Benefits of SEEC Membership
"We're in a professional forum..."
In a survey we carried out in 2006, amongst members, the general view was that being a member of SEEC kept the institution in touch with the HE debate and policy-making forums, and gave valuable professional development support, including the range of practical workshops and seminars. They valued the contact with colleagues in the same fields, especially in rapidly-developing areas such as credit frameworks, European approaches and e-learning for student support.
"An exchange of information about credit..."
The benefit of being a member of SEEC is that one can get involved in the national and international practice of exchange of information and opinion about how credit is used:
- at higher education levels
- in workplaces
- in professional studies
- in pre-graduate, undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications,
- and how these areas can interrelate and support each other.
"We can influence ..."
Members are included in national consultations, ensuring a role in influencing policy for higher level learning in all sectors, such as the 2006 Burgess Group work, and QAA codes of practice development.
Academic debate about important issues, such as recent changes in national and international professional qualifications frameworks, find a common forum in SEEC's various activities.
"The diversity of colleagues..."
The people who come to SEEC events, and who engage in SEEC-related activities in their workplaces, come from all disciplines and areas of study, and a range of faculties and departments:
- admissions and registries
- subject lecturing and tutoring
- programme management
- standard setting and quality assurance
- professional and inservice or inhouse development
- student and learner support services
- assessment and examining
- personnel, etc.
"A practical support network..."
Colleagues can join the range of Network Groups which are discussion and research groups maintained by practitioners. These meet regularly, and share news and research, supporting each other in curriculum development, course design and and dissemination of good practice. They often work on innovative joint projects, online and paper publications. The Network Groups are held at no charge to the institution, nor to the member of staff.
Members can also attend the Professional Development Events at preferential rates, usually half the cost to non-members.
Individual membership allows colleagues who have left their member higher education institution, or who are professionals and other academics working with credit, to remain connected with this influential consortium, and to attend all the meetings, to network and collaborate with the credit movement.