Accredited CPD

The Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE) is our Continuing Professional Development Framework for learning and teaching at the University of Stirling.

Mapped against the United Kingdom Professional Development Framework (UKPSF), SFELTE offers a number of pathways and programmes through which staff can gain accreditation with the HEA as an Associate Fellow, Fellow or Senior Fellow. In addition to recognition for your contribution to learning and teaching, through gaining fellowship you will become part of a supportive community of learning and teaching staff here at Stirling and beyond.

There are a number of routes through which staff can gain accreditation, depending on your experience and position at the university. Crucial to each of these routes is direct engagement with the Academic Development team and the CPD opportunities we offer.

Before deciding which route and category fellowship you wish to apply for, please speak to a member of the academic development team by attending our Drop-ins or emailing academicdevelopment@stir.ac.uk. This is essential for those wishing to apply for SFELTE through the experience routes.

The SFELTE experience route is the main pathway through SFELTE and is the most direct route for applying for Fellowship. Generally suitable for more experienced academic staff or staff not eligible to undertake other routes, this route involves gathering evidence of CPD relating to learning and teaching and reflecting on this evidence.

Staff on this route can apply for Associate Fellow, Fellow and Senior Fellow.

Read more information about the SFELTE experience route.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice is a professional qualification for academic staff employed directly by the University of Stirling and INTO University of Stirling and who have substantive teaching posts. The course provides a practical and theoretical grounding in learning and teaching in Higher Education. Successful completion of the first module gives you Associate Fellowship with Advance HE. Successful completion of the full course leads to Fellowship.

Find out more about the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education (PGCLTHE) has closed. It ran until 2024 and has been replaced by the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP).