The Corporation of Executives & Administrators (CEA) is a unique International Professional Organisation incorporated in Great Britain in the year 1981 as a Non- Profit “QUASI- CHARITY” with the main objective of catering to professionals across a wide range of professions. Professionals can seek to be members in the various faculties or departments.
CEA has been facilitating UK Professional Membership in many disciplines in recognition of an individual's achievement in his/her area of profession. Membership is also attainable through the educational method and by the special scheme of Accreditation for Career Progress Development (ACPD). The CEA also facilitates professional courses.
We must commemorate the founders of CEA who had foreseen in the early eighties the importance of recognising, endorsing and elevating Professional and Vocational Training to an acceptable and recognised Qualification. To this effect, CEA has facilitated in its Memorandum of Articles, the formation of Faculties to offer membership in various disciplines, with appropriate titles.
An Executive Council (EC) is nominated to manage the day-to-day operations and to take decision in consultation with the General Council of CEA. The General Council (GC) is elected from within the members of the CEA. The EC is not elected but nominated by the GC and the nominated persons can be removed from office if they breach any of the organisation's rules, or for non compliance, or non performance of their obligations.
In September 2006, the Executive Council unanimously passed a resolution in its twenty five years of existence to the effect that all Faculty Membership would be endorsed and awarded the title of “Certified Membership”.
CEA, from inception had the view of offering a unique Professional Status that is internationally accepted and recognised by employers. This dynamic visualisation has led to a strict examining and assessing of candidates for professional membership. Oral examinations are held and prospective members have to submit assignments and/or theses and/or dissertations in their respective fields. From September 2004 CEA sought the assistance of an independent Assessment and Verification organisation to assess all prospective candidates. To this effect, UK- CCL (the UK Commission for Consistent Learning) which is one of UK's leading Independent Facilitator of Professional Educational Standards has been chosen to be the main assessor of CEA.
CEA has the firm believe that academically qualified personnel more often then not cannot give satisfaction to current employers and this belief is etched in the real world, where paper qualified candidates most often do not have all the skills needed in the practical world.
It is often seen that `unqualified' ( academically i.e.) persons have the adequate skills which qualified persons lack. This is one reason why the concept of vocational education evolved.
Thus change is essential and CEA has facilitated such change by giving importance to the process of Accreditation for Prior Experience and Learning (APEL) and Accreditation for Career Progress Development (ACPD).
The Corporation of Executives and Administrators has developed through a natural process as an organisation underpinning best of two distinct worlds; theoretical and practical. The days of Lecture Theatres, Halls of Residence, Binge drinking through the nights and rest of the goodies have been marked for extinction by our political philanthropists ever since education became a burden to the States. Education Ministers throughout the world have dabbled with various alternatives to replace the traditional methods but none have found a perfect solution. Japan and Germany have been advocating the integration of vocational training into theoretical learning from the outset but the rest of the world has been extremely slow to adopt the model.
Even before the use of Computers began to grow exponentially, vocational qualifications were recognised and actively encouraged by the United States of America. Minimum requirements of any decent jobs have changed progressively from G.C.E ‘O’ levels, G.C.S.E, G.C.E. ’A’ levels and now Professional Qualifications are recognised and accepted.
Academic Cradles could not resolve the main problems of employers, due to the fact that newly graduated candidates lacked the necessary skills to meet the requirements of the work place. Skills gained through work experience were observed to be more critically important to the employer than a degree gained at a university. Consequently, Technical Colleges were encouraged to promote Vocational type of training and certification but the traditional universities and academics had attempted to undermine the change and frowned upon such.
Government intervention in developed countries and concerted efforts by trade organisations such as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have succeeded in establishing a sound footing for the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ). Nonetheless, traditional universities have failed to make any significant change to their study plan or system.
This is where the Corporation of Executives and Administrators is scoring points. The Vocational Skills Accreditation Council (VSAC) by CEA began to evaluate, validate and certify skills of candidates gained through work experience in any field.. The VSAC consists of experts and captains of various industries. The evaluation process entails several methods; viva voce, work demonstration, written submission, testimonies etc.. From the evaluation, candidates may receive certification or may be recommended to follow courses to fill areas they are inadequate in.
CEA wishes to remain as an innovative organization to serve with three main ideologies - Aptitude, Attitude and Aspiration (Triple A’s). The objective is to build and support professionals by leveraging the power of experience.
PURPOSE
To make and avail professional status to men and women of any age who have educational or vocational qualification or work experience with training and who desire to acquire a credible professional image in their respective field.
"Admin World" is the official publication and issued freely to all members.
Activities
• Stimulating discussion and exchange of views between members by holding conferences, workshops and meetings.
• Organising visits to overseas countries to make comparative studies in the field of vocational and professional education.
• Communicating member views in the form of recommendations to government and private sectors.
• Forming local and overseas branches so that members may have opportunities to discuss matters of mutual interests.
• Providing a bureau for members exchanging and seeking employment.
• Representing interests of vocational and professional training at all levels, e.g. with the Government, public and private institutions.
• Informing the members & public on matters related to any profession through press releases and articles
• Participation in activities, such as those initiated by the Government to formulate and sustain the policy of vocational and professional education.
• Maintaining a number of sub-committees operated by members such as those regarding membership, disciplinary matters, industry arbitration,
Southwark contains many beautiful examples of pre-20th century architecture. Although many areas were bombed during the Second World War, a number of historically and architecturally significant buildings remain. This is a magnificent historic building that boasts impressive battlements and fine panelled interiors. The Kingswood House community centre is a hub of activity for the local community, from the over 50s club to the annual Summer Fayre held in the grounds of the house. The late Victorian mansion we see today was built by J.L. Johnstone, the inventor of Bovril, and became known locally as Bovril Castle. There are an estimated 70,000 war memorials throughout the UK in many differing forms; more than 300 of them are in Southwark.
The first London Bridge was built by Romans sometime after AD43 and some of its wooden remains have been uncovered on the north side of the river. During its life the wooden structure was renewed several times, and it was probably to this earliest bridge that the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is falling down’ refers. Indeed, at one time, one of these structures was washed away by a flood, and another was torn down by invading Vikings, led by Olaf the Norseman in 1014. Bermondsey is almost certainly one of the oldest parts of Southwark. It is believed that a Benedictine Monastery was based here during Saxon times and evidence has been found of Roman occupation.
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