Professional development processes - Matt Cook, Loughborough University

1. Professional development
processes
Matt Cook

2. Professional Development
Networkshop 44 - 22-24th March 2016

3. Introduction
Matt Cook
Assistant Director of IT
Loughborough University

4. Why do you
want to
develop your
colleagues?
Source: https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/look-after-your-staff

5. Learning Styles
• Visual
• Auditory
• Kinesthetic
• Reflective

6. Different Types
Off-campus
Courses
Staff Dev
Programme
Evening
Classes
External
Trainer
Online
Courses
Conferences
Voluntary
Activities
Shadowing
Placement
Secondment
Buddy
Mentoring
Self led
Reading
Prof Orgs
UCISA
Seminar/
Workshop
Visits to
other sites
Academic
Courses

7. Opportunities
Jisc UCISA
OWASPBCS
Commercial

8. Courses and Qualifications

9. Building the Business Case
• Demonstrate the application of previous training resources;
• How will the new training benefit the business;
• Align the request with the IT strategy;
• Include training as part of project activities;
• Some events provide “letter to my manager” examples;
• Watch out for UCISA bursary opportunities.

10. Integration

11. What does the ideal engineer look like?
• Good business awareness: Prince II and ITIL training/qualification;
• Breadth of experience and interpersonal skills;
• They demonstrated the closest fit to the Person Specification.

12. Discussion and Feedback…

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Matt Cook
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