Hi,
This discussion has come at an interesting moment for me as I've just moved into what is, for me, a new arena in skills development. I'm now managing the 'Roberts' team in our institution - organising and delivering generic skills training for researchers both post-grad and post-doc.
The qualification that seems to be favoured by Roberts teams is the Certificate in Training Practice accredited by CIPD - this focuses on analysing training needs, designing and delivering workshops to meet those needs and evaluating the training.
Having said that my team also have other qualifications which support their roles. These include Certificates in Teaching and Learning in HE (institutionally delivered) and TESOL qualifications. I myself trained as a teacher quite a long time ago and I'm a Fellow of the HEA (from being a member of the ILT) and have experience in a range of teaching situations including EFL as well as school teaching and lecturing. Colleagues in e-learning are gaining accreditation through the Association of Learning Technologists while colleagues who support students in our Schools can undertake an in-house short course on student support (accredited by SEDA).
Given the vast range of possibilities I'm a bit wary of trying to find an "essential" qualification for Learning Development. Though if opportunities are offered they're always worth taking up.
All the best,
Ann
Mrs Ann Barlow MA, MSc, FHEA
Head of Skills Training and Development,
Faculty of Humanities,
Devonshire House,
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester
M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 0298
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