All our courses
| Dealing with Difficult Behaviour | ||
| 18 May 2010 | 9.00am - 3.00pm (Lunch included) | Open to all staff |
| Time Management (Lunch included) | ||
| 19 May 2010 | 9.00am - 5.00pm | Open to all staff |
| Stress Busting Session | ||
| 21 May 2010 | 9.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. | Open to all staff |
| Q6 Reviewee Training | ||
| 8 June 2010 | 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | All University staff who have not already undergone Q6 training. (N.B. Staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews in others, need only attend REVIEWER training, i.e., you do not need to attend both reviewee and reviewer training). |
| Q6 Reviewer Training | ||
| 8 June 2010 | 10 a.m. to 12 noon | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not yet undergone Q6 training. |
| Secretarial/Clerical Learning and Networking Event | ||
| 16 June 2010 | 12.30 to 2 p.m. (Lunch included) | Secretarial and Clerical |
| Communication and Supervisory Skills - Secretarial/Clerical Staff | ||
| 25 - 27 August 2010 | 9.30am - 5.00pm | Secretarial/clerical staff with a supervisory role, or experienced personal secretaries |
| Communication & Supervisory Skills - Manual/Ancillary Staff | ||
| 1 & 2 September 2010 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Manual/ancillary staff with a supervisory role e.g. janitors, trades staff, catering supervisors etc. |
| On-line Diversity Awareness | ||
| Accessible any time | Any time | Every staff member who has not attended a group Diversity Awareness session |
Courses also available
| Advanced European Computer Driving Licence | ||
| Available from January 2008 | Open to all staff | |
| Advanced Presentation Skills | ||
| 9.00am - 5.00pm | Open to all staff | |
| Alcohol Awareness | ||
| 2pm - 4pm | Open to all staff | |
| Introduction to Project Management | ||
| 9am-5pm (Lunch included) | Staff with lead role or team member role in the design and delivery of work-related projects | |
| Assertiveness Skills | ||
| Open to all staff | ||
| Autism/Asperger Training | ||
| 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. | All staff and any interested students | |
| Bite-sized Coaching | ||
| Staff with supervisory responsibility | ||
| Budget Management | ||
| 2.00pm - 5.00pm | Open to all staff, but especially relevant to those who have to deal with School/Unit budgets | |
| Career Bridges | ||
| 9.00am - 5.00pm | All staff with supervisory responsibilty | |
| Career Bridges | ||
| 8th October, 10th November and 1st December 2009; 22nd January, 19th February, 4th & 5th March 2010 | 0900 to 1700 | Junior Managers and Senior Support Staff |
| Credit Card Briefing | ||
| 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | University credit cardholders | |
| Credit Card Briefing | ||
| 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | University Credit Cardholders | |
| Customer Service Skills for Janitors | ||
| New janitorial staff, in particular 'Out of Hours' janitors | ||
| Customer Service Training I and II | ||
| 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. | Those in customer-facing roles | |
| Disability Discrimination Act 2005 | ||
| 2.30pm - 3.30pm | Lecturing staff - especially new staff | |
| Discover Your Team Role | ||
| 10.00am - 12.00pm | Open to all staff | |
| European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) | ||
| Flexible learning in own time with aid of packs, may be some classes to drop into; OR Community based learning on either Wednesday mornning 10 a.m. to 12 noon; or Thursday evening 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. | Open to all staff | |
| Effective Communication | ||
| 9.30am - 1 p.m. (Lunch included) | Open to all staff | |
| Effective Feedback and Coaching Skills | ||
| Staff with supervisory responsibility | ||
| English Grammar | ||
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Open to all staff | |
| Female Academics' Networking Meetings | ||
| 12.00-pm - 2.00pm | Female Academics | |
| Finance for Non-Accountants | ||
| 10.00am - 1.00pm | Clerical/ technical staff who deal with budgets | |
| Finance Overview | ||
| 3.30 - 5 p.m. | Heads of Schools/Units and all other staff invloved in financial issues | |
| Finance Web Reports Training | ||
| 0930-1230 | School Secretaries/ Administrators/ Technicians who are involved with Finance at School or Research Grant Level | |
| Fine Tuning your English | ||
| 10am to 12:30pm | Open to all staff | |
| Four Finance Time-Savers | ||
| 12 noon to 2 p.m. (lunch included) | Secretarial, clerical and other staff who deal with finance issues in their roles | |
| Handling Conflict | ||
| 12.30pm - 4.30pm | Heads of School, Service Directors and Middle Managers | |
| Induction For All New Staff | ||
| 9.00am - 3.00pm (Lunch included) | All new University staff | |
| Interviewee Skills | ||
| 30 March 2010 | Open to all staff | |
| Introduction to Higher Education | ||
| 9.00am - 5.00pm | For Academic-Related staff new to the HE sector | |
| Introduction to Higher Education (Introductory Level) | ||
| 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Management, professional and administrative staff to highlight key aspects of the HE sector | |
| Introduction to the University Library | ||
| 10.00am - 11.00am | Open to all staff | |
| Secretarial/Clerical Learning and Networking Event | ||
| 12.30pm - 2.00pm | Secretarial and Clerical | |
| Learning Lunch - Tendering Procedures for Principal Investigators / Grant Holders | ||
| 12 noon to 2 p.m. | All Academic Staff | |
| Managing Performance | ||
| 9.00am-2.00pm (Lunch included) | Staff in Management roles | |
