Committees lead and react on their areas of responsibility on behalf of membership feeding into Council and the Executive.
Education Committee
The Education Committee shall provide expertise and advice on all issues regarding the education, training and standards of entry to membership of the Institute relevant to its objects laid down in its Charter and the Development Plan.
Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference for The Education Committee
The Committee shall:
- meet to consider issues that arise from, and impact upon, the Institute's activities within education and respond to material relating to educational issues passed to it from Council, other committees or members of the Institute.
- ensure that all Institute policies within its remit are promoted in full to all membership grades of the Institute, to allied professions and other, related, interest groups. The Committee shall prioritise any identified issues and apportion tasks accordingly.
- co-ordinate the Institute's responses to consultative documents issued by external bodies and co-ordinate appropriate Institute representation on external fora and which may influence future education and training policy.
- maintain dialogue between the Funding Councils of England and Scotland, the Qualifications Assurance Agency and other bodies to assure the best possible delivery of education within accredited schools of landscape architecture.
- determine levels of educational and professional competence required for corporate membership as prescribed by Council and pursuant to its obligations laid down in the Institute's Royal Charter. The Committee shall apply and maintain those levels of competence through its Professional Practice Examination Group and Accreditation Committee.
- through its Research Sub-committee, promote the Institute's Research Manifesto to its members and external agencies, such as funding bodies and government departments, and co-ordinate all Institute research initiatives.
- through its Admissions Assessment Panel, monitor and uphold standards for entry to membership via non-traditional methods.
- liaise with the External Affairs Committee in establishing a robust and efficient 'careers' programme to encourage awareness of the profession at every level.
- through its appointed representative, continue to encourage and influence international debate at relevant fora , including IFLA, EFLA and ELASA.
- report to each meeting of Council on the progress of activities and raise with Council any matters requiring co-ordination with other committees.
- prepare a budget estimate relating to the Committee's activities for approval by Council by no later than the end of November each year.
- prepare and draft a report on its activities for inclusion in the Landscape Institute Annual Report by no later than the end of June.
Nick Harrison, Chair
Paul Harris
Sue Illman
Elizabeth Lake
Mary McHugh
John Murray
Sue Jackson
Suzanne Beard
Neil Williamson
Kathryn Moore
Marc Rawcliffe
Nigel Thorne
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Policy Committee
The Policy Committee shall develop policy and provide expertise and advice on policy issues relevant to the Institute’s objectives and development plan.
Clare Brockhurst
Roger Butler
Annie Coombs
Richard Copas
Bob Cuddihy
Sue Evans
Catherine Jenkins
Martin Kelly
Jane Knight
Paul Lincoln
Jon Lovell, Chair
Claire Luxton
Noel Farrer
Ian Phillips
Stephen Russell
Elaine Storey
Paul Tiplady
Peter Wilder
Ivor Williams
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee shall provide expertise and advice on technical and environmental issues relevant to the Institute’s objectives and development plan.
Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference for Technical Committee
The Committee shall:
- consider and respond to material relating to technical and environmental issues passed to it from Council, other committees or members of the Institute. The Committee shall prioritise any identified issues and apportion tasks accordingly
- co-ordinate the Institute's response to consultation documents issued by Government departments and other external bodies and which may influence future technical and environmental policy.
- co-ordinate the Institute's representation on appropriate external bodies, including using its best endeavours to influence and, where appropriate, seek representation on bodies whose remits' impinge upon the objects of the Institute and the professional interests of its members.
- monitor and review the content of all Institute material relating to technical or environmental matters, including policy statements, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment and contract documents, and to co-ordinate their publication.
- set the Institute's standards for environmental assessment and audit, and promote the Institute as the leading chartered body for, inter alia, landscape assessment, planning and management.
- promote through the media and events, and in conjunction with the Research Committee, the CPD and Practice Committee and External Affairs Committee as appropriate, Institute initiatives, standards, policy and information within its remit.
- promote and, where appropriate, commission research on topics within its remit.
- report to each meeting of Council on the progress of activities and raise with Council any matters requiring co-ordination with other committees.
- prepare and draft a report on its activities for inclusion in the Landscape Institute Annual Report by no later than the end of June.
- prepare a budget estimate relating to the Committee's activities for approval by Council by no later than the end of November each year.
Helen Kennedy
Emma Collyer
Roger Kent
Paul Lincoln
Andrew Linfoot, Chair
Steve Miles
Elaine Storey
Colin Moore
Jeff Stevenson
Mark Turnbull
Jeremy Smith
Claire Luxton
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