ACP Timetable

Before Application

• The ACP CV scheme is available and participation by potential applicants is encouraged.
• Staff Review and Development (SRD) process is followed in institutions.  
• Applicants seek advice on promotion from Head of Institution (or other senior academic).
• The Head of Institution actively reviews list of eligible staff (provided by HR).
• Committee memberships are agreed and meeting dates confirmed.

Applications and Deadline for Submission

• Applications will be submitted to the HR Division to apply for promotion (ACP T&S - Prom) or progression (ACP T&S - Prog) in line with the specified Assessment Criteria.
• Applicants agree referees with Head of Institution, where required, and include names on their application.   

HR Division

• The HR Division checks applications are complete. 
• Liaises with FC Chair/Secretary to determine appropriate referees and takes up references and statements.
• Review application content and takes necessary action in preparation for the FC meeting. 

Faculty Committee (FC)

• At the FC meeting applications are evaluated, scores are awarded and they are ranked in accordance with the Assessment Criteria.  

Submission of documentation to School Committee (SC)

• Complete and checked applicant documentation is submitted to HR Division, to be progressed to the School Committee (SC).

School Committee (SC)

• SC reviews the ranking and scores of each application, checks the scoring has been consistently applied, decides scores under the Assessment Criteria, then creates a single ranked list of applicants for each academic office/post.

Vice-Chancellor's Committee (VCC)

• The VCC moderates between each of the SCs to ensure a consistent approach has been achieved, then makes its recommendations to the General Board (GB) for approval.  

General Board

• The GB receives the recommendations from the VCC and confirms its support for promotion/progression under the ACP T&S Scheme.
• A Report is published in the Reporter in June confirming approval of all promotions.
• Applicants are advised of the outcome.
• Titles of Professors and Teaching Professors are published in a Notice in the Reporter in July.
• Promotion/progression effective from start of next academic year, 1 October.

Feedback and Appeals

• Final date for feedback (early in July).
• Final date for lodging of Appeals (later in July).

Appeals Committee

• Appeals are heard.
• If the Appeal stage of the exercise is not completed by October, applicants who wish to re-apply can submit applications before the outcome of the appeal is known.