Course Reminder
Investors in People in Higher Education
Developing the Role of the Internal Consultant/Facilitator
University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall
8th-10th June, 1998
The course will be a flexible and interactive mix of short
presentations, group work and individual work supported by case study
material developed specifically for higher education. The overall aim
of the programme is that within their institution, participants will
be able to provide an effective lead to and through the Investors in
People process.
Course Leaders
José Chambers, Director of the Comino Centre and Co-ordinator of Staff
Development, King Alfred’s College Winchester, Investors in People
Assessor and Adviser. Bob Thackwray, Senior Consultant, UCoSDA,
Investors in People Assessor, Adviser and co-author of ‘Investors in
People Explained’ (Kogan Page 1996).
Programme Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
1 Know
what Investors in People is and what the benefits of achieving it are;
what the indicators supporting the Standard mean;
what the links between the indicators are;
basic project and change management techniques;
how to devise a strategy to manage key groups.
2 Be able to
interpret the indicators of the Standard and assign evidence to them;
plan out the key steps of the process;
prepare for the assessment process;
draft a high level project plan;
identify how to align the institution for change;
identify key internal and external stakeholders and potential stakeholders.
3 Feel more confident and capable of
• working with the indicators;
•managing the project;
•aligning the institution to change;
•managing key groups.
Day One - Monday, 8th June, 1998
10.30 Registration and Coffee
11.00 Welcome and Introductions
11.30 Presentations and Workshops :
the role of the internal facilitator in a higher education institution;
the process;
diagnosis and action planning;
project management;
change management;
managing key groups
(including a session on academic staff);
awareness raising;
assessment and re-assessment.
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Presentations and Workshops (continued)
15.30 Tea
16.00 Presentations and Workshops (continued)
17.30 (approx) End of Day One Programme
Day Two - Tuesday, 9th June, 1998
09.00 Presentations and Workshops (continued)
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Investors in People UK
News; update; projects; support; publications; etc.
12.30 Investors in People in Higher Education Forum News
Briefing session on the strategic and support work of the National
Forum.
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Action Planning
15.30 Tea
16.00 It Can’t Happen Here!
Lessons from higher education institutions.
17.00 Plenary: Issues Arising/Discussion
19.30 Dinner
Day Three - Wednesday, 10th June, 1998
09.00 Strategies (1)
Authority and autonomy: developing an Internal Award of Excellence.
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Strategies (2)
Developing the Internal Audit team in support of the Investors
process.
12.00 Action Plan Presentations and Discussion
13.15 Concluding Remarks
13.30 Buffet Lunch
14.30 Close of Programme
Nomination/Booking Form
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I enclose a cheque for £350 payable to ‘UCoSDA’ with my application.
Cancellation charges:
Cancellations made two months or more before the first day of the
course - the full fee will be returned to the institution.
Cancellations made between 4 and 8 weeks before the first day of the
course - half the fee will be returned to the institution.
Cancellations made within 4 weeks of the first day of the course - the
full fee will be retained by UCoSDA.
Please return the completed form at your earliest convenience and in
any case before the closing date of Friday, 24th April, 1998 to:
Wendy Mason,
Courses Officer,
UCoSDA,
Ingram House,
65 Wilkinson Street,
The University of Sheffield,
Sheffield S10 2GJ.
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