognises that customers are the purpose of the VECs existence and approaches every initiative with their interests in mind

  • Considers the implication of all initiatives for customers
  • Develops and maintains ongoing monitoring and feedback systems to keep in touch with customer needs
  • Puts customer needs at the centre of all initiatives.
  • Considers the needs of customers and works to ensure they are met
  • Goes to some length to see the individual needs are met
  • Works toward improving customer service and seeks ways to deliver superior service.
 VEC Policies and procedureIndividual Behaviours

Communications

Explains the issues of the day and the outcomes expected are understood by all staff. Shares information with all stakeholders at an early stage

  • Ensures the VEC vision and purpose is understood by all those working in the VEC
  • Develops policies and structures to ensure that adequate communications structures are in place
  • Promotes and encourages open communication throughout the VEC
  • Explains issues and expected outcomes.
  • Communicates relevant information to all staff in a clear and concise way.
  • Understands the communication needs of different audiences and tailors language and method of presentation to meet those needs.
  • Checks that information conveyed is clearly understood.
  • Regularly  encourages feedback

To download our Customer Service Comment Card click here

To view our Local Partnership Charter click here

To view our Customer Service Charter click here

 



Date Modified : 21 Tue Oct 2008
Date Created : 15 Tue Apr 2008



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