Outstanding Contribution Branch Awards
In response to the motion passed at the 2020 AGM, the Awards working group put forward the following proposal which the NE have ratified. Each branch may nominate a member from their branch for an award which recognises their contribution to the profession of guidance counselling. For the inaugural year, each Branch can recognise up to three awardees, and in subsequent years, each Branch can recognise one awardee per year. The awardee will receive a special IGC commissioned medal (see below) which will be organised by the National Executive and sent to the branch. The medal can then be awarded at a branch meeting to be decided at branch level.
Selecting the Awardee
It is at the discretion of each branch to decide if they wish to confer any Branch awards each year.
Branches can select either current or former branch members who they feel made an outstanding contribution in the area of guidance counselling. Each Branch will make the final decision as regards recognising each awardee. The National Executive’s only role is in the procuring of the awards, meeting the financial costs associated with the award and the distribution of the award medals to each Branch. The National Executive will also promote the award on the IGC website.
How many awards can each Branch confer?
For the 2024/2025 Outstanding Awards season, each branch can nominate ONE member or past member of their branch to receive this award.
How to submit your branch nominations?
Following approval from the branch, the branch secretary should submit the nomination/s by emailing IGC Head Office at: office@igc.ie
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The Award
Each awardee will be presented with this special commissioned IGC medal to recognise their outstanding contribution at Branch level. This presentation will be organised by the local branch.
2024/2025 Awards Timeline
Nov 2024 – January 2025 – Award Process Open
Head office will open the awards process with an all member email with details, key dates and criteria. Branches submit their nominees by the 31st of January, 2025 to office@igc.ie
The nominees are then submitted by Branch Secretaries through the nomination form above.
February 2025 – March 2025
The National Executive will review each branch submission and send a note of correspondence to the nominating branch
April 2025
The IGC to promote awardees on the website and send circular to members with an image and bio to celebrate each awardee.
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Awards Working Group
The awards working group was composed of Hazel Concar (Midlands Branch), Liam O’Brien (Tipperary Branch) and Ross Munnelly (Kildare Branch).
