governance good practice guide

how to use the guide

The Guide offers examples of practices, processes and sample documents against which you can compare your own current arrangements and choose to:

• adopt if they closely match your individual needs
• adapt in order to meet your specific needs
• use as a point of reference to review and reflect upon your current activities.

These are not prescriptive models. The FE sector is highly diverse: what works for one college may not be suitable for another and flexibility is very important.
You can browse on governance topics in general and search for a particular issue or theme, or get access to a specific document or tool - according to your training needs.

For example:

• clerks may use it to identify and respond to individual and/or board group development needs
• members of governing boards may look at the information and tools independently and at their own pace
• chairs may use themes or sections to focus on board development
• principals may utilise certain sections for middle and senior management development purposes
• the chair, principal and the clerk may select sections to use with key stakeholders, such as LSC, local employers and learners.

The choice is yours.