| Managing Staff Through Coaching and Feedback (formerly Effective Feedback and Coaching) | ||
| 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. | Anyone with staff management responsibilities who wishes to develop and enhance their skills | |
| Managing Teams in Academia | ||
| 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (Lunch included) | Those responsible for managing research staff | |
| Middle Management Development | ||
| 10 a.m. on 4 May until 3 p.m. on 6 May 2010 | Staff within administration primarily from Scottish Universities, but other higher education institutions will be considered. Participants should have some responsibility for supervising/managing staff either currently or in the near future. | |
| Mindfulness | ||
| Open to all Staff | ||
| Minute Taking Workshop | ||
| 9.30am - 4.30pm (Lunch included) | All staff who take Minutes, service committees etc. | |
| Middle Manager Development | ||
| 9.00am - 5.00pm | All staff with supervisory responsibility | |
| Motivating Talented Individuals | ||
| 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Heads of School, Service Directors and Middle Managers | |
| Motivation at Work | ||
| 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. | Open to all staff | |
| Negotiation Skills | ||
| 9.30am - 5.00pm | Open to all staff | |
| On-line Induction for New Staff | ||
| Available at all times | Available at all times | All new staff |
| Practical and Effective Project Management - Course full | ||
| 1100 to 1600 hours | Academics, Managers and Administrators in Higher Education | |
| Pre-Retirement | ||
| 9am-5pm | All staff thinking of retiring in the next 3 years | |
| Presentation Skills I and II | ||
| 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Those involved in giving presentations and speeches and those who are looking to feel more comfortable when talking in front of people. | |
| Profiling Information Session | ||
| Open to all staff | ||
| Profiling Session | ||
| 12:30pm - 14:00pm | Open to All Staff | |
| Q6 ReviewEE Training | ||
| 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | All University staff who have not already undergone Q6 training. (N.B. Staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews in others, need only attend REVIEWER training, i.e., you do not need to attend both reviewee and reviewer training). | |
| Q6 Reviewee Training | ||
| 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. | All University staff who have not already undergone Q6 training. (N.B. Staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews in others, need only attend REVIEWER training, i.e.g you do not need to attend both Review and Reviewer training). | |
| Q6 ReviewEE Training | ||
| 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. | All University staff who have not already undergone Q6 training. (N.B. Staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews in others, need only attend REVIEWER training, i.e., you do not need to attend both reviewee and reviewer training). | |
| Q6 Reviewer Training | ||
| 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not undergone Q6 training | |
| Q6 Reviewer Training | ||
| 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not yet undergone Q6 training | |
| Q6 ReviewER Training | ||
| 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not yet undergone Q6 training | |
| Q6 Reviewer | ||
| 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not yet undergone Q6 training | |
| Q6 ReviewER Training | ||
| 10 a.m. to 12 noon | All staff who are responsible for conducting Q6 reviews and have not undergone Q6 training. | |
| Q6 Workshops | ||
| All staff | ||
| Recruitment and Selection | ||
| 9 a.m to 5 p.m. (Lunch included) | Mandatory for all Interview Panel Convenors; strongly recommended for all other panel members | |
| Recruitment Legislation Update | ||
| Mandatory for all Interview Panel Convenors; strongly recommended for all other panel members | ||
| Research Staff & Teaching Fellow drop-in session | ||
| 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Research Staff and Teaching Fellows | |
| Research Staff & Teaching Fellow drop-in session | ||
| 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Research Staff and Teaching Fellows | |
| Research Staff & Teaching Fellow drop-in session | ||
| 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. | Research Staff and Teaching Fellows | |
| Research Staff Induction | ||
| 12.15-2pm | Research Staff | |
| Scottish Mental Health First Aid | ||
| 9.00am - 5.00pm (Lunch included) | Open to all staff | |
| Speed Writing | ||
| 14:00pm - 17:00pm | Open to all staff | |
| Speed Writing | ||
| 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Open to All Staff | |
| Sports Centre Tour | ||
| 10.00am - 11.00am | Open to all staff | |
| Springboard | ||
| 9.30am - 4.30pm | All female staff | |
| Supervising Your Staff & Bite-sized Coaching | ||
| 9.00am - 4.00pm (Lunch included) | All staff in a supervisory role, or who are planning to move to a supervisory role | |
| Technicians' Networking Event | ||
| 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch from 12.30 p.m.) | Technicians | |
| Telephone and Reception Skills | ||
| 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. (Lunch will be available from 12.15 p.m. in DRA Bistro) | Senior Secretaries, Receptionists and others making front-line contact with the public | |
| The Ultimate Personal Development Course | ||
| 9.30am - 4.30pm | Open to all staff | |
| Understanding Thinking Styles | ||
| Any individuals who are interested in developing self-awareness | ||
| What's It All About? - Lean | ||
| 9.30 am-4.30 pm | All staff who are interested in finding out more about Lean | |