Steering Group
Scope and remit of the Steering Group is to:
- provide strategic guidance to the RSC manager and other RSC staff;
- provide a forum to utilise the wide expertise from its members;
- ensure effective communications between members of the Consortium;
- plan for continuation and extension activity, by monitoring for possible forms of additional funding from regional organisations, national organisations and commercial organisations;
- agree charges for events organised by the RSC SouthEast;
- agree and review value added services where subscriptions may be levied and decide the levels of subscription;
review the overall structure and operation of the Consortium Advisory Group; - approve on an annual basis the overall budget and business plan for the forthcoming year proposed by the RSC Manager and Consortium Advisory Group;
- receive reports on the operation of the RSC SouthEast from the Manager of RSC SouthEast;
- meet at least three times a year;
- produce an annual report.
The membership of the Steering Group will be made up as follows:
- Up to seven members representing FE colleges, one from each LLSC in the region, a member being at the Principal or Vice-Principal level (or similar), preferably with a mix of colleges represented that reflects the different types of colleges in the region;
- one member nominated by SEEDA;
- one member nominated by UKERNA;
- three members nominated by each of the partners, including the members of the Consortium Advisory Council (CAG);
- the RSC Manager shall be in attendance;
- one representative from each of the following sectors: ACL, specialist colleges and HE;
The Chair and Deputy Chair will be independent of the partners and be elected for a period of two years. No individual will be able to serve for more than four consecutive years.