Professional Development
All staff employed in tertiary education – whether on a contract, continuing or casual basis – have a right to professional development, and effective professional development strategies are essential to quality provision. Access to and participation in professional development is an important issue for NTEU members in higher education, TAFE and adult education. It is also in increasingly short supply. The need for properly resourced, accessible and appropriate professional development informs all of NTEU’s policy work, ranging from the preparation of submissions to government on education and research issues to analysis on the impact of increasing workloads on staff.
Our specific work in this area includes
- lobbying the Government and opposition parties to increase funding targeted to staff development
- research on access to Special Studies Programs for academic and general staff (see Research Policy Committee Minutes – members only access)
- enhancing access to professional development through enterprise bargaining
Further information:
| 2001 Budget Submission | NTEU Submission to the 2001 Federal Budget |
| 2001 Budget Submission | NTEU Submission to the 2001 Federal Budget |
| ALP Platform | Professional development for university staff clause |
| Australian Universities Teaching Committee | The Australian Universities Teaching Committee was established in 2000 as part of the government's commitment to promoting quality and excellence in university teaching and learning in Australia. |
| Performance Appraisal and Management of Academic Staff | Performance Appraisal and Management of Academic Staff: What is wrong with making us more accountable? Paper by Linda Hort |