Whakawhanake kaimahi Professional development for teachers

Victoria University of Wellington’s training and development opportunities for academic staff. Some events are open to the wider tertiary education community.

Staff development opportunities

The University offers a variety of development opportunities for staff engaged in teaching and/or supporting learning to develop their capability, connect with colleagues and receive recognition.

Resources are available on the Staff Support course catalog in Nuku and all PD or training events and activities are logged on the staff development calendar.

Te Arawai Ako: Pathway to Learning and Teaching Fellowship is a professional recognition programme that supports staff to reflect upon and receive recognition for their teaching and learning through the award of an HEA fellowship. The fellowship is granted in recognition of meeting a set of internationally agreed upon professional standards.

As well as the opportunities linked below you can log in to the staff intranet to find out more about learning and teaching at the University, including:

• learning and teaching policy, assurance and initiatives
• academic issues and misconduct
• learning teaching and artificial intelligence
• teaching portfolios
• academic mentoring

Staff interested in improving their learning and teaching practice or developing professionally can talk to the team at the Centre for Academic Development (CAD) for practical advice and to connect with the right training or resources.