Chair & Committees
Chair
All Independent Members are eligible to be Chair or Vice Chair.
The Chair of the Board:
Presides over proceedings and meetings of the Board,
Ensures that the Board provides strategic oversight of the College,
Ensures that Board discipline is maintained, and
Takes appropriate action if any governor has acted improperly.
The Chair also acts as a spokesperson and ambassador for the Board outside the College, and develops an effective working relationship with the Principal and other members of the Executive Team based on a clear understanding of the distinction between governance (which is the responsibility of the Board) and management (which is the responsibility of the College’s senior managers).
Committees
Six Committees that report to the full Board carry out the main business of the Board.
These are:
- Audit Committee
- Employment and Organisational Development Committee
- Finance & Resources Committee
- Quality & Curriculum Committee
- Remuneration Committee
- Search & Governance Committee
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee advises the Board on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Corporation’s systems of internal control and its arrangements for:
- Risk management,
- Control and governance processes, and
- Securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
Employment and Organisational Development Committee
The Employment & Organisational Business Development Committee is responsible for:
- The framework for the pay and conditions of service of RACC’s staff
- Overseeing development of the organisation of the College
- RACC’s policies regarding health and safety, and equality and diversity
Employment and Organisational Development Committee minutes
Finance & Resources Committee
The Finance and Resource Committee recommends an annual budget to the Board for approval; monitors and makes recommendations to the Corporation on all aspects of the College’s finances, financial policies and controls. It also recommends the annual financial statements to the Board for approval, monitors the effective and efficient use of resources, and recommends measures to the Board for safeguarding the solvency of the College, taking into account any relevant taxation issues and investment policies.
Finance & Resources Committee minutes
Quality and Curriculum Committee
The Quality and Curriculum Committee is responsible for reviewing:
- RACC’s quality strategy
- The curriculum and its provision in the context of the educational character of RACC and its mission
- Compliance with internal and external quality assurance regulation including self assessment and inspection
- Rules concerning the conduct of students
Quality and Curriculum Committee minutes
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is responsible for providing a fair and effective recruitment policy of candidates to senior posts. It determines all matters of grading, pay, appraisal, discipline and suspension of all RACC's Senior Postholders. As the Committee’s business is of a sensitive and personal nature, its proceedings are confidential.
