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Version: October 2018
Key dates:
Course descriptions and dates published and booking system open from 15th October 2018
Course programme runs between November and June each year
Contents of this guide:
Setting up your associate IT account
Booking a course
Waiting lists
Cancelling a course
Checking your training record and booked courses
Academic Clinical Fellows
A Guide to Booking N-Trans Training Courses and Faculty
Postgraduate Training Courses
To book your place on a training course please follow the instructions provided in the individual training
Academic Clinical Fellowship Programme Handbook in the first instance.
A copy of the most current version of the courses can also be found on the M&HS Graduate Centre website
by clicking here.
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Set up access to use the University's IT facilities and obtain your University e-mail
address, University username and password.
All ACFs will need to have associate IT accounts. This will enable you to use the online booking system to register for a course. You will need to make an application for access which will need to be signed by your Academic (University) Supervisor who is your University Sponsor for your associate access. Instructions on how to do this are included in your ACF handbook or can be also obtained from [email protected].
Handy Tip
Please ensure that the code of practice and associate access request form are fully completed and countersigned by your Academic (University ) Supervisor before submitting.
Handy Tip
All online courses provided by the Graduate School and Professional Development are delivered through Moodle. In addition some training resources and researcher development information is accessed via Workspace. When you are completing your application for an associate account you should ensure that your application includes a request to access both Moodle and Workspace.
Handy Tip
Once you have obtained your university associate access account and in order to be appropriately set up to complete any on-line learning; Please Contact the University IT-Helpline on Ext 16677 to assist gaining access to ‘Moodle’ or follow the following link: http://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk
Once in receipt of your University username and password
You will now be able to log on to the University’s central online booking system using your username and password from your Nottingham IT account. The booking system called ‘central short courses booking system’ or ‘csc’ for short is a university wide system that allows students and staff to book a place on the diverse array of short courses available at the University.
By logging on to the system you will also be able to view your training record (already attended and future training course bookings), book a place on a course, or to cancel a place. You will also be able to print out attendance certificates for the courses you have attended if necessary.
The central short courses, ‘csc’, booking system can be found at www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc
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An example of the University of Nottingham Short Course and URL for the main log in page is as follows:
Courses for ACFs can be booked from mid October and dates for N-trans courses fall between early November and June each academic year. Many of the courses are run once or twice during the academic year but places are limited and very competitive if booking is not done early. Please note the N-trans training courses are convened by the Graduate School and are tutored by academics, librarians and other professional development practitioners. There are other short courses available at the university, that you are welcome to attend, that are not included in the N-trans training programme. These courses will be convened and delivered by University staff members from other professional services at the University (i.e Information Services, Professional Development). It clearly states at the top of the course description whether the course is convened as part of the N-trans programme or by the Graduate School.
To book yourself a place on your chosen course:
Handy Tip
All N-trans and faculty training programme courses are restricted to participants from the Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty and associates (ACFs), therefore the courses are not searchable from the csc keyword search function. To book a course use the booking url provided in the training programme handbook.
Identify the courses you wish to attend (please note some courses have pre-requisites). The quickest way of
doing this is by using the specific URL booking link for the course. All booking URLs are provided in the N-
trans Training Programme booklet. An example of one of the booking URL links to a specific course
currently listed in the ACF handbook can be found below:
Select ‘bookings’ for details of
your current training courses,
past and future
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Further information on the course including a description and learning outcomes can be found on these booking pages. Some courses have more than one instance; details of timings and campus location are provided at the bottom of the booking page.
You will then receive reminders and joining instructions for the training courses via your Nottingham e-mail account. Please read these joining instructions as they contain important information regarding course location and any pre-course tasks/prerequisites.
Handy Tip
Some courses may have a series of sessions (i.e. three 2 hour workshops over consecutive weeks); this information will be provided on the booking page and in the joining instructions
Click on the
course booking url
to redirect to the
course booking
page on csc
Details of course instances:
campus location, date,
availability and time are
provided here
NB. If no details are listed then
there are no instances
currently planned
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An example of the course joining instruction email is given below.
The subject of the email will be: “Central Short Courses - Course Joining Instructions for xxx on dd/mm/yyyy”
N.B Please read these joining
instructions as they contain important
information regarding course location
and any pre-course tasks/prerequisites.
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What to do if your chosen course is full -waiting lists
If the course is currently full, there is an option on the booking page to join the waiting list. Should a space become available you will be notified via e-mail.
Alternatively, please e-mail [email protected] to request a place on the waiting list explaining that you are an Academic Clinical Fellow and quoting the following information:
1. Name
2. Details of the courses you plan to attend,
a) Course(s) title
b) Date and time of course(s) (there can be several sessions)
For more general information on the N-trans and Faculty Postgraduate Training Programme; please e-mail:
If you have exhausted all of the steps above, you may contact [email protected] for advice.
If there are no places
available on your chosen
course, use the link to be
added to the waiting list.
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What to do if you wish to cancel a course
The instructions for cancelling a place on a course depends on the amount of notice provided.
More than 5 working days before the course:
Log in to your training record, go to the ‘Bookings’ tab, select the course instance you wish to cancel by
selecting the ‘view’ link.
A cancel course pop up will appear in your browser, select the red cancel course button. You will then
receive an email confirming that you have cancelled your place on the course.
Less than 5 working days before the course:
You will need to contact the Graduate School directly to cancel your place. Details of the correct contact
telephone number and email address are given in the joining instruction email. You will need to provide the
following details:
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Name
Status: Associate Clinical Fellow (MHS)
Associate number
Title of the course
Date of the course
NB. If less than 48 hours notice is provided you will still be charged for the course, this will be deducted
from the funds you could otherwise use for your academic training
Cancellation information is also provided in the joining instructions email.
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Checking your training record and booked courses
Log in to your training record, go to the ‘Bookings’ tab and a list of all the courses that you are booked onto
(that have not taken place yet) will be listed here. To show all courses, past and present, click in the box
indicated.
