Planning Your Journey
Micro-Clinics and Micro-Retreats
APEX Micro-Clinics
Throughout the year we also run micro-clinics that will focus specifically on the type of content and evidence required to showcase Areas of Activity for [D1] Associate Fellow, [D2] Fellow and [D3] Senior Fellow submissions for both the written route and professional conversation.
Micro-clinics run every month and are either delivered online or face-to-face. Prior to attending a micro-clinic please ensure that you have completed and submitted your registration form.
Written Route - Your Boarding Pass
Once you have attended an orientation event and micro-clinic, you will be given a boarding pass which will give you access to your mentor who will help guide you through the submission process and offer feedback on your drafts. Your boarding pass is valid for six months - if you do not submit a draft in that period you will be required to attend a second micro-clinic to revalidate your boarding pass. Draft feedback will not be provided until you have completed the compulsory elements of the APEX programme.
The Professional Conversation Cohort
Once you have attended an orientation event and micro-clinic, you will be given a boarding pass which will give you access to your mentor who will help guide you through the submission process and offer feedback on your drafts. Your boarding pass is valid for six months - if you do not submit a draft in that period you will be required to attend a second micro-clinic to revalidate your boarding pass. Draft feedback will not be provided until you have completed the compulsory elements of the APEX programme.
Please note that:
(i) You must have attended an orientation event prior to attendance at a micro-clinic.
(ii) Attendance at a micro-clinic is a compulsory requirement of the APEX programme is required to gain mentoring support either on the written route or professional conversation.
(iii) You only need to attend one micro-clinic; please do not book for one than one session. Places on micro-clinics are capped to allow everyone to get involved in the workshop so booking additional sessions restricts the ability of colleagues to attend.
(iv) Once you have attended an orientation event and micro-clinic your boarding pass goes live and you are given access to mentoring support.
(v) You must attend a micro-clinic with 12 months of having attended an orientation event. If you do not attend within the 12 month period you will be asked to re-attend an orientation event.
Let's Talk Fellowship [D1: Associate Fellow and D2: Fellow]
Monday 8th January 2024 - 11.30am to 1.30pm - Book Here [Online]
Thursday 1st February 2024 - 1pm - 3pm - Book Here [On-Campus]
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - 9.30am - 11.30am - Book Here
Monday 15th 2024 - 10.00am to 12.00pm - Book Here [Online]
Tuesday 7th May 2024 - 2.00pm to 4.00pm - Book Here [Online]
Monday 3rd June 2024 - 10:00am to 12.00pm - Book Here [Online]
Let's Talk Fellowship [D3: Senior Fellow]
Monday 8th January 2024 - 2pm to 3pm - Book Here [Online]
Thursday 1st February 2024 - 3.30pm to 4.30pm - Book Here [On-Campus]
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - 2pm to 3pm - Book Here [Online]
Monday 15th April 2024- 2.00pm to 3.00pm - Book Here [Online]
Tuesday 7th May 2024- 10.00am to 11.00am - Book Here [Online]
Monday 3rd June 2024 - 2:00pm to 3.00pm - Book Here [Online]
APEX Micro-Retreats
Forthcoming Micro-Retreats
Feedback from colleagues consistently indicates that finding the time and space to focus on writing their application is often a major hurdle to submission. Therefore, throughout the year, we run a number micro-retreats to help colleagues develop the case studies and reflective accounts required by the submission process. Facilitated by a member of the APEX team, the micro-retreats provide an opportunity to both reflect on the narrative development required for case studies and also to share experiences and progress with your peers.
Please note that you need to have attended a micro-clinic prior to attendance at a micro-retreat.
Micro-Retreat [D1: Associate Fellow and D2: Fellow]
New dates to follow...
Micro-Retreat [D3: Senior Fellow]
New dates to follow...
Launch Dates for the Professional Conversation Cohorts
To start your journey towards Fellowship via the Professional Conversation you need to have attended an orientation and micro-clinic. Once you have done this you are welcome to attend a Professional Conversation Cohort Briefing meeting which acts as the formal launch point for a Professional Conversation. This launch events are held at regular points during the year and are designed to align with APEX submission points. Details for forthcoming launch events are detailed below. Please also take the opportunity to look through the guidance notes for each cohort as there is a defined programme of activities that you are expected to follow and complete as part of the preparation for your professional conversation.
Forthcoming Briefings and Launch Events
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Launch of Cohort 3
Book your place
Guidance Notes for Cohort 3 Activities
Tuesday 30th April 2024
Launch of Cohort 4
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Guidance Notes for Cohort 4 Activities