Overview of the AUA Accreditation Scheme, including information on the application process.

1. Becoming an AUA
Accredited Member
or Fellow
30 November 2017

2. Welcome
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3. Welcome
Coming up
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
What is the scheme?
CPD
Professional knowledge and capability
Professional Reflection
What happens to my application?

4. What is the
scheme?
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5. What is the scheme?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
The AUA formally recognises the commitment you make
to your own ongoing professional development, as well
as that of others, through the Membership Accreditation
Scheme

6. What is the scheme?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow

7. What is the scheme?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Member
Accredited
Member
Fellow

8. What is the scheme?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Member
Accredited Member
Anyone working within, or having an interest in, higher education administration
and management can join the AUA and become:
As you progress in your career, you’ll start to develop your skills and knowledge. Accredited
Member status recognises this development and the effect this has had on how you work.
Capability CPD Reflection

9. What is the scheme?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Accredited Member
Capability CPD Reflection
Developing self
Capability CPD Reflection
Developing others
Fellow

10. 3
CPD

11. CPD
CPD requirements
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Accredited
Member
Fellow
30 hours of CPD
over the
previous 2 years
45 hours of
substantial and
enhanced CPD
over the
previous 3 years

12. CPD
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
What is CPD?

13. CPD
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
What is CPD?
Why undertake CPD?

14. CPD
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
What is CPD?
Why undertake CPD?
How should i approach CPD?
- Reflect
- Plan
- Act
- Impact

15. CPD
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Reflect
Plan
Act
Impact The CPD wheel

16. CPD planning tool
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
AUA has an ePDP, an online personal
development log, on our members’ website
PDP can be used to plan your personal
development for the future
*currently* under redevelopment – will be on the
‘MyAUA page

17. CPD for accreditation - top tips
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
You are the best judge of what CPD to do
You are the best judge of how much
Structured conferences are one method of CPD – but not
the only method
Research and reading are effective
Networking and focussed discussion qualifies

18. 4
Professional
knowledge
and capability

19. Level 4 qualification or higher
- Certificate of Higher Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Postgraduate certificate
Examples of this in practice - a piece of work or a report
Professional Knowledge and
Capability
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow

20. 5
Professional
reflection

21. Reflective practice is the capacity to reflect on action so as
to engage in a process of continuous learning.
Schön, Donald A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: how professionals think in action. New
York: Basic Books.ISBN 046506874X. OCLC 8709452.
A key rationale for reflective practice is that experience
alone does not necessarily lead to learning;
deliberate reflection on experience is essential.
Loughran, J. John (January 2002). "Effective reflective practice: in search of meaning in learning
about teaching" (PDF). Journal of Teacher Education 53 (1): 33–
43.doi:10.1177/0022487102053001004
Professional reflection
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
What is reflective practice?

22. Professional reflection
Professional reflection requirements
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Accredited
Member
Fellow
750-1000 word
statement
demonstrating how
your CPD relates to
at least 3 of the 9
behaviours of the
CPDf
1500 word
statement
demonstrating how
your CPD relates to
all 9 behaviours of
the CPDf

23. Professional reflection
Some advice for writing a reflective statement
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Briefly describe the development activity you undertook, recognising what it was
intended to support/extend your skills with
Think about the impact the development activity had upon you as a person and in your
work:
- Did this activity enhance your understanding and/or competencies?
- What did you learn that surprised you?
- How did this learning relate to the things you are learning in other development?
- How did you put the development activity into practical use in your day to day work?
- What impact did it have on the way you work and interact with others?
- Try to give some tangible examples, rather than making generalised statements

24. Professional reflection
You and HE - a reflection
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Arrival in HE - how
History 1 – time spent
History 2 – number of roles
History 3 – types of roles
Ambitions – aspirations

25. Professional reflection
You and HE - a reflection
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Arrival in HE - how
What is the most important thing you have learned?
How did you put this learning into practice?
What impact did it have on the way you work?
How has this learning shaped your ambitions?

26. What happens
to my
application?
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27. What happens to my application?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Once submitted online the office checks membership and CPD activity
has reached the minimum requirement.
If all is ok, your referees are contacted
Once references received, application is referred to two reviewers.
Options are:
- To award
- To refer for further information & re-review (for one time only)
- After the first review, to reject the application
If the reviewers don’t agree, the application can be sent for moderation

28. What do the reviewers look for?
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
look at the CPD record to see the range and type of
activity
Evidence of knowledge and capability
Reflection is the core part of the application: there is no
one right way to do this
Supportive reference(s)

29. Award is made!
Becoming an AUA Accredited Member or Fellow
Once the award is issued it is valid for 3 years (accreditation)
and 5 years (fellowship)
Renewals can be submitted with a brief reflective statement
and evidence of a continued commitment to CPD.
Accredited members can upgrade to fellow
Accredited members and fellows are often contacted by the
AUA for advice and guidance - eg during our brand review

30. Becoming an AUA Accredited
Member or Fellow
Questions?
More information can be found on aua.ac.uk, or you can
email accreditation@aua.ac.uk