D12 Supplementary notes 1

Training and professional qualifications available to researcher trainers and those currently used by institutions

• HEA- Higher Education Academy

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/

A larger number of HEIs have postgraduate certificates or master programmes accredited by the HEA - they have been usually designed for Academic members of staff and trainers have undertaken as part of their professional development.

PG cert - teaching in higher education, coaching and mentoring, academic practice

Maters in education, academic practice

The HEA has different levels of membership dependent upon your experience and qualifications

• ILM - Institute of leadership and management

http://www.i-l-m.com/

They offer a range of vocationally related qualifications and NVQs in leadership and management and professional qualifications in coaching and mentoring. A number of institutions run programmes in house that staff can attend.

• CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

http://www.cipd.co.uk

They provide learning and development and continual professional development opportunities for those working in HR and training. Universities have either run in-house training accredited to CIPD or promoted CIPD course to staff.  Manchester University trainers have undertaken the NVQ certificate in training practice and there are many additional courses on offer to develop the trainer further. As with the HEA there are different levels of membership and progression

• SEDA - Staff and Educational Development Association

http://www.seda.ac.uk/professional_development.htm

SEDA fellowship and associated fellowship schemes provide professional accreditation for those involved in academic staff and educational development within HEIs. A number of HEIs have accredited programmes (postgraduate certificates, diplomas).

• Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

http://www.lfhe.ac.uk/

The leadership foundation took over HESDA (higher education staff development association). They provide annual staff development conferences and CPD courses for staff trainers.

• Training Journal

http://www.trainingjournal.com

They coordinate training opportunities across the country, bringin together events specifically for trainers, highlighting CIPD accredited courses and Certified Learning Practitioner accredited courses and CPD courses (one off courses).

• Springboard

http://www.springboardconsultancy.com/springboard.htm

The Springboard Women's Development Programme is the phenomenally successful, award-winning development course for women.

• MBTI

http://www.myersbriggs.org/

They run an ongoing training and professional development programme enabling you to become qualified practitioner and develop into a certified practitioner

• Federation for Community Development Learning

http://www.fcdl.org.uk/

Supporting the development of communities: advancing and promoting community development learning at local, regional and national levels, and creating opportunities for good quality training and qualifications

• The Training Foundation

http://www.tap-training.com/

The TAP Skills Programme is  designed for people involved in training and developing others.

The Programme embraces the skills needs of three groups contributing to effective learning:

Learning and development professionals, Line Managers and Subject matter experts in performance support roles.

• Trainer Networks

http://www.trainersnetwork.ie/

The Trainers Network brings together trainers and learning facilitators from all sectors, public and private, specialist and mainstream, to share learning and experiences in relation to best practice, recent innovations, quality standards and continuing professional development.

• Formal and Informal mentoring opportunities

From speaking to trainers many feel that they have developed links through UKGrad schools and have developed informal mentoring opportunities. Many people have asked for further support with this to link trainers across HEI and with external trainers.

• Vitae run activities

Tutor training and Advanced tutor training have been cited as having been very beneficial to trainers to hone their skills, develop contacts and gain new ideas. This maybe worth looking at on a national level or regional running development events or opportunities and getting in external trainers to refresh ideas.