Annual Event

Development Conference

Professional Behaviours:
Date:
17/10/2012
Time:
09.00 - 17.15
Venue:
Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre
Smallbrook Queensway
Birmingham
B5 4EW
England
Price:
AUA Member - £175.00
Non Member - £245.00
PgCert Participants - £120.00

*Please note that these prices do not include VAT. This will be added to your booking*

Event Information

We are excited to launch a new addition to the AUA events calendar for 2012-13: the autumn Development Conference. Offering a low-cost, one-day format to complement the flagship Annual Conference, this conference will appeal to a broad cross-section of AUA members. Based around three key themes- understanding HE, professional practice, and mentoring, there will be a choice of sessions delivered by key figures in the sector.

 

AUA Members attending the Development Conference are invited to attend the AUA Annual Lecture, which takes place at the Holiday Inn following the Conference. Please note that this event is open to AUA members only and online registration is required in advance.


Programme

09:00 - 09:30 Registration

09:30 - 10:00 Introductions and Welcome

  • Planning and reflecting on your learning and development - Matthew Andrews, Chair AUA and Academic Registrar, Oxford Brookes University.

10:00 - 11:15 Working Session 1

11:15 - 11:45 Refreshments

11:45 - 13:00 Working Session 2

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking

14:00 - 15:15 Working Session 3

15:15 - 15:30 Refreshments

15:30 - 16:45 Working Session 4

16:45 - 17:15 Closing, reflection and evaluation

  • Matthew Andrews, Chair AUA and Academic Registrar Oxford Brookes University


Who should attend? (click to expand)

All HE administrative staff, including (but not limited to)

  • Current and potential PgCert participants
  • Current and potential PgCert mentors
  • New entrants to the sector
  • Graduate trainees
  • Anyone with an interest in developing their professional practice
  • Anyone with an interest in mentoring and passing on their knowledge of the sector
  • Anyone with an interest in developing their understanding of HE


Why should I attend? (click to expand)

If you are...

...new to working in HE

Providing context, background and key information from a range of sector experts, there will be a choice of sessions which will provide you with the knowledge and understanding to help you get the most out of this exciting career. Those undertaking Graduate Trainee Programmes will also benefit from the sessions offered.  

...interested in your own development or the development of others

Combining relevant working sessions with the chance to plan and manage your own personal and professional development, as well as plenty of opportunities to network, you can tailor-make the programme to meet your needs.

...a PgCert participant

Offering a choice of sessions closely related to your knowledge areas, in addition to participant-only Q&A sessions and opportunities to meet assessors and members of the Programme Team, this is a key development event to help you on your way to graduation!

...a PgCert mentor, or interested in becoming a mentor

A dedicated mentoring strand will provide opportunities to refresh your skills or learn new ones, whilst also being able to mix and match sessions from the other strands to create an event suited to your own interests and needs.

...interested in the CPD Framework

Sessions offered will include case studies from those already using the Framework in a variety of settings, for a variety of purposes. Those involved in one of the pilot groups for the CPD Framework implementation project will also have specific sessions with the project consultants.

 ...usually unable to attend the Annual Conference

Can’t get childcare; can’t get the time away from the office; can’t raise the funds...sound familiar?? The Development Conference is one day, low-cost alternative with many benefits for you and your development.


Accredited CPD

The Development Conference can be counted towards the AUA Membership Accreditation Scheme.

This event accounts for 6 hours and can be inluded in your CPD Activity Diary.