Technicians Supporting Outreach Activities
Discover how to support successful outreach activities in higher education.
Type of Course: Personal development
Course Reference: HOC-011, HFFC-002
Course duration: One day (around six hours)
CPD Points: 6 CPD Points
Hosting Mode: Online (HOC-011) instructor-led event, onsite (HFFC-002) face-to-face
Discount for RSC Members
What makes this RSC Approval even more compelling is the exclusive discount extended to RSC members. RSC Members can obtain a generous 20% discount on this RSC-approved training course.
To redeem this discount, please get in touch with the HEaTED team at enquiries@heated.org.uk.
Outreach activities to schools, colleges and the general public is an essential activity of the university portfolio. It supports young people and parents in making informed decisions and enables student recruitment. Technicians are uniquely placed to provide outreach activities, as they are engaged in supporting teaching and learning, research and knowledge transfer activities.
This course has been designed to accommodate various learning styles and to allow participants to learn from group discussions, individual reflection on the current practice. The participants will be encouraged to implement learnt skills in their work.
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Aims and Objectives
The aim is to explore how to conduct outreach sessions in schools and colleges.
Objectives of the course include exploring the following:
Types of outreach activities.
How to plan an outreach programme.
How to get others involved in the organisation.
Health and safety considerations in outreach activities: engaging young people.
Communication skills and live public demonstrations.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Create an outline for outreach activities they could support or lead.
Explore ways to make outreach to schools effective.
Examine ways to increase technicians’ profiles through outreach.
Develop skills and gain insight into effective outreach practice.
Design demonstrations suitable for the public.
Understand the health and safety concerns in engaging with young people.
Testimonials
"I found it very interesting and useful and it has inspired me to follow up more with outreach in my department"
Megan, Senior Research Technician, The University of Manchester
"Really good session, very enjoyable and I have learnt a lot. Will use this information for current and future outreach projects"
Peter, Senior Laboratory Technician, University of East Anglia
"[Trainer] is a very good facilitator, it is good that he shares his technical experiences with the group throughout the course which shows he understands the role of our jobs. Due to this course I will be helping supporting outreach activities with our outreach academic with the focus of getting younger students doing KS3 involved."
Stefan, Electronic Engineering Technician, Royal Holloway, University of London
Course Fee
HEaTED members
Online: £228
Onsite: £335
Course credits
1 x online course credits
1 x onsite course credits
Non-members
Online: £351
Onsite: £553
Training is VAT exempt, and the price stated is the final amount payable.
Notes
This activity is subject to minimum group numbers but can be delivered onsite at your institution at a time and date to suit your team. Please contact us at enquiries@heated.org.uk for more information.
For HEaTED members, we offer one free place for every 10 bookings, and two for groups of 15 or above.
