Continuing Professional Development

 

Learning South West offers a range of services to support professional development

Learning South West supports the continuous professional development of colleagues who work across the learning and skills sector in a range of contexts including FE Colleges, adult and community learning, voluntary and community organisations, training providers, children’s services, youth services, Connexions services, learning and skills councils and higher education.

We run a range of activities including:

CPD Events
Designed to bring colleagues together from across the region for professional updating to share good practice or contribute to national consultations.

Action Learning Sets
Designed to help colleagues solve problems by taking action in a supported group environment.

In-House Consultation and Training
Designed for organisations our consultation and training events can be tailored to particular needs. We have an experienced range of senior consultants and associate trainers who help us in this work. Some of these consultants and trainers have joined a regional network called Kaleidoscope which is facilitated by Learning South West. These consultants are experienced and well regarded in a multitude of regional and national networks.

Regional Professional Development and Teacher Educator Forums
Designed to bring together Professional Development Managers and Teacher Educators from across the South West in learning and skills contexts to:
•   Link to national and regional agendas which concern professional and workforce development.
•   Contribute to relevant consultation and debate.
•   Analyse change and impact on individuals and organisations.
•   Share excellent practices and generate innovative approaches to fresh challenges.
•   Support and enjoy a professional identity and purpose.

We work whenever possible with our other national/regional partners, AoC, NIACE and JISC (ICT in Teaching and Learning) in working together to foster a useful and productive forum for the region. Learning South West’s Deputy Chief Executive, Paula Jones, attends FERA (Further Education Research Association) Committee Meetings which now includes NASD (the National Association of Staff Development) where regional news is shared with this national group.

"What's Hot" Newsletter
A bi-monthly online newsletter that brings together essential news and key developments at both national and regional level for colleagues in the Learning and Skills Sector.