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Hi folks,
You might remember my request for information on time release policy at your institution to undertake a PG Cert. Many thanks to those who took the time to respond.
I was asked by a number of respondents to circulate the results to the list. So here they are, suitably anonymised but grouped by new and old universities as I thought they may have differing issues. What the responses tell me is that our policy of 20 per cent teaching release is reasonably in line with many comparable institutions [very few give no incentive or support to engage in the award] but that lots of other institutions have similar difficulties policing such a policy across departments. There are still a significant number of institutions who do not require completion of a PG Cert but do require part of it to be completed and encourage the rest.
There are also a number of more creative motivators being tried elsewhere… if they were combined, new staff would be allowed no teaching, a laptop computer, their department would get a thousand pounds and we could all have an increment, a letter of commendation and strawberries and cream at the end!
John
<<PG Cert time release questions summary 9 3 09 anon.doc>>
Dr John Peters
Academic Development and Practice Unit
University of Worcester
01905 855506
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. (D.F.Malone)
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Sent: 23 February 2009 17:10
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Subject: Time release or recognition for staff engagement in a PG Cert
Hi folks,
I’ve been asked to collect some quick information on policies that operate at other institutions with regard to new staff engagement with the PG Cert. Here we currently have a probationary policy that requires engagement for those with less than 3 years teaching experience but, in return, promises release from 20 per cent of their teaching load in their first year.
Do you give new academic staff any remission in teaching load in their first year to help them settle in or in return for engagement in the PG Cert? Or do you offer any reward for completion of the PG Cert? Are there other extrinsic motivators out there?!
John
Dr John Peters