Ireland Excellence Awards
Call for Assessors
2016
The Centre for Competitiveness is pleased to announce its Annual Call for Assessors for its EFQM Award and Recognition Schemes. CforC is now the National Partner for EFQM in Ireland and has administered an EFQM based recognition scheme since 1994.
The new Ireland Excellence Awards process incorporates different levels of Recognition:
  • Ireland Excellence Award
  • Recognised 4 Excellence 3,4,5 Star
  • Committed to Excellence
Each year, the Awards Process needs to create teams of high calibre assessors capable of evaluating applicants from a wide range of organisations from different sectors.
Contributing as an assessor represents a significant development opportunity, both from an individual and organisational perspective. You will have the opportunity to witness, at close hand, ideas and management approaches, which demonstrate best practice, adding to your understanding of Continuous Improvement in organisations.
This year we will be training Assessors using the Qualified Assessor Training
All Training will be provided using the 2013 Excellence Model
We trust that you will be able to contribute to the 2016process and request that you complete the registration form and return to the Centre for Competitiveness by Friday 28 August 2016. Please feel free to forward this information to any other colleagues who may be interested in participating. If you require further information on the process, please do not hesitate to contact me on 028 9073 7950 or
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

Recruitment of Assessors

Event 1: Assessor Training

3 days / 14 -16 September 2016

Closing dates for submissions

/ 16 September 2016

How to prepare for a site visit

½ day Seminar for Applicants

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22 September 2016

Preliminary site visit (1/2 day) / w/b 10 October 2016
Preliminary Judges meeting / 20 October 2016

Site Visits

/ w/b 14 November 2016

Final Judges Meeting

/ 13 December 2016

Gala Ceremony

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January 2017

You can find the different application forms here:
Please complete the appropriate application form, and please send it
- Return Assessor Application
- New Assessor Application
Registration:
Please register online by clicking here or for further information telephone;
From Northern Ireland call 028 90 737950
From Ireland call 048 90 737950