Professional development & Recognition

CAPITAL

The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Teaching and Learning, CAPITAL, is delivered by members of the Academic Development Services unit (ADS), with assistance from teaching and support staff across the College.

It is Royal Holloway policy that all academic staff appointed at the level of Lecturer and Senior Lecturer should complete CAPITAL within the period of their probation, unless they can demonstrate grounds for exemption. Certain other categories of staff including Teaching Fellows, Academic Fellows and Postdoctoral Research Fellows may also be required to complete CAPITAL as a condition of probation.

Appointees to Research Fellowships of less than two years’ duration, Graduate Teaching Assistants and holders of other academic or academic-related positions which carry teaching duties but no overall responsibility for a course should take the Postgraduate Certificate in Skills of Teaching to Inspire Learning (inSTIL) instead.

CAPITAL is accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). This accreditation indicates that the standards on CAPITAL are comparable with those on similar programmes across the British Higher Education sector, and qualifies participants who complete CAPITAL for full fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Queries relating to CAPITAL should be directed to the Programme Director, Diana Williams, in the first instance. A full timetable, programme guide, and session materials are available to current participants on Moodle