Behind every excellent student experience is a dedicated and evolving workforce. The 2025–26 Advance HE Programmes and Events Portfolio offers robust development pathways for staff across all levels, equipping teams with the confidence and capability to drive excellence in teaching and learning.
Advance HE understands that institutional transformation is only possible with empowered educators. Our programmes respond directly to sector needs—supporting individual growth, organisational resilience, and system-wide development.
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Key Workforce Benefits
- Targeted development for educators, academic leaders, and support staff
- Support aligned with regulatory expectations and strategic institutional goals
- Practical, evidence-informed sessions to build capability in teaching practice, curriculum design, and student support
- Flexible learning formats to suit varying needs and roles across institutions
Built for Your Workforce
Whether you’re scaling new learning technologies or redefining student engagement models, Advance HE’s 2025–26 offer ensures your staff have the tools they need to succeed—today and into the future.
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New to Teaching
This online programme from Advance HE is tailored for university teaching staff who are new to higher education teaching, unfamiliar with online delivery, or looking to build confidence in a blended environment. You’ll develop a solid foundation in effective teaching practice while engaging with the latest digital pedagogies and tools that empower you to connect with students wherever they are.
Enhancing Programme Leadership
Enhancing Programme Leadership is a virtual programme designed to develop the skills and capabilities of leaders of teaching and learning in their institution at a time when they may be new to leadership, or looking to gain confidence in their leadership skills.
Bookings are open for the next cohort
Start date: 9 October 2025
End date: 11 December 2025
Personal Development Course for External Examiners
The overarching aim of the Personal Development for External Examiners course is to contribute to maintenance of degree standards and their reasonable comparability across the UK higher education systems by providing training for external examiners. This is the only training course for external examiners in the UK. It has been developed in collaboration with a range of HE providers.
Personal Development Course for External Examiners 1
Start Date: 26 September 2025 End Date: 3 October 2025
Personal Development Course for External Examiners 2
Start Date: 16 October 2025 End Date: 23 October 2025
Personal Development Course for External Examiners 3
Start Date: 18 November 2025 End Date: 25 November 2025
Personal Development Course for External Examiners 4
Start Date: 23 January 2026 End Date: 30 January 2026
Institutional Development of External Examiners
The Institutional Development of External Examiners programme is a sustainable approach for higher education providers to enhance the professional development of external examiners. It is a key part of the Degree Standards provision designed to contribute to the maintenance of degree standards and their reasonable comparability across the UK higher education systems by providing training for external examiners. The Institutional Development of External Examiners trains institutional developers to deliver the Personal Development for External Examiners course.
Bespoke In-House Training: Tailored to Your Context
Every institution is unique—and so are its development needs. Advance HE offers bespoke training delivered directly to your teams, designed around your strategic goals, challenges, and staff profile.
Our in-house provision includes:
- Customised programme design aligned with your institutional priorities
- Delivery on-site, online, or in hybrid formats for maximum accessibility
- Hands-on sessions led by sector experts with practical, applicable insights
- Opportunities to co-create with Advance HE to embed lasting impact
Whether you’re embedding inclusive teaching practices, enhancing assessment literacy, or developing new academic leadership pipelines, our tailored support ensures your team gets exactly what it needs—when and how you need it.
Contact solutions@advance-he.ac.uk to discuss your training options.
