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dc.date.accessioned2017-04-10T13:36:55Z
dc.date.available2017-04-10T13:36:55Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.identifier.citationCentral Applications Office, 'Central Applications Office : 5 Year Strategic Plan 2013-2017', [other], Central Applications Office, 2013-01en
dc.description.abstractThis CAO Strategic Plan covers a five year period from 2013 to 2017. Its timing is opportune as both the sector and the country are likely to continue to experience considerable change over the life of this Plan . The educational landscape will undoubtedly alter, with increasing demand and the changing nature and expectations of the student, under the backdrop of significant challenges in relation to funding and an expectation of significant reform of the higher education system itself under the National Strategy to 2030. The preparation of the Plan thus required a significant level of reflection and consultation, both on the challenges to the sector and the focus and priorities of the CAO. The Plan sets out an ambitious vision for the CAO, representing the needs of not just CAO member organisations, but also those of the wider stakeholder community. Achieving this vision will involve a significant level of change and flexibility to proactively respond to moving priorities and will therefore be challenging to the CAO whilst at the same time offering opportunities to embrace further the use of enhanced technology and for broadening of the CAO portfolio of activities. This Plan is the first formal strategy developed and approved by the CAO Board and represents a significant milestone in the context of the 35-year history of the CAO. The CAO represents an excellent example of shared service provision within higher education and has gained a high level of credibility nationally and internationally for its effectiveness and efficiency and for the objectivity and transparency it provides to the admissions processes. In addition to ensuring the provision of a dependable, robust and secure application processing service, this Plan looks beyond the current remit of the CAO, and toward active engagement with stakeholders to identify new or changing application processing service requirements. I would like to thank all stakeholders for their contribution to the development of this Plan . We believe it has struck the right balance in maintaining what we do well and responding to future requirements and opportunities. I commend all the staff of the CAO for their continued efforts, dedication, and commitment to maintaining and advancing the CAO as the premier national system for processing online applications to education. The publication of the Plan signals only the first step in a long journey through implementation. The staff of the CAO will have the full backing of the Board in the implementation of this strategy. On behalf of the CAO, I look forward to engaging with those at the heart of the CAO service offering, namely applicants and higher education institutions, in realising the ambition of the Plan to 2017. Professor Paul Giller, Chairman, Central Applications Office, January 2013.
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dc.publisherCentral Applications Officeen
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dc.subjectCentral Applications Officeen
dc.subjectHigher educationen
dc.titleCentral Applications Office : 5 Year Strategic Plan 2013-2017en
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dc.type.supercollectionedepositireland
dc.contributor.corporatenameCentral Applications Officeen
dc.publisher.placeirelanden
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/79813


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