Investing in You

We recognise the importance of continued professional development to enable all our people to be the best they can be and together, work to achieve the University Vision and Strategy.We have many learning and development interventions to help individuals improve or develop a new skill and to support people with their future career aspirations. 

We also recognise that staff need learning available in the moment which is why we provide all staff with free access to a number of online resources such as Lynda.com – which provides thousands of high quality online instructional videos covering IT software and business skills.

Career Pathways

All University staff are aligned to one of four Career Pathways, which are designed to help staff map out their career trajectory during their time at the University and help them to plan their development and work activities to enable them to maximise their full potential.The pathways define the contributions expected of staff at each level.

The four Career Pathways are:

• Education, Research and Enterprise (ERE);
• Technical and Experimental (TAE);
• Management, Specialist and Administrative (MSA); and
• Community and Operational (CAO)

Academic roles fall under the Education, Research and Enterprise pathway. Within ERE there are four different pathways: Balanced, Education, Research and Enterprise.

Roles on the Technical and Experimental Pathway provide technical and/or scientific support to research, education and enterprise functions.  

Roles on the Management, Specialist and Administrative Pathway are engaged in the provision of professional and administrative support services to University staff and students and sometimes to the wider public. 

Roles on the Community and Operational Pathway are concerned with operating and running the facilities of the University.