{"id":33286,"date":"2026-04-21T17:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/?p=33286"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:54:44","slug":"kcetb-shares-its-adoption-of-the-altitude-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/en\/kcetb-shares-its-adoption-of-the-altitude-charter\/","title":{"rendered":"KCETB Shares its Adoption of the ALTITUDE Charter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">KCETB Shares its Adoption of the ALTITUDE Charter<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">KCETB Joins the National Call to Action on Universal Design<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KCETB has publicly declared its support for and adoption of ALTITUDE \u2013 the National Charter for Universal Design (UD) in Tertiary Education and has joined the national call to action for institutions and agencies to work towards a more universally designed tertiary education system.<\/p>\n<p>KCETB strongly believes that \u2018inclusion is everyone\u2019s business\u2019, and that all staff play a role in creating an environment in which the huge diversity of learners in our community can thrive. <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33289 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter-240x300.png\" alt=\"KCETB adapts Altitude Charter \" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Altitude-Charter.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Universal design is central to KCETB efforts to make that statement a reality, and by adopting the ALTITUDE Charter, KCETB has committed to work collaboratively across the organisation to embed a UD approach more firmly in our practices and processes in the years ahead, building on the good work already achieved in this area.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on KCETB\u2019s adoption of ALTITUDE, Director of Further Education and Training, Martha Bolger said: <em>\u201cFor KCETB, the Altitude Charter provides a number of benefits, one being a really effective approach to compliance, the charter helps our organisation fully align with national legislation, policy and statutory obligations in an efficient staff friendly and learner-centered way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By adopting the ALTITUDE Charter Kilkenny and Carlow ETB will continue to work for and towards sustainable progress towards a truly inclusive learning educational experience for the learner population of Kilkenny and Carlow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As part of the Maturity Model, KCETB is documenting our strengths and planned improvements regarding Universal Design. It shows that KCETB is strongly committed to inclusion, fair assessment, and learner-centred practice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The aim is to move towards a system where \u2018Inclusion is Everyone\u2019s Business\u2019, where all staff play their part in delivering an inclusive educational experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this short video: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MuqxT_HheLk?si=EVWTf3hu2BMBwP-b\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo: <\/strong>Director of Further Education and Training Martha Bolger, representing Kilkenny and Carlow ETB at the National ALTITUDE Summit recently with Karen Higgins, Director of Quality &#8211; Academic Affairs, City Education Group, Dara Ryder, CEO at Ahead, Teagasc Head of Education Dr. Anne-Marie Butler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCETB Shares its Adoption of the ALTITUDE Charter KCETB Joins the National Call to Action on Universal Design &nbsp; 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