Information for partner staff who teach on University of Portsmouth courses delivered by a partner organisation.
Partner associate lecturers
All staff delivering our collaborative courses at partner institutions are approved as partner associate lecturers (PALs). PALs are appropriately qualified and experienced academic staff at the partner institution who deliver modules on specific collaborative courses. It's the expectation that PALs will be employed by the partner institution and will not start delivering the modules until they have been approved.
As a partner associate lecturer you can:
- access our online library services
- attend our staff development activities
If your institution uses our virtual learning platform, Moodle you can access resources including course materials, discussion forums and blogs available to students.
How to become a partner associate lecturer
To apply to be considered as a partner associate lecturer, please email your CV to the University Academic Contact responsible for the collaborative course/s. Please include the following in your email:
- Your title
- Your full name
- Your work email address
- The full name of your institution
- The full name of the course/s you wish to be considered for
If you do not know the name or email address of the University Academic Contact please liaise with your institution contact.
Your application will be considered by the University Academic Contact and the Associate Dean (Academic).
If you have been approved, you'll be provided with an online library account, and the University library will email you with your account details.
If the course has a virtual learning platform presence (Moodle) the University Academic Contact will arrange for you to have access to this, and will send you an email with your account details.
If circumstances change and you stop supporting the course/s please email your Academic Contact to inform them of the change.
Partner associate lecturer status
Your PAL status will last for as long as you deliver the course/s, however your library access is only for 1 year, which you will need to re-apply for.
Please note that being a University of Portsmouth PAL does not create in anyway the relationship of employer and employee between the PAL and the University of Portsmouth.
Your data
Please be assured that your CV will only be used to assess your suitability to become a PAL and will not be used for any other purpose. Your CV will be deleted as soon as the application process has been completed.
University contacts
Your key contacts within the University are:
- University Academic Contact - point of contact for the day to day management of your provision and all academic issues
- Administrative contact - responsible for day to day course management administration activities
- Faculty Associate Dean (Academic) - provides advice and support on quality assurance and enhancement,
Your University Academic Contact and Faculty Associate Dean (Academic) work with you to maintain high standards across the course and student experience.
Staff development and training
We encourage you to develop your professional and personal skills and offer partner staff the opportunity to join in with our annual calendar of staff development events offered by our Centre for Academic and Digital Innovation (CADI). These events are included within existing partner contract fees, as follows:
Staff from partner institutions can access the University’s standard CPD provision free of charge, in person or online, if space allows. They can register and attend scheduled sessions offered to UoP staff on that basis. Any bespoke training or specific request outside CADI’s standard calendar of events can be serviced, but a fee, payable by the partner, applies. The fee will depend on the nature of the request.
CADI’s standard CPD provision is available here
If you're interested in attending any events or workshops included in the above catalogue, please contact us at:
Email: CADI@port.ac.uk
Professional development and formal Advance HE recognition for partner associate lecturers
We pro-actively support all staff who are involved with learning and teaching and wish to gain either formal recognition or a formal learning and teaching qualification.
Recognition via Advance HE Fellowship
All our partners are encouraged to engage with Fellowship, recognising the value that the University places on professional recognition and continuing professional development. As such, our collaborative partners are welcome to attend all the standard APEX events, where space allows, and capitalise on the online resources available on the APEX website.
The level of support that we can provide and whether you can seek Fellowship through our accredited scheme will be determined by the partnership arrangement your institution has with the University, in line with the requirements of Advance HE’s Accreditation Policy, which governs the University of Portsmouth’s engagement with Fellowship.
Being a member of staff at a partner institution does not mean that the individual can obtain Fellowship via APEX. For more specific enquiries please contact Dr Andy Clegg at andy.clegg@port.ac.uk.
Professional Qualification: Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
The PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is a two-year programme of study which provides a taught framework for new starters and early career teaching staff. It aims to support them in the development of their academic knowledge, skills and behaviours, facilitating the delivery of contemporary academic practice and further enhancing their skills and confidence. The PGCert consists of two modules: Teach Well – Principles to Practice, and Research-Informed Teaching.
The route is accredited by Advance HE, so UoP colleagues completing Teach Well (module 1) will gain Associate Fellowship, and those completing Research-Informed Teaching (module 2) will gain Fellowship. The PGCert course is open to all collaborative partners, if space allows, but the award of Fellowship will be dependent on the nature of the collaborative agreement between the partner and the University. For more specific enquiries please contact Dr Andy Clegg (andy.clegg@port.ac.uk).