The Department of Education and Skills provides support to school management bodies for the training and development of boards of management.
The scheme was developed in recognition of the responsibility which the Education Act has imposed on boards of management and the increasingly complex environment in which they must operate.
The post-primary sector is represented by:
The primary sector is represented by:
- An Foras Pátrúnachta an Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge
- Educate Together
- National Association of Board of Management in Special Education (NABMSE)
- Muslim Primary Education Board (MPEB)
- Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA)
- Church of Ireland Board of Education
- Gaelscoileanna
- National Parents Council - Primary
The five core modules are:
- The Board as a Corporate Entity
- Employment Law
- Financial Management
- Legal Issues
- Child Protection Guidelines.
Each management body organises and delivers training to the boards of management of the schools that they represent, through the Education Centre Network. This network, which receives funding from the Department, consists of 21 full-time and 9 part-time centres.
