Institute for Outdoor Learning
FE / HE Working Group
Terms of
Reference
DRAFT
Criteria for membership
The Group is open to all members of the Institute for Outdoor Learning who have an
interest in Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) provision for outdoor learning. Meetings of
the group and electronic discussions are also open to non-members of the
Institute.
Aims
The aims of the group are:
· to promote
the role of FE / HE in outdoor learning within the outdoor community through
the IOL
· to provide a specialist input to the IOL from an FE / HE
perspective
· to provide a forum for those interested in FE / HE provision
for outdoor learning to exchange ideas and information
· to provide a
mutual support group for FE / HE Practitioners
Fees
No fees are payable for membership of the Group,
beyond normal Institute membership fees. Fees may be charged for the
expenses of running meetings and other events, to those
attending.
Services provided to the Group by the Institute
The
Institute's office will maintain a record of Group membership, and will send
out information about the Group's activities by email.
Information about the Group's activities, and forthcoming events, will be
published by the Institute's Newsletter. If further support is
required, this is to be negotiated with the Institute's office, and may
require the payment of a fee in some cases.
Representation
The
Group will elect a representative, who will have a seat on the Management
Group of the Institute that person should be a paid-up members of the
Institute and currently working within an FE or HE institution in the
UK. In the event of a vote for this post, only members of the Group who
are paid-up members of the Institute and currently working within an FE or HE
institution in the UK may take part.
Communication with the
membership of the Institute
The Group will ensure that its activities, and
invitations to join the group, are communicated regularly (at least once a
year) to other members of the Institute via the Newsletter. The Group's
representative will provide a report of the Group's activities to the
Management Group of the Institute on request. The Group will inform the
Institute's office of members who join or leave the
Group.
External Communication
All external communications from the
Group should acknowledge its status as a Special Interest group of the
Institute for Outdoor Learning. The Group may use the Institute logo
and notepaper in appropriate situations.
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