West Cork Education Centre

Mission Statement

The Mission Statement for West Cork Education Centre is as follows:

‘To promote the continuing professional development of teachers and all other relevant educational partners within the West Cork area by providing strategic leadership and direction in line with approved Department of Education & Science policies and practices with regard to the continuum of learning in education.’

Role of West Cork Education Centre

• To provide professional development and support for teachers and the wider school community, both in terms of meeting locally researched and identified teacher and school community needs and also through involvement in national inservice programmes.
• To be involved, as a major strategic resource within education, in a range of national and other projects, programmes and initiatives as may be decided by the Minister, following consultation and in partnership with the Centre, for implementation in the education system from time to time.
• To act as far as possible as a resource and meeting centre for the local school community.
• To actively promote its role in regard to all of its major functions.
• To develop expertise in key areas and to share such expertise throughout the Education Centre Network and the educational system in general; this activity to be developed in partnership and consultation with the Department of Education and Science.
• To co-operate with and engage with other Education Centres, full and part-time, so as to ensure that an effective network of Centres is established.