Tipperary ETB is subject to the Code of Practice for the Governance of Education and Training Boards 2024 (Circular Letter 0083/2024) . The Code was adopted by the Board at its meeting on 10 December 2024.
Corporate governance comprises the systems and procedures by which organisations are directed and controlled. Education and Training Boards are the statutory bodies established by the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. Every Education and Training Board (ETB) should serve the interests of Government, the taxpayer, and all other stakeholders, and pursue value for money in their endeavours, including managing risk appropriately. ETBs should act prudently, ethically and with transparency as public entities and should conduct their activities consistent with their statutory responsibilities. High standards of corporate governance in ETBs are critical to ensuring a positive contribution to the State’s overall economic efficiency, competitiveness, social cohesion and regional development.
The Code of Practice for the Governance of Education and Training Boards 2024 provides a framework for the application of good practice in corporate governance by Tipperary ETB. Tipperary ETB should demonstrate its commitment to achieving the highest possible standards of corporate governance. The Tipperary ETB Board (being elected and appointed members of the ETB) and the Chief Executive of Tipperary ETB are accountable for the proper management of the organisation. Board members and staff of Tipperary ETB should be guided by the principles set out in the Code in meeting their responsibility to ensure that all of their actions, whether covered specifically or otherwise in the Code, meet the highest standards of corporate governance.
The Tipperary ETB Board is required to confirm to the Minister for Education in both the Annual Report and the Chairperson’s Comprehensive Statement that they comply with the requirements of the Code in its governance practices and procedures. The Code concerns both the internal practices of Tipperary ETB and its external relations with the Government, the Minister for Education and the Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, their respective Departments, other relevant Departments and/or agencies, including the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and SOLAS, as appropriate, as well as parents and students.
