The Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange offers a flexible approach to development for UAL colleagues. Get a qualification or professional recognition linked to your teaching, learning or research practice within arts higher education.
Certain job roles at UAL may be encouraged or required to undertake teaching qualifications. Read more in the UAL Teaching Qualification and Recognition Policy on Canvas (UAL staff login required).
Teaching qualifications and courses
Join the PgCert or MA Academic Practice to undertake a formal academic course that can help you to develop your practice. Find our policies about remission and reward whilst you study on Canvas.
Image courtesy of UAL Thinking Teaching
A 2 day introduction to teaching and learning in the arts, designed for UAL colleagues new to teaching or whose role includes an aspect of teaching or learning support.
Alex Bean and Olivia Binns in the Studio, BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring, London College of Fashion, 2017, © Alys Tomlinson Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Art, Design and Communication
This key professional qualification, accredited by AdvanceHE, supports teaching, learning and research.
Mei Zhang (Study Abroad Student), Natalie Gibson (Tutor) and Rita Kumari (Specialist Print and Dye Technician and Associate Lecturer), 2013, Study Abroad, UAL | Photograph: Alys Tomlinson MA Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication
Completed the PgCert? Join our community of creative educators to undertake a disciplinary practice-based or educational research project.
Professional Recognition
Apply for AdvanceHE Fellowship to reflect on and have formally recognised the professional status of your existing teaching and learning expertise. This does not have to include additional academic study.
Our Professional Recognition Programme provides you with structured guidance to prepare an application for Associate, Fellow, or Senior Fellow.
Supervising Research Degrees
Our research supervision course is open to colleagues who supervise PhD students. Find out more about the Supervising Research Degrees unit, which is accredited by SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association).
Learn more about SEDA’s Professional Development Framework.
Digital learning and teaching
Sound Arts Studio, MA Sound Arts, London College of Communication. Image courtesy of UAL. Digital Learning staff development
Browse digital tools, support, guidance and staff development sessions to support your teaching online and face to face (UAL login required)
Adrienne Bennie, PhD Research Student, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: Alys Tomlinson Teaching online
Access guidance and training to help you provide high quality teaching online
Portfolio by by Craig Green, MA Games Design, London College of Communication. © Alys Tomlinson Studying online
Get your students started on key UAL online learning platforms
Submit your work to Spark Journal
Spark is an open-access online journal for university educators, researchers and students. It explores all aspects of teaching and learning in arts, design and communication. Spark is published by the Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange at UAL.
Contributions can be multimedia, and in the form of case studies, research papers, provocations, student (and co-produced) contributions and reviews.
Explore Spark Journal and review the submission guidelines.
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Dyed textiles by Memunatu Barrie, BA (Hons) Textile Design, Central Saint Martins, Photo: Alys Tomlinson 
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