ACP Timetable

Before Application

• Potential applicants are encouraged to participate in the ACP CV scheme.
• The Staff Review and Development (SRD) appraisal 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 employees (provided by HR).
• Committee memberships are agreed and meeting dates confirmed.
• School and Institution-specific Indicators of Excellence are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

Applications and Deadline for Submission

• Applicants use the online application portal to apply for promotion (ACP R&T - Prom) or complete the paper-based application form for progression (ACP R&T - Prog) in line with the specified Assessment Criteria.
• Applicants agree referees with their Head of Institution and include these in their application.  

Faculty Committee (FC)

• The Faculty Committee (FC) Chair/Secretary checks applications are complete, requests references and statements, reviews application content and takes necessary steps in preparation for the FC meeting.
• At the FC meeting, the 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 the HR Division through the online system, to be progressed to the School Committee (SC).

School Committee (SC)

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

Vice-Chancellor's Committee (VCC)

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

General Board (GB)

• The GB receives the recommendations from the VCC and confirms its support for promotion/progression under the ACP R&T Scheme.
• A Report is published in the Reporter in June confirming approval of Associate Professorships (Grade 10) and recommending the establishment of Professorships (Grades 11 and 12) and Clinical Professorships.    
• Applicants are advised of the outcome.
• Titles of Professors and Clinical Professors are published in a Notice in the Reporter in July/August.
• Promotion/progression effective from start of next academic year, 1 October.

Feedback and Appeals

• Final date for feedback from Heads of Institution (early in July).
• Final date for the 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.