Kim England Head of Personnel Operations & Staff Development University of Bristol

2 Information About Bristol Situated - South West of England Top Research Institution 5,500 Staff – 1,000 Academic – 1,000 Research – 2,000 Admin / Other – 800 Technicians – 700 Manual Over 11,000 Undergraduate Students Nearly 7,000 Postgraduate Students

3 Staff Development at Bristol General Training Provision Management Training Teaching and Learning Staff Review Process Additional Activities Budget University Commitment to Staff Development Benefits of embracing Staff Development

4 General Training Provision (The Diary) Leadership Management & Supervision Personal Development Equal Opportunities Technicians Research Teaching & Learning Learning Technologies Information Technology & Communications Corporate Information Systems Safety

5 Management Training Programme for New Heads Head of Department lunchtime Fora Away Days General training events –Including Fair Selection (mandatory) Coaching 360° Appraisal & Psychometrics An extra £100,000 for 2004/5 & 2005/6

6 Teaching & Learning In-house provision from our Graduate School of Education Mandatory for all new lecturers (monitored under probationary period) Accredited by the Institute of Learning & Teaching (Teaching Academy) Include Modules on –Course Design –Assessment Methods –Evaluation Portfolio Mentoring provision

7 Staff Review Process Mandatory for all academic & related staff Strongly encouraged for all support staff Different forms for different groups Extended timescales – September – July Mandatory training for Reviewers Aiming for full inclusion (currently approx. 80%) Increasingly used for monitoring performance

8 Budget 2004/5 - £300,000 Teaching & Learning £60,000 Management training £162,600 Research £10,400 Personal Development / NVQ’s £14,300 Investors in People £4,500 Safety £6,000 Equal Opportunities £5,400 IT / ECDL £7,500 Equipment & other resources £29,300

9 University Commitment to Staff Development Top Management Support – Essential Staff Development included in University vision & plan Activities must reflect overall university objectives Focus on core activities Produce training plans Evaluate and review Celebrate success

10 Benefits of embracing & commitment to Staff Development Higher standards of performance Improved management & effectiveness Achieve university aims and objectives Higher staff motivation & morale Good return on investment