16 June 2022

That's Quality! Colleges 2022

Description

By booking this event, delegates committed to the following three-part package: 

~ Part 1:  online event - Thursday 16th June 2022
~ Part 2:  self-study module
~ Part 3:  two-day residential event - Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th August 2022 at the Apex City Quay Hotel in Dundee. 

That’s Quality! is aimed at new and returning student officers and students' association staff with an education remit. It provides a valuable addition to your planned induction for new officers - introducing participants to the quality enhancement agenda, looking at why quality matters to students and how to use it to make change.

To retain the benefits of both online and in-person delivery, the 2022 event was split into three parts, as noted above. The first part of That’s Quality! was a one-day, sector-specific, online event. The second part is an online self-study module, which provides officers with a more detailed overview of quality in Scotland, which is designed to be used throughout an officer’s time in office. Finally, attendees of both the college and university events came together for a joint, two-day, in-person training event on 8th and 9th August. The two-day event is residential, with a dinner on the first evening, allowed for some much-missed social and networking opportunities.  The joint event was an opportunity for interactive group activities which allowed attendees to explore the learning in practice and to network with colleagues from across the tertiary sector.

Attendees were required to attend both the sector-specific online session and the joint residential event.  For any questions or concerns around booking onto the full package, delegates were asked to contact Eve Lewis, Director (eve.lewis@sparqs.ac.uk) or Nicola Cameron, Business Manager (nicola.cameron@sparqs.ac.uk).

See the materials below from the one-day online event on 16th June: 

See below for the materials from the joint residential event on 8th and 9th August: 

Following Part 1 of the event on 16th June, access to the self-study module was emailed to all those who registered for the event.  The online self-study module constitutes Part 2 of the event, which delegates were required to complete prior to Part 3 of the event, i.e. the two-day residential event in August. 

The event hashtag, for use on Twitter throughout all parts of the event, was #sparqsTQ


Timings

The one-day, online event on 16th June began at 10.00am and finished by 4.00pm. It took place through Zoom.

The two-day, residential event on 8th & 9th August began at 10.30am on day 1 and finished by 5.00pm on day 2. 

As a result of feedback from across the sector, That’s Quality! Colleges, took place earlier in the summer than in previous years. We hope the early notification of dates allowed students’ associations to build this into college officer inductions, as we appreciate that in some cases officers were required to attend part 1 before their term of office started.
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Queries

If you have any queries regarding any parts of this event, please contact Gloria Laurini, Development Consultant - gloria.laurini@sparqs.ac.uk
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Event costs and terms and conditions

The cost of this three-part event package is £95 per delegate, which includes the one-day online event, the self-study module and the joint, two-day residential event. The cost includes dinner, bed and breakfast at the residential event, as charged by the venue (accommodation is in single rooms). sparqs covers all the other event costs, e.g. meeting rooms, catering and development of all online materials.

Unfortunately, we were unable to offer refunds. Delegates booking a place, but later unable to attend, were permitted to send an alternate from their institution.

Pricing

This is a chargeable event, with the following pricing options:

1-day online (16 Jun); self-study module; and 2-day residential (8 & 9 Aug)£95.00

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