Co-determination
Co-determination
Participation is a manager's 'critical friend'. This is also true at Fontys. Parties acknowledge and respect each other's role and position within our organisation.
At Fontys, participation is a form of shared decision-making. Students and employees are actively involved in shaping the organisation and the quality of education through legally defined participation bodies. The aim? To achieve high-quality education and a transparent organisation through open dialogue, in which students and employees can get the best out of themselves.
Participation councils have the right to consent on key issues. They can advise the Executive Board, both when invited and on their own initiative.
Participation at three levels:
Central Participation Council (CPC)
The Central Participation Council is the interlocutor of the Executive Board. The Council consists of eleven students and eleven staff members elected by direct election. They discuss Fontys-wide strategic and tactical issues with the Executive Board (College van Bestuur (CvB)). The CPC can give solicited and unsolicited advice on subjects that are important or have consequences for the whole of Fontys. Moreover, based on the law and the participation regulations, the CPC has the right of consent on a number of subjects.
Service Department Participation Council (SDPC) and the Institute Participation Council (IPC)
The Service Degree Participation Council consists of employees of the respective service. Each institute has an Institute Participation Council and it consists of both employees and students. They discuss policy issues of their department or institute with the director.
(Joint) Degree Program Committee ((J)DPC)
All programs have a degree program committee (DPC) or a number of related programs together have a joint DPC. A DPC consists of teachers and students and they discuss the implementation of education with a delegation from the management. Thus, they contribute to ensuring the quality of education.
Employee participation is the director's "critical friend". Parties recognize and respect each other's role and position within the organization. Participation councils have the right of consent on a number of subjects. They can advise the director solicited and unsolicited at all times. Participation councils have the right of consent on a number of subjects. They can give solicited and unsolicited advice to the Executive Board.
All these councils do their work within the frameworks laid down in the Fontys Participation Councils and study program committees regulations.
Centre for Participation
The Centre for Participation is the fulcrum for participation and student participation. The PC provides support on a centralised and decentralised level. It provides tailor-made services to participation councils, study programme committees and their dialogue partners. The central focus is on professionalising participation and co-determination by providing training and education and advice on organisation and set-up.