Despite a very competitive group of short-listed institutions within the Public and Private Sector, UCC won the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ in the Public Sector Category and a ‘Best Practice Initiative Award’. On receipt of the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ Ms Angela O’Donovan, Organisation Development Partner, Human Resources, acknowledged the contribution of staff within the University who collaborate in a collegial manner to deliver progressive practices in developing the University and its staff to meet current and future challenges.
The ‘Best Practice Initiative Award’ was awarded
to UCC’s ‘No Frontiers Programme’ delivered collaboratively by Human Resources
and the International Education Office in response to the growing diversity of
staff and students in the University. Suzanne Buckley, Support Officer
for International Students, International Education Office commented that “creating
cultural awareness and understanding helps students to derive the maximum
benefit from their student experience”. From a staff perspective, Catherine
Maguire, EODS Advisor, Human Resources said that this programme “assists staff
to respond to the challenges presented by a more multicultural classroom”.
Pictured at the Presentation Ceremony L to R: Ms Catherine Maguire, EODS Advisor, Department of Human Resources and
Organisational Development, Ms Sinead Heneghan, Director, Irish Institute of
Training & Development, Ms Suzanne Buckley, Support Officer for
International Students, International Education Office, Ms Rachel Long, EODS
Advisor, Department of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Ms
Angela O’Donovan,
Organisation
Development Partner, Department of Human Resources and Organisational
Development and Mr Willie Weir, Programme Co-ordinator, UCC Centre for Adult
Continuing Education.
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