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AoC, East Midlands Regional Structure and Management

The Association of Colleges is a membership organisation that represents FE sector colleges.

The Association has formed an East Midlands Regional Committee to ensure effective representation in the region.

The Association of Colleges, East Midlands, has contracted the provision of a Regional Support Service (including a Regional Co-ordinator) to EMFEC through a Professional Services Agreement.

Regional Co-ordination provided by Jennifer Gardiner, Chief Executive of EMFEC

Email: jennieg@emfec.co.uk  Tel: 0115 854 1625

Regional Administration provided by Tracy Roser, Administration Manager of EMFEC
Email: tracyr@emfec.co.uk  Tel: 0115 854 1628

Structures and Responsibilities:

The East Midlands Regional Committee has overall responsibility for all AoC regional matters. In particular the Committee is responsible for:

  • approving a regional strategic policy framework
  • regional nominations for Chair and Governor representatives

The Chairman of the Regional Committee (or Vice Chair in cases of absence) is responsible for providing overall direction to the Support Service/Regional Co-ordinator.

AoC, East Midlands has established a Strategic, Sub-Committee - the AoC East Midlands Principals' Committee - to ensure a forum for Principals to provide guidance and direction to AoC on matters of strategic importance to the region's colleges. Membership of AoC East Midlands Principals' Committee comprises all Principals of FE sector and designated colleges in the East Midlands.

EMFEC has responsibility, through the Regional Co-ordinator, for:

  • co-ordination, planning, operation and reporting of Regional AoC matters, within a strategic policy framework approved by the East Midlands Regional AoC
  • provision of a Support Service to the AoC East Midlands - administration, secretariat, data maintenance, etc.

AoC East Midlands Regional Committee:

Chair:  Frank Smith  

Derbyshire

Judith McArthur (Chesterfield College)

Frank Smith (Chesterfield College)

Leicestershire

Jim Mutton (Loughborough College)

Vacancy

Lincolnshire and Rutland

John Allen (Lincoln College)

Pat Friend (New College Stamford)

Northamptonshire

Len Closs (Northampton College)

Vacancy

Nottinghamshire

Asha Khemka (West Nottinghamshire College)

Vacancy

Sixth Form College

Chris Bradford (Bilborough College)

Chris Payne (Bilborough College)

Land-based College

Chris Moody (Moulton College)

 

Nick Lewis, Principal, Broxtowe College, Nottingham and member of AoC National Board attends meetings as an observer to provide feedback from AoC National.

 

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