Launch of Online Professional Development Program for ECRs

Monash University has launched an online professional development program called Professional Skills for Research Leaders which is now available in Moodle.

It was developed by Epigeum, and has been designed to provide early career researchers with professional skills relevant to their current and future work.

The training unit is organised into 6 learning modules with each module consisting of learning materials and a quiz.  You may choose to undertake one, some or all of the modules available.

The modules are titled;

Welcome and Introduction

Developing and Consolidating your Research

Funding your Research

Managing your Research Team

Research Collaboration

Communicating your Research

Completing all six modules of the course is designed to help you to:

1. Identify your strengths and developmental needs

2. Set yourself new and more challenging goals that encourage higher levels of performance and more advanced roles

3. Understand how your career strategy might be impacted by the broader higher education research context.

4. Explore sources of support and create a clear development plan to help you achieve your goals.

Undertaking these modules may raise professional development questions that you may wish to discuss further with more senior staff.  We encourage you to discuss these questions with either your supervisor, mentor (if available) or School ECR Co-ordinator.  A list of School ECR Co-ordinators is attached to this email.

Whilst participation and completion of the program is non-compulsory we encourage all ECR's to consider including completion of one or more modules of the program as part of their professional development goals for 2015.

Access to Professional Skills for Research Leaders is via this link PRSL