Arthur Keain Staff Development Awards

The late Arthur Keain, who was a Senior Administrative Office in the Central Administration from 1964 until his death in 1970, bequeathed the sum of $2,000 to the University. In 1980 the Council applied this bequest to the establishment of the Arthur Keain Staff Development Awards. The following rules govern these awards.

1	The purpose of the awards is to enhance the professional development of members of the general staff of the University who wish to undertake a development activity or to attend a conference which can be demonstrated to be of benefit to them in the performance of their University duties.
2	Awards shall be made to assist with the costs of travel, accommodation, conference or course fees, or any other associated expenditure, and must be expended within the year of the award.
3	Applications will be called for once per annum in February for programs to be undertaken in that year. While it is appreciated that all aspects may not have been finalised, applicants will be required to give sufficient detail of the proposed program, and its relevance to them in the performance of their University duties. All members of the general staff are eligible to apply.
4	Normally a total of $1,000 will be available each year. General staff will be invited to apply for individual awards of no greater than $500.
5	Applications will be considered by a committee comprising the Director of Administration and Registrar or nominee (convener), two staff members of the University nominated by the Single Bargaining Unit (one male and one female and from different areas of the University), and the Head of the Staff Development and Training Unit. The selection committee will have the power to consult additional persons if, in the opinion of a member of the committee, this is necessary to ensure that an application receives informed assessment.
6	Each applicant for an award shall provide all relevant information about the activities which the staff member wishes to undertake (including an estimate of costs) and a statement of the expected benefits which are relevant to the staff member's University duties. Each application shall be submitted through the staff member's immediate supervisor and the senior officer of the Unit concerned (eg Head of Academic Organisational Unit, Divisional Head). The supervisor and senior officer should indicate their level of support for the application and comment on the application including the expected benefits to the staff member and the University. The senior officer should also indicate the contribution by the cost centre, in cases where more than a $500 award is required.
7	When the development activity or conference is completed the award recipients will provide a brief written report on the activity to the Staff Development and Training Unit.
8	Any period of absence from duty to take up an award shall be on special leave with pay up to a maximum of two weeks.

Reviewed April 2003