A series of workshops is presented annually as part of a broader community service programme. Topics are selected in response to identified needs in the field of higher and further education, and include themes such as the following:

Departmental leadership; Postgraduate supervision; Doctoral supervision; Assessment of learning; Evaluation of quality in higher and further education (for example, programme evaluation, evaluation of support units, staff, research and community service); Staff development in higher and further education; Training and development of learning facilitators and tutors; and Assessment and recognition of prior learning; The optimal use of co-operative education (workplace learning) in higher and further education.