IfL governance update
Proposals for more members to be involved in governing IfL
Currently, IfL governance arrangements give members – teachers and trainers across the full breadth of FE and skills, including adult and work based learning – the majority of places on the IfL Council.
In reviewing governance,we propose some important developments as shown in the diagram below.
Proposed governance structure
1. Increase to two-thirds the proportion of IfL members on the Council from just over half the places currently.
2. Increase the number of places for IfL members from 12 to 40 to give a voice to more practitioners in governing IfL.
3. Establish a council with 60 places (40 of whom are elected from the membership – ie, practitioners – with the minority of 20 places for partner organisations).
4. Establish a non-executive Board with 12 directors to give strategic leadership to IfL as a company.
More say in leading IfL
To seek approval of IfL’s new governance structure with more say for different groups of membership, the IfL Council carefully considered the options at its meeting on 3 April 2009. Solely to decide on the new governance arrangements, it agreed that IfL members who are Fellows are entitled to vote at the general meeting convened to approve the new governance structure for the purposes of the Companies Act.
The Council also decided that it was essential to consult members on the proposed new governance structure to gauge the level of support for members, the practitioners, to have more say in leading IfL.
Your voice is important
Thanks to those who completed our survey on the above changes. The results of this consultation will be available soon.
