Academic Council

Our academic council serves the function of protecting, maintaining and developing the academic standards of First Polymer Training and ensures the separation between academic and commercial decision making.

This unit takes responsibility for

• academic approvals within processes including New Programme Development
• the development of documentation or strategy in relation to Teaching, Learning and Assessment and/or Blended Learning
• the development and ongoing review and approval of QA policies and procedures

Our Academic Council’s mission is to develop, maintain and protect the academic standards of First Polymer Training Skillnet and ensures the separation of academic and commercial decision making.

Council Members

TJ Hughes-  Enterprise Ireland- (Independent Chairperson)

David Mulligan – IT Sligo (Academic Representative)

John Costello- Regional Skills Manager  (Skills Representative)

Oleg Aleksandrov- Kingspan  (Learner Representative)

Alan Harrington – First Polymer Training Skillnet  (Tutor Representative)

Catherine Collins – First Polymer Training Skillnet (Network Management Representative)