Instead, it has sought to introduce efficiencies in other ways. It has disestablished a large number of courses and subjects and revised the content and structures of courses and subjects to ensure consistency across and within campuses. At the Masters level it has placed over two thirds of its subjects in a two year rotation cycle, structured to ensure that students are not disadvantaged in their subject choice. The Faculty will continue these processes through 2001, reviewing the specialisations and elective range in our initial teacher education programmes, and course structures at the Masters level to see whether we have the most responsive and flexible but efficient approach to their delivery. Professional development and short courses Courses for the initial and further professional education of teachers have difficulty attracting even modestly high fees from individuals since teachers rarely attract high salaries and employers usually do not usually fund University courses for teachers.
People working in community education are in a similar position.
The majority of opportunities for expanding the number of full fee paying students involve professional development short courses or award bearing courses designed for specific cohorts of students and funded by Education systems in order to meet current policy objectives and personnel needs. The Faculty has a strong reputation in the delivery of short courses and partnership programmes particularly in the areas of Special Education, LOTE and School Leadership and intends to develop its repertoire further. The Faculty will put into place mentoring processes to assist staff to respond flexibly but sensibly to current priorities within Education systems and governments, nurture community and professional linkages to position the Faculty well in regard to potential tenders and actively propose partnership arrangements to employer groups. The Faculty has long provided national research leadership through highly productive individual researchers and its extensive doctoral research programmes. It recognises, however, a number of threats.