Key skills training for
Academic and Non-Academic staff, PostDocs and PhD students
The university environment is changing:
more students, bigger classes, small group teaching, re-organisation...
For Academic Staff there is increasing pressure to ensure delivery of excellence in both research and teaching of our undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The workload of Non-Academic staff just seems to spiral, supporting ever increasing course and student numbers.
We seem to live constantly with change.
Initiatives requiring the systematic development of a wider skills base for Research Workers and PhD students are welcome, even long overdue, but add further to the requirements for focussed training programmes.
To meet these new challenges we all need to refresh and to renew our skills.
We have a proven record of relevant training delivery to universities.
20 years experience allows me to understand your training needs.
Contact me now on 0208 123 0099.
What key skills?
Institutions in receipt of funding and, for example, new applicants for PhD studentships, are expected to explain how they provide training in the following skills and how they assess its effectiveness :- Research skills and techniques
- Research environment (academic context, standards, health and safety etc)
- Research management
- Personