Professional and personal development
Personal and professional development opportunities for University staff are available from a number of different University providers, who offer training to their own staff or to staff from other Schools and Units. This page provides links to the wide range of professional learning and support available and to the main providers.
Many scheduled development activities are bookable via the University course booking system PDMS.
Academic staff
- Academic and teaching staff development
- Academic Staff Development Programme (ASDP)
- ASDP teaching strand
- Academic forum
- St Andrews Learning and Teaching Initiative (SALTI)
- Heads of School Zone
- Directors of Teaching Zone
Finance
Health and safety training
IT-related
Mentoring and coaching
New staff
- New Staff Learning Portal
- Book onto Induction Events
- New staff mandatory training
- Academic Induction Resources (AIR)
- People management Pathway
Online learning and development
Personal development
- Temporary Staff Reassignment (TSR)
- Wellbeing
- Combined studies MA (General)
- Evening language courses
- Dignity and inclusion portfolio
- Pre-Retirement workshops
- Skills Network
- Staff development online courses (OSDS)
Professional staff
Qualifications/awards
Research staff
Review and development
- Academic Review and Development Scheme (ARDS) for academics/research staff
- Review and Development Scheme (RDS) for professional staff
- My development - professional development options