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CPD courses for industry
Dr Wendy Harris
OUTLINE
- APT Biosciences
- Background and structure
- Course design and participants
- Development of new CPD courses
- Challenges and lessons learned
APT BIOSCIENCES
- ESF funded Work-based Learning programme
- Based within Swansea University Biosciences department
TEAM
TEAM
- Project manager x1
- Admin team x2
- Design and online learning team x2
- Tutors x6 (3 lab-facing, 3 ecology-facing)
CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS
- SMEs
- Wales convergence area
- Development of CPD
- Career change
- Academic credits
- Volunteers
- Retired
ORGANISATION
- Project manager
- Admin team
- Registration
- Bookings
- Certificates
- Design and online learning team
- Creating interactive learning material
- Marketing and advertising
- Tutors
- Creating and delivering courses
- Finding participants
WHAT WORKED WELL?
- Bespoke courses for companies
- Continued engagement once contact was made
- Word of mouth
- Networking opportunities
CHALLENGES?
CHALLENGES
- Cold calling
- Limited lab-facing company options
- Interested parties not eligible
- Logistics and booking
- Expectations after module creation
- People not pulling their weight
NEW CPD COURSES
- Pine marten survey training required
- Rolled out already created compressed mammal course
- Two day training
NEW CHALLENGES
NEW CHALLENGES
No admin team
How do you fit it into workload?
Payment
LOOKING FORWARD
LOOKING FORWARD
- Things you don't think about!
- Aware of admin issues, parking info required, etc.
- New ideas for courses
- Students and industry
- Understanding of overheads and payments
- Good idea of value for money
WHAT NEXT?
- What can you do?
- What will the challenges be?
- Who will you be developing courses for?
- Who can you consult / industry partners?