Aberystwyth University, a public research university located in Aberystwyth, Wales, has teamed up with academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited and ASLIB, The Association for Information Management, to provide employees and employers across the globe with higher education accreditation in information leadership.
'Pathways to Information Leadership' is an online and e-learning professional development programme which offers over 25 courses for individuals who want to become, or aspire to be, information leaders. The new service aims to provide busy professionals across the globe with university accreditation, and was officially launched by the Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis AM, on September 23.
As busy professionals find it increasingly difficult to find time to devote to formal learning and qualifications, the Pathways approach enables learning that is targeted at the specific requirements of the learner or their organisation combining flexibility and convenience.
A significant element of the new programme is a student's ability to bank credits towards University awards at Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master's level. This approach blends a flexible approach to learning with the rigour and support of a formal university accreditation process and qualification.
