The Staff Development Office works to assist all staff in the central offices of the University, including the Institutes and activities, to realise their full potential.  This may be either through assistance in identifying development needs, arranging attendance on staff development programmes, coaching or personal counselling.

About Staff Development Information about the Staff Development team, contact information and location. Academic Staff Courses aimed at academic staff working in the School of Advanced Study. Appraisal Courses aimed to increase the knowledge and confidence of managers and participants in relation to appraisals. Finance System Training Courses aimed at all staff using the Finance System (UniFi21). Career Development Sessions Short workshops to aid career development. Induction Information for new members of staff and details of facilities. Equality Training Courses aimed to increase awareness of equality and disability issues. Health and Safety Training Courses organised to cover a variety of health and safety topics. Learning At Work Day Exciting opportunities for learning at your place of work on 20 May 2010.

E/ICDL, E/ICDL Advanced & 'Drop In' Workshop The European/International Computer Driving Licence enables staff to gain an IT qualification in the use of computers/applications. IT Training (including Office 2007) Courses covering many IT applications (MS Office 2003/2007, MS Windows, web-development, Acrobat etc). E-Learning Courses Self-paced and interactive approach to learning. Personal Development Programme Personal, work and career development programmes. Personal Effectiveness and Working Skills Courses covering University procedures and effective working practices. Management Development Programme Courses devised to assist current and potential managers to fulfil their role in a competent and confident manner. Accredited Management Development Programme Courses that lead to nationally recognised qualification awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Development Coaching Coaching is an opportunity to work one-to-one with a coach on your development.

Booking Information: Details regarding the use of our on-line booking forms.

Resource Library  [PDF 35pgs, 298KB]: Staff are welcome to borrow any of the resources from the SD Office, including Books, CD-ROMs, Video/Audio Tapes.

Staff Development Review: An annual staff development review meeting is held for all staff at which training and development needs will be identified.