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Department of Education and Science

The Education Centre's Functions


Dublin West Education Centre's primary functions are...

  • To organise professional development activities.
  • To administer national programmes of in-service.
  • To provide a meeting place and resource centre.
  • To develop expertise in key areas.
  • To promote the role of the centre as part of a network of education centres, for the benefit of the education community in our area.
Structure
The Centre is managed by a committee elected at the Centre's AGM and the day-to-day management of the Centre is the responsibility of the Director, Gerard McHugh.

Management Committee
The aim of the Management Committee is to oversee the achievement of the Education Centre's Mission as approved by Members of the Education Centre and the Department of Education. 

Chairperson: Eddie Guilmartin
Vice Chairperson: John Williams
Secretary: Yvonne Ruddy
Treasurer: John O’Mahony
Committee Members: Jim Ahern, Deborah Dunne, Ultan MacMathúna, Michael Murphy, Máirín Ní Chéileachair, Ellen O’Reilly

This involves:

  • Determining the objectives and services that the centre needs to provide.
  • Approval of policies, standards and strategies linked to the Centre's major functions.
  • Monitoring, reviewing & developing programmes and policies.
  • Approval of the operating budgets.
  • Ensuring internal human resources policies and procedures are in place.
  • Making decisions on major policy or operational issues brought to the attention of the Committee by the members, users, director or the DES.

The Centre is a member of the Association of Teachers’/Education Centres in Ireland (ATECI).

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