JISC

Overview

The concept behind the project is to integrate systems that support personalised IPD/CPD, applicable to professional frameworks. The project will result in the creation of an exemplar system and identify key features in the flexible pathways to qualifications within the engineering professional framework at the University that facilitate the successful development of this project (CPD-Eng). This has the potential to be applied to frameworks relevant to other professional bodies and institutions.

Aims and objectives

This project will develop a personalised, ‘learner controlled’ online environment to support an individual’s continuing professional development (CPD) and the staff CPD review process. At its centre is a scalable, interoperable and robust access and identity management system that will integrate and control access to personal e-portfolio technologies.

CPD-Eng will consist of a personalised continuing professional development pilot in the field of engineering, integrating and improving existing systems concerned with reporting, resource and process management. CPD-Eng will also support the relationships between the lifelong and work-based learner, training institution’s, Knowledge Exchange, regulatory bodies, professional bodies and employers.

Project methodology

• Project Manager: Overall management of project
• Academic Lead: Pedagogical/Professional issues
• Analysis & Evaluation: Baseline - evaluations
• Community Engagement & Higher Skills Team: Building a broad understanding of the projects aims and strategies, to create and express persuasive change management cases in support of this initiative.
• Researcher: Baseline and subsequent
• Technical Lead: Advice/lead on all technical issues/aspects
• System Integrator: Installation/configuration of management/portal software. In addition, they will liaise with staff to ensure the service connects. (issues - technical, legal, administrative, Data Protection, control and ownership.
• Support team: Accountant-finance; Administrator; Marketing

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

The project will result in the provision and coherent presentation of services, which are both personal and personalised for learners and educators within the partnership. These will include:

• The University of Hull institutional VLE (Sakai) and Partner College VLEs – for flexible academic/module delivery
• Systems that allow the recording of achievement - ePortfolio systems that use the emerging European standards for learner achievement records LEAP2A
• Study skills support
• Tools to facilitate the discovery and use of JISC resources and library management systems
•  Access to a variety of general information, including IAG and support for employability.

Technology/Standards Used

 Lead Institution

• The University of Hull

Partner Institutions

• Doncaster College
• East Riding College