Engineering Trades
Function
This Department offers block release courses for apprentices in the following disciplines Agricultural Engineering and Carpentry & Joinery. ITT offers these courses in association with FÁS and the Department of Education & Science.
Courses available in this department:
Services Provided
- Preparation and organisation of timetables (3 changes per year)
- Ensure classrooms, workshops, labs and equipment are available and in a suitable condition
- Allocate non-academic duties to all full-time lecturing staff and support staff.
- Confirm that sufficient class materials are available
- Interview part-time staff when necessary
- Prepare induction material for all students in the department
- Control student timesheets and ensure their return to FÁS on a weekly basis
- Control payment for setting examination papers for FÁS
- Prepare and organise examination timetables and repeat timetables
- Organise end of term examinations and board meetings (3 per year)
- Enter final examination results and check before posting to student and FÁS
- Monitor all arrangements for examinations, referrals, board meetings and ensure that they conform to the National Procedures/Department of Education & Science
- Attend Institutes of Technology Apprenticeship Committee meetings and Institutes Curricula meetings (National)
- Report to Head of Department and Head of School on a regular basis
- Retraining of staff has to be planned to suit timetabled/lecturing hours
- Set up new courses and assist in the planning of new workshops, laboratories and classrooms
- Organise extra summer courses in the areas of carpentry and joinery
- Prepare budgets and detailed schedule of expected expenses for the year
- Consultations with FÁS, Department of Education & Science (National and Regional), Industry, students and parents
- Lecture up to 6 hours per week
- Notify repeat students
Classes of Records Held
- Minutes of Course Board Meetings
- Examination papers (past)
- Examination results (assessment summary sheets)
- Continuous assessment result for scheduled assessments
- Examination Appeals documentation
- Student class and address lists
- Student attendance records
- Copies of results letters to students
- Medical certificates submitted by students
- Course and staff timetables
- Staff and student references
- Course documentation
- ITAC regulations and reports (FÁS / Department of Education & Science)
- Non-pay budget details
- Copies of examination payment claim forms
- Copies of orders placed
- General Correspondence
Contact Points
Liam Looney
Head of Apprentice Section
Tel:066 7145634 Ext: 5634
Fax: 066 7145650
Email: Liam.Looney@staff.ittralee.ie
