Services
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Administrators: Association of University (AUA) |
Seminars |
Administrative staff |
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Admissions staff training |
Short courses and briefings |
University admissions staff |
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Career development |
Short courses |
University staff & PGR students |
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Departmental development, away days, teambuilding, bespoke training |
To promote group development, whatever the group or the topic |
Faculties, schools, services, departments, groups |
Direct request to Penny Hatton |
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E-learning training and resources |
1. Programme of short courses on using C&IT to support student learning 2. Portal & VLE training 3. Online materials - personal use and in training courses 4. E-learning networks |
University staff |
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Enterprise learning support |
Network for those interested in enterprise learning |
University staff |
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Equality and diversity training |
Short courses for staff involved in staff selection (recruitment, promotion, review, etc) and in student recruitment |
University staff |
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Finance and purchasing training |
Programme of short courses |
University staff |
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Induction programmes for new staff and new senior managers |
Programmes of short briefing sessions to introduce new staff to the key aspects of the University/put their role in context |
University staff |
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Information literacy skills for staff |
Group of training providers co-ordinating i-skills provision for staff |
University staff |
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Investors in People Standard |
Information and guidance about the Standard and how to attain it |
Faculties, schools, services |
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Knowledge transfer/ commercial awareness training |
Short courses/longer programmes |
University staff & PGR students |
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Leadership & management development |
Range of short courses covering all aspects of leadership & management including recruitment & selection, people and project management, staff review - longer programmes, targeted at different groups of staff, including Tomorrow’s Leaders, Head of School/Service & Deans’ development |
University staff |
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Learning resources & materials |
(1) Small reference collection of books, journals & videos on teaching, research, leadership, personal development (used to be in the Baines Wing, but was then transferred to the University of Leeds Library) |
(1) University staff |
(1) SDDU website or Catherine Porter |
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Media skills training programme |
Training courses in dealing with the press |
University staff & PGR students |
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Personal & professional skills training (1) |
A range of short courses to develop personal and professional skills necessary for employment in the University or elsewhere. eg communication, counselling, customer care, information, meetings, personal effectiveness, presentation & vocal skills, report writing, team working, stress management, time management |
University staff & PGR students |
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Personal & professional skills training (2) |
Roberts generic skills funding from RCUK: formula-based funding allocation to faculties and key central training providers to provide generic skills training |
Faculties for PGR students and research staff |
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Personal development planning & training needs analysis |
Voluntary resource to help PGR students to record their developmental activity and develop their potential |
PGR students, supervisors, & Tutors |
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Postgraduate research student supervisor and internal examiner training |
Range of compulsory short courses for all staff new to these roles |
PGR student supervisors & internal examiners |
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Postgraduate research student training and development including the Vitae Programme and White Rose Interpersonal Skills School (WRISS) |
1. Programme of short courses 2. The Vitae Programme provides a range of activities to support universities to develop postgraduates’ skills 3. WRISS is a local Vitae School equivalent for second- and third- year PGR students from Leeds, Sheffield and York |
PGR students, supervisors, & tutors |
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Redeployment advice |
Advice and guidance re CVs and interview skills |
Staff on the Redeployment Register |
Via HR manager, usually when applying for a job |
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Research staff training |
Short courses for research staff - see Personal & professional skills training and Research training |
Research staff |
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Research training |
Range of short courses including good research practice, writing funding proposals, full economic costing, managing research projects, presenting and publishing research |
University staff & PGR students |
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Surveys of postgraduate research students and research staff |
Online surveys to gather information to monitor and improve quality of life and learning of PGR students and career development of research staff |
PGR students |
SDDU web site or gtsc@leeds.ac.uk (PGR students) or Jim Baxter (research staff) |
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Teaching excellence |
Management of (1) University Teaching Fellowship scheme for outstanding contributions to teaching and development of student learning in the University; (2) the University’s nominations for award of National Teaching Fellowship |
University staff who teach |
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Teaching, learning, assessment, student support |
Short courses, networks and credit-bearing modules and programmes including PGCLTHE, PGDLTHE, modules for postgraduate & other part-time teachers, C&IT programme, Talking About Teaching and Enhancing the Student Academic Experience programmes |
University staff & postgraduates who teach; staff who support learning & teaching |
SDDU website or Chris Butcher or Clara Davies (for PG teaching, Student Support and L&T Support Staff Network) or |
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Technician training |
Guidance on training available locally, regionally & nationally |
Technicians |
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Women’s development programmes |
Springboard programme for support, research and academic/managerial and professional women. |
Women staff |