HEA@UQ program
HEA@UQ is a professional recognition program that supports those with teaching and learning experience and expertise to gain professional accreditation through Advance HE’s Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowships scheme.
Why participate?
In this short video, HEA@UQ Program Facilitator, Professor Deanne Gannaway, explains why you may want to engage with the HEA community.
Benefits
An HEA Fellowship brings a range of benefits:
- Provides a badge of assured quality, and a valuable measure of success recognised internationally
- Fellowship is increasingly sought by employers across the education sector as a condition of appointment and promotion
- Identifies your expertise, with the entitlement to use post-nominal letters (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA, PFHEA)
- Demonstrates commitment to teaching, learning and the student experience, through engagement in a practical process that encourages research, reflection and development.
- Access to a global network of colleagues with similar interests and a common language to demonstrate your teaching impact
- Capacity to demonstrate and enhance your teaching expertise and leadership through your ongoing participation in a teaching community
Which Fellowship category is right for me?
To decide which category of Fellowship to apply for, you'll reflect on your own approach to teaching and supporting learning, exploring the evidence of effective and inclusive practice that you might draw on to make a successful application.
You might find this short video and the Advance HE Fellowship category decision tool helpful:
1. Associate Fellow - AFHEA
Staff applying for Associate Fellowship may be fairly new to roles teaching or supporting learning, or may have a limited teaching portfolio.
Staff from a wide range of roles have successfully achieved Associate Fellowship, including professional staff, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, learning and educational design officers, and industry fellows or partners.
2. Fellow - FHEA
This category recognises individuals from a wide variety of contexts whose practice enables them to evidence all Dimensions of PSF2023.
Successful applicants usually demonstrate 3 - 5 years of experience, and/or have substantive teaching and support for learning responsibilities in either Academic or Professional roles.
3. Senior Fellow - SFHEA
Senior Fellows demonstrate that their comprehensive understanding and effective practice provides a basis from which they lead or influence those who each and/or support high-quality learning.
Senior Fellows lead and influence teaching and learning practice in many different settings. Working with and through their colleagues, peers, mentees, etc., they operate to support, guide and initiate change or influence enhancement of practice in a wide range of global contexts.
4. Principal Fellow - PFHEA
Within their context, Principal Fellows demonstrate extensive evidence of strategic impact on high quality learning.
Principal Fellows are a diverse community representing the full range of strategic leadership in higher education. They may work in academic, professional or service positions, on senior or executive leadership teams, for a professional body, or in other roles with impact on learning and teaching in Higher Education.
Testimonials
Marissa Edwards
"As an early career academic, I am very proud to be recognised with an HEA Fellowship. I am grateful for the recognition of my achievements to date, and see this as a significant step forward in my professional development."
Saiied Aminossadati
"I am delighted to be acknowledged by the HEA for my efforts and ability to impact and influence student learning. This fantastic experience has enabled me to evaluate and affirm my teaching practice against an internationally recognised educational framework. I have been provided with the opportunity to reflect on my practice, which is a key element in enhancing students’ learning experience. To be part of this global network, I can demonstrate my commitment to professionalism in learning and teaching in higher education."
Lydia Kavanagh
"I feel very honoured and humbled to have been recognised as a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Sometimes we forget to reflect on our own achievements, and applying to the HEA allowed me to consolidate and evidence my commitment to improving the student experience."
Ready to apply?
If you are interested in participating in the HEA@UQ program, please register to attend an information session through Workday.
For more information about eligibility, key dates and the application process visit: