Association of Colleges

The AoC Board is made up of 24 Chairs and Principals as follows:

- six representatives of English Institutions (3 Chairs and 3 Principals);
- one representative of each of the regions (Chair or Principal);
- four representatives of the Sixth Form Colleges (2 Chairs and 2 Principals);
- one representative of the Welsh Institutions (Chair or Principal);
- one representative of the Scottish Institutions (Chair or Principal);
- one representative of the Northern Ireland Institutions (Chair or Principal);
- one representative of the Agricultural Colleges (Chair or Principal); 
- the Chief Executive.
- and up to two co-opted Board members.

A member is currently co-opted to represent black and ethnic minorities.

With the exception of the Chief Executive and any co-opted members, Board members are elected to the Board by member colleges. Elections are held every two years and members are appointed for a term of office of four years.

Proceedings of the Board

Typically, the Board meets six times per year. At its first meeting after the AGM, the Board elects its Chair and Vice Chair. These posts are currently held by John Bingham, Chair of Thomas Rotherham College and Nick Lewis, Principal of Castle College.

In addition to meetings of the Board, a number of Board committees have been set up, consisting of members of the Board and any other persons as the Board thinks fit. Current Board committees are listed below:

• Audit Committee
• Employment Committee
• Finance and General Purposes Committee
• International Management Committee
• Remuneration Committee

The Board also currently has three subsidiary companies:

- AoC Management Services provides training and recruitment and consultancy services and runs seminars and conferences for the sector

- AoC NILTA acts as the voice of the FE sector in all aspects of ICT and e-learning

- AoC Workforce Development ceased trading on 31 July 2006