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Recruiting for effective governance
Effective governance is crucial to the success of further education colleges, and finding the right governors plays a key role in that. This page is designed to help college boards who have current/upcoming vacancies, but have not been referred to us by the Department for Education. There’s still help available.
To ensure your college can attract talented individuals to these vital volunteer roles, we’ve put together practical resources designed to simplify your recruitment process. Whether you’re sharing the opportunity on social media or creating engaging job adverts, our materials provide everything you need to connect with the right candidates.
Social media content
Please feel free to use and adapt the social media posts below to advertise your roles.
- Are you ready to help shape the future workforce? Join our college as a further education governor and play a vital role in guiding the education and training of tomorrow’s skilled professionals. This is your chance to make a real impact in the community while developing your own leadership skills. Volunteer with us and be part of something meaningful. Learn more and apply here: [LINK]
- Looking for a way to give back and grow professionally? Become a further education governor at our college. Use your expertise to support decisions that affect thousands of learners and help prepare the workforce of the future. It’s a rewarding role where you’ll gain valuable new skills and make a lasting difference. Interested? Find out more and apply here: [LINK]
Use our role descriptor
When advertising your vacancy, you’ll want to give more information on what the role includes and the benefits of taking it on. With that in mind, we’ve put together one you can model from.
To make it specific to your setting, we recommend you add some additional information about your college, context, and any specific skill sets you require.
About the role
Once you’ve found your next FE governor
You’ll likely want to make sure that any volunteer you appoint is ready to take on their new role.
To support their preparation, we’ve created the freely accessible eLearning module ‘An Introduction to Further Education Governance’. Please do share this with your new volunteer, so they can make an impact from the outset.
Access eLearning