PFA Handbook 2011/12

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Click on the cover to download the 2011-12 PFA Handbook.

  • Information for Current participants:

Current PFA students can access the PFA VLE support site where you will find more information about the programme, including some useful forms. Log in to Yorkshare (the University of York's VLE). Please also see the handbook for more detailed information.

 

 

Preparing Future Academics

Applications for 2012-13 are now closed.

Preparing Future Academics’ (PFA) is an accredited introductory programme for researchers who intend to pursue an academic career in higher education.

As a researcher who teaches it provides you with skills in facilitating learning, teaching techniques and will give you an opportunity to learn from the experience of new academics. All participants are assigned a PFA supervisor who provides guidance on teaching and supporting student learning. In addition you will have access to VLE material.

The programme is mapped to the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education. All those who successfully complete the programme are entitled to apply to become associate fellows of the Higher Education Academy and can use this as evidence of professional development on CVs.

RDT is pleased also to announce that the PFA programme has won a Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2012 with a silver awarded in the excellence category!

If you have any questions, please contact the Researcher Development Team at rdt@york.ac.uk

Information for Prospective participants:

Are you doing a PhD? Do you want an academic career?

The accredited ‘Preparing Future Academics Programme’ can help you improve your teaching and your chances of securing that elusive academic post.

Just *14% of UK PhD students secure an academic post:  RDT can help you to become of them.

Applications for the ‘PFA’ programme - entry in 2012-13 - are now closed.

Applications for entry in to the 2013-14 academic year will open in spring 2013.

*Statistic taken from the Vitae ‘What do Researchers Do?’ survey (2009)

http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1334/Working-in-higher-education.html

Please refer to the further information pages or the 2011-12 PFA Handbook to the right of the page for further details of what the programme involves.

Feedback from previous participants:

“The PFA programme is outstanding in the breadth of training provided and the opportunity it provides for peer support as well as to get advice from experienced teaching professionals”

“I am hugely grateful for the programme and for what I have learned from it, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to teach at university level”

“The PFA equipped me with the understanding and motivation to design my post-doctoral project and in my role as Teaching Fellow”

“The accredited focus on teaching techniques allows individuals to develop their own personal CV's and increase their employability, but also vastly improves the quality of PGWT teaching delivered within the University itself - with a direct benefit for the undergraduate community”

“In such a competitive employment climate, the opportunity to complete the PFA is more important than ever.  It also demonstrates the commitment of York University to high quality teaching for undergraduate students and support and career development of postgraduate students.”

“For me, teaching has been integral to my postgraduate experience and having the opportunity to formally consolidate teaching development through the programme has been extremely beneficial”.

Last Updated: 01 April 2011| RDT rdt@york.ac.uk

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