What is its purpose?

The Extension stage will:

- support and enable practitioners who want to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of theory and research (this may relate to speech, language and communication generally, or to a specialised area);

- help practitioners identify and develop the skills they need to carry out activities such as research;

- support practitioners to develop their career;

- direct practitioners to appropriate study opportunities; and

- support practitioners to gain access to opportunities to develop their skills, share their practice and carry out research.