Course Rep Training Coordinators Network Simon Varwell David

Course Rep Training Coordinators’ Network Simon Varwell David Scott @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Who are we? • Student Participation in Quality Scotland • Full-time staff in Edinburgh and Inverness • Works with all institutions and students’ associations in the university and college sector • Led by a Steering Committee formed by all sector agencies • www. sparqs. ac. uk @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

sparqs & course rep training • Our first role! • Many iterations and version of our training • Spawned new work on staff development, senior officer work, and SA staff support. • Associate Trainers piloted in 2005 -06. • Institutional Associate Trainers piloted in 2011 -12. • 2013 -14: 4, 000 CRs trained (25% AT, 75% IAT). @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Why this network? Quality Representation Course reps Training development Training @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Agenda 10. 45 am CRT at Edinburgh University (Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka, EUSA) 11. 45 am CRT at Borders College (Amy Hamilton & Helen Chisholm, Borders College) 12. 45 pm Lunch and resource sharing 2. 00 pm Online course rep training resources (David Scott, sparqs) 3. 00 pm The future of the network (Simon Varwell, sparqs) 4. 00 pm Close @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Lunch @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Future of the network @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

The future of the network September February Event 2: Developing IATs October Course rep training March Recruitment of trainers November Event 1: Ongoing development of course reps April Event 3: Developing materials December May Evaluation, and preparing next year’s materials. January June @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn

Thank you and goodbye! @sparqs_Scotland #sparqs. CRTcn