Design a continuing education programme

You teach at UNIL or EPFL and would like to organise a continuing education programme ? Contact us !

We are the official UNIL/EPFL entity responsible for facilitating, via continuing education, the transmission of academic knowledge to the professional world.

We strive to :

• Encourage and facilitate the creation of university continuing education programmes in the fields of expertise of UNIL and EPFL
• Adapt the range of continuing education programmes in accordance with the needs and expectations of professionals, on the regional, national and international level
• Guarantee that the continuing education programmes offered comply with the quality criteria and academic regulations laid down by UNIL and EPFL

What can we offer you ?

Depending on the type of course, we can be involved in the following steps :

1. Advice during the conception phase

• Analysis of educational needs and definition of target public
• Development of the programme (teaching methods, design, duration, etc.)
• Course format (pedagogical scenario, programme design, campus-based and/or online activities)
• Drawing-up of budget
• Drafting of study regulations
• Academic procedures and drawing-up of study regulations
• Identification of faculty members
• Development of evaluation concept

2. Advice on teaching in the university continuing education continue domain

• Teaching strategies adapted to adults

3. Promotion

• Proposal for a communication plan
• Implementation of communication plan
• Development of promotional material
• Use of our established and recognised institutional communication channels (online catalogue, emailing tool, social networks, etc.)

4. Administration and financial management

• Processing of applications and participant follow-up
• Administrative management of faculty
• Supplying of course documents
• Accounting and financial management

5. Logistics

• Provision of classrooms
• Catering arrangements
• Course reception

6. Evaluation

• Processing of evaluation questionnaires

7. Certification

• Issuing of certificates and diplomas

Tools and resources

Many parameters have to be taken into account while developing a continuing education programme.
The following documents (in French only) are here to help you:

• Questions you should ask
  Développement d’une formation continue : les questions-clé à se poser

• Scheduling and key milestones
  The schedules are different depending on the level of certification of your programme:
  For CAS, DAS, MAS: Développement d’une formation continue certifiante (CAS, DAS, MAS) : rétro-planning
  For non-certified programmes: Développement d’une formation continue non certifiante : rétro-planning

• Budget
  Développement d’une formation continue : modèle de budget

• Study regulations
  The development of study regulations is required only for certified programmes (CAS, DAS, MAS):
  Développement d’une formation continue certifiante : modèle de règlement d’études

• Teaching adults
  Enseigner à des adultes: quelles sont les caractéristiques d’un apprenant adulte ?
  Blended Learning (dispositif hybride) en formation continue – combiner l’apprentissage traditionnel et l’apprentissage en ligne