Education and Student Experience Program Control Board (ESE PCB)

The first meeting of the Program Control Board (PCB - Education Strategy) was 27 May 2016 where the terms of reference were confirmed. Meeting papers were titled Education Program Control Board from the second meting on wards, 30 June 2016.

The Terms of Reference for the Program Control Board - Education Strategy were amended to include governance and oversight of the Student Experience portions of the 2016-2020 University Strategy including the new Student Experience Strategy. The Board changed its name to the Program Control Board - Education and Student Experience Strategy. Membership of the PCB changed too following the changes to the TOR.

(Education Strategy PCB Agenda Papers 21/02/2019, p7)

The Program Control Board (Education and Student Experience) will provide overall governance of the implementation of a group of related initiatives. The board is responsible for managing the approach, scope, progress, budget, benefits realisation, risks and issues and timelines. They key day-to-day decision-making responsibilities are delegated to the Executive Owners (and their teams) via the Education Strategy Implementation Working Party and the Student Experience Advisory Group.

TERMS OF REFERENCE
▪provide direction to the individual initiative work streams
▪monitor the roadmap and ensure the program is structured for success
▪monitor adherence to strategy, scope and plans
▪manage the funding within the envelope agreed
▪understand and monitor key dependencies
▪monitor the benefits realisation and KPIs and ensure that the program is structured to achieve the benefits
▪recommend major strategic decisions to the University Executive (UE), including any changes to high-level scope, timeframes or approach
▪recommend operational decisions, including minor changes to scope, timeframe or approach to the Strategy Owner, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
▪monitor program risks
▪actively advocate for the initiative

The Terms of Reference have been updated to include the overseeing the implementation of the Disability and inclusion Action Plan, 2019-2024.