Programme
The Graduate Development programme is designed to provide you with opportunities to develop as professional researchers by recognising and developing key skills and attributes needed to effectively manage your research, and to prepare and plan for the next stages of your career. It also provides opportunities for you to meet other researchers from different disciplines, which can be a valuable and interesting experience.
The programme of courses and opportunities has been designed around the:
The RDF divides the skills and attributes early career researchers should have into four main domains:
- Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities
- Personal Effectiveness
- Research Governance and Organisation
- Engagement, Influence and Impact.
You may find Vitae's RDF Professional Development Planner useful for assesing your skills, identifying areas for development, creating an action plan, and recording evidence of your progress. This can help to inform personal development planning discussions with your Supervisor.
What's does the programme offer?
The Graduate Development programme is varied and includes courses designed to help you with specific aspects of your PhD and your progression through the PhD, as well as courses to help you develop more effective personal and professional skills in preparation for your future employment.
Graduate Development encompasses a range of training initiatives and opportunities that promote personal development, active career management, and researcher independence. This evolving programme aims to help you develop as flexible researchers who can excel in a global environment which calls for expertise in collaboration, communication, public engagement, and knowledge transfer in a variety of career paths.
The programme is arranged around four key themes:
- Career Management
- Communication and Public Engagement
- Research and Enterprise
- Personal Effectiveness
View our workshop training calendar and events page to see what courses and opportunities are available to you.