Ireland Excellence Awards
Call for Assessors
2017 /
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 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.
We trust that you will be able to contribute to the 2017 process and request that you complete the registration form and return to the Centre for Competitiveness by Friday 25 August 2017. 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
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Event 1:

Return Assessor Training

New Assessor Training

/ 7 September 2017
13-15 September 2017

Closing dates for submissions

/ 15 September 2017

How to prepare for a site visit

½ day Seminar for Applicants

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28 September 2017

Preliminary site visit (1/2 day) / w/b 16 October 2017
Preliminary Judges meeting / 26 October 2017

Site Visits

/ w/b 20 November 2017

Final Judges Meeting

/ 19 December 2017
Please complete the Relevant Assessor application form, and send it
or
The Assessor Application forms can be found here:
New Assessor Application
Return Assessor Application