Professional Activities

PgC LTHE - Continued Professional Development

The Higher Education Academy

The Higher Education Academy was formed in May 2004 from a merger of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE), the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), and the TQEF National Co-ordination Team (NCT).

The Academy is an independent organisation funded by grants from the four UK funding bodies, subscriptions from higher education institutions, individual fees from practitioners, and grant and contract income for specific initiatives.

It is governed by a Board whose members are drawn mainly from institutional leaders and senior academics, and a Council of which the majority are elected by practitioners. It is owned by the higher education sector and therefore responsive to the sector’s needs.

The Academy aims to:

• focus on the student experience and on institutional needs;
• be inclusive and work collaboratively with partners;
• focus its activities at the multiple levels of individual staff, disciplines, higher education institutions (HEIs) and their leaders, and national bodies;
• base all its work on the very best available evidence.

The PgC LTHE is one of the routes which will allow you to to become a Fellow of the HE Academy. The main benefit of joining the Academy is professional recognition. It belongs to the individual, not to your department or institution. The independent endorsement of your commitment to professionalism in learning and teaching is a portable asset with currency in the HE sector.

There are also potential career advantages:

• Academy membership provides a transferable, nationally recognised kitemark for teachers and learning support staff;
• Academy membership is increasingly linked by institutions to probation, career advancement or promotion;
• Some institutions reward Academy members in the form of a one-off payment or an increment.

For more information about the HE Academy visit www.heacademy.ac.uk

Continued Personal and Professional Development

Your professional development as a HE practitioner doesn't have to stop at the PgC LTHE. Further career development is possible through the University's CPD (Learning and Teaching) Framework.

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Updated: 14 April, 2008 | Site editor | Legal