Pre-recorded course

Timetabling New Starter

Are you a timetabling newbie? Or a timetabling manager about to welcome your latest recruit?

Our Timetabling New Starter Course is the perfect onboarding tool. This pre-recorded course covers all the essentials – from timetabling terminology to data management basics.

It's your springboard to scheduling superstardom!

Rock your new role

This half-day, pre-recorded course features mini assessments along the way to test knowledge and cement what you’ve learnt. By the end you’ll be rocking your new role with confidence.

Bosh the basics

Explore the different types of timetable, how cycles work, the role of data and more. Be a timetabling hero before you know it!

Learn the lingo

Get to grips with key timetabling terminology – so you know your module pathways from your hard constraints.

You set the pace

Learn over nine, pre-recorded modules that you can dip into around other onboarding activities.

Is this course for me?

If you’re new to timetabling, this course is a great overview of what you’ll be up to. If you’re a timetabling manager, it’ll help you get new team members on board with the basics and save you precious time! 
“As someone new to higher education it gave me thorough overview”
“As someone who was new to higher education, it gave me a thorough overview of what to expect and how to approach a variety of situations. I have already used tips on communication and planning in my day-to-day role, as well as taken ideas about collecting data to our team planning day to see if they can improve our existing processes.”
Jim McNulty, Timetabling Administrator, University of York

Join us

You can take the first module for free. Get started now. 

If you’d like to talk through whether this is the right course for you, or you’d like to pay by invoice instead of by card, book a chat and we’ll be happy to help.
Overview

Why learn with us?

You’re in good company

We've helped timetablers from universities all over the UK to become rock stars in their role.

We know our stuff

Lay the foundations for a great timetabling career. We’ve been there, done it, and will have you up to speed on the basics in no time.

We’re CPD accredited

Walk away with 4 CPD points toward your own Continuing Professional Development when you complete the course.

No fiddly software to install

Everything is hosted on a cloud-based, secure platform that doesn’t require you to download a thing.

The details

9 pre-recorded modules with 4 hours of learning time
4 CPD points
£359 + vat
Available on-demand
Course Timetable

See what's in store

Module 01

What is a university timetable?

  • Understand the different types – and the role data, software and colleagues play in their creation. 
Module 02

The timetabler’s role

  • Understand more about your superstar role as a preventer of chaos, a translator and a negotiator!  
Module 03

What is curriculum and should timetablers care?

  • Understand different curriculum types and how they are created.
Module 04

Timetable data data data

  • Understand why data is important and how it’s used to timetable.
  • Learn key timetabling terminology and definitions.
Module 05

Building a timetable

  • Gathering information, understanding timetabling constraints and dealing with timetable clashes.
Module 06

Building relationships

  • How to build connections with colleagues who are key to the timetabling process.
Module 07

Essential comms for timetablers

  • How to build connections with colleagues who are key to the timetabling process.
Module 08

Timetable data management

  • Data management basics, guidelines and tips.
Module 09

The timetabling cycle

  • Understanding what a timetabling cycle is and its role in timetable creation.
Facilitators

Meet your course facilitators

Svetlana Khalif

Following her 28 years of timetabling and education management experience Svetlana has a keen interest in creative solutions for complex problems. Acting as a link between the academic community, facilities management and other parts of the university administration, Svetlana works to break down stereotypes and silos, fostering positive and respectful working relationships at all levels in the organisation.

Judy Voykovic

Always up for a challenge, Judy is our timetabling data geek. She enjoys problem solving and communicating ideas, thriving on a challenge and the opportunity to use her initiative at a strategic level. Judy has worked in HE for most of her career in Australia, New Zealand and more recently, the UK. You will benefit from her 25 years plus of timetabling experience, strategic project management and enthusiasm for good data management 

Not quite what you’re after?

Not quite new to timetabling but still keen to boost your skills? Check out how our Timetabling Basecamp Level 1 course can turbocharge your timetabling processes .


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