8 hours of education-focused development per year
- All UD, UHD and HL have a structural allocation of 8 hours per year for professional development in teaching. These 8 hours are reserved in the Contact Hour System guideline under general administrative activities.
- As for other professionals, this is the minimum time needed each year to develop professionally and keep up to date.
- If you follow a longer (qualifying) programme, these 8 hours will be offset against that programme.
6 core themes
The EB Educational Professional Development plan describes the development opportunities. To provide more focus, we distinguish 6 core themes that are essential to our educational vision at Economics and Business (EB). It is important that everyone on the U-line (UD, UHD, HL) have knowledge of these subjects.
You have 3 years to gain knowledge of the 6 core themes, 3 of which are mandatory and 3 are strongly recommended.
Available options – how you can use your 8 hours
In three years (3 × 8 hours = 24 hours), you will delve into at least the three mandatory core themes by completing at least 1 activity per theme, such as a course or workshop. You can spend the remaining hours on the three strongly recommended core themes or, in consultation with your manager, on something outside the core themes (e.g. an external course).
Many offerings are given several times a year, ranging from approximately 1.5 hours to 8 hours. If you have any questions or looking for alternative training options, please contact us at tlc-eb@uva.nl. We are happy to assist you.
