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BE-ST Educator Programme
Supporting Educators to adopt a competency-based approach to education
BE-ST Educator Programme is a six-month agile leadership course aimed towards college management and educators in a built environment. The course adopts a competency-based focus to support educators in reducing skills imbalances
We are now fully-funding educators to be part of our second cohort of the programme.
Through peer-to-peer learning, external speakers, and hands-on experience from latest the innovation in built environment, you will have:
Through peer-to-peer learning, practical training, and input from guest speakers, you will by the end of the course have:
- Identified your leverage as an educator to move beyond skills development into competency-building
- Enhanced your practical skills to deliver training in a more agile way, building a more resilient and innovation-minded future workforce
- Gained knowledge of different strategies to align student competency with rapid changes in the built environment.
Learn more about BE-ST Educator Programme
The Educator Programme welcomes applicants who:
- Work in the college sector (educators and/or management) focusing on environment and construction.
- Live and work in Scotland.
We are looking for diversity, curiosity, and passion from our applicants to the Educator Programme.
The application process includes questions designed to learn why you want to join the Educator Programme and how you will use the competency gained from the programme in your professional role to drive change.
The programme provides an opportunity to build networks with educators who are curious and passionate about making change. Most of the training sessions take place in our Innovation Factory, so you will also be able to practically engage with some of the edge-cutting solutions driving sustainability in Scotland.
Knowledge exchange will take place both within and outwith the education sector, as we have invited a diverse range of speakers with unique experiences of what it means to adopt an agile approach in order to move from skills to competency.
Training dates include:
- Monday 3rd March 2025*
- Monday 17th March 2025
- Wednesday 2nd April 2025
- Monday 28th April 2025
- Monday 19th May 2025
- Monday 9th June 2025
*All meetings will take place in-person at the BE-ST Innovation Campus in Blantyre, except for the first meeting planned for 3rd March which will be held over Microsoft Teams.
We are looking for educators from diverse backgrounds - regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs - who are curious to find new ways to build competency in relation to the built environment and sustainability.
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BE-ST Educator Programme is a six-month agile leadership course aimed towards college management and educators in a built environment. The course adopts a competency-based focus to support educators in reducing skills imbalances.