The Board

The Colleges Northern Ireland Board provides the strategic vision, oversight and accountability for the organisation and ensures it fulfills its objectives:

• to lobby decision makers in Northern Ireland and beyond to the benefit of the sector

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• to improve the resourcing of the sector

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• to support College decision makes in their roles

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• to build a consensus on Policy

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• to help Governors govern effectively

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• to be the Colleges' Employer Assoication

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• to provide facilitating networks

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• to work in partnership with others to deliver Lifelong Learning and a world class workforce

The Board includes the College Director/Chief Executive and the Board of Governors' Chairperson from each member College. The Chairperson, currently Bertie Faulkner, is elected from the Chairs of the six Colleges and the Deputy Director, currently Trevor Neilands, is elected from the Directors of the six Colleges. The CNI Chief Executive is the Board Secretary.

Bertie Faulkner OBE Chairperson Colleges NI Chairperson North West Regional College	Trevor Neilands Deputy Chairperson Colleges NI Director and Chief Exec Northern Regional College	Marie-Thérèse McGivern Director & Chief Executive Belfast Metropolitan College
Richard O'Rawe Chairperson Belfast Metropolitan College	Gerry Gilpin Chairperson Northern Regional College	Seamus Murphy Director & Chief Executive North West Regional College
Ken Webb Director & Chief Executive South Eastern Regional College	Robson Davison Chairperson South Eastern Regional College	Andrew Saunders Chairperson Southern Regional College
Brian Doran Director & Chief Executive Southern Regional College	Malachy McAleer Director & Chief Executive South West College	Joe Martin Chairperson South West College