PAL/PASS Programme Management

The PAL/PASS Programme at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) forms part of an initiative to improve the experience of first year students of the Institute.

School Management
Responsible for:

• Communications

• Updates on PAL

• Timetabling

• General support

PAL/PASS Course Contacts
Responsible for:

• Support and liaison across all PAL/PASS Programme stakeholders

• Promoting PAL/PASS to first year students

• Advising PAL/PASS Leaders on running PAL/PASS sessions

• Conducting observation sessions

• Participating in the evaluation process

• Compiling and reporting feedback from participants in the PAL/PASS Programme

PAL/PASS Programme Administrators
Responsible for:

• PAL/PASS communications

• Data collection

• Evaluation assistance

• Producing and distributing PAL/PASS resource kits

• Creating and distributing PAL/PASS reporting forms

Contact the PAL/PASS Programme Administrators.

PAL/PASS Leaders
Responsible for:

• Planning and facilitating group discussions with first year groups (aka, 'PAL/PASS Sessions').

• Proving appropriate advice on independent learning, good study habits, and other learning techniques to their PAL/PASS group.

• Communicating with their PAL/PASS groups via Learnonline, GMIT's Learning Management System.

• Completing and filing PAL/PASS Session Reviews and Attendance Registers, and reporting any feedback or issues to the PAL/PASS programme team, a PAL/PASS Coordinator, School Managment, Class Reps, Course Coordinators of Tutors.

• Maintaining a professional attitude on issues such as confidentiality, marks, standards, and student complaints.

Read more about the PAL/PASS Leader role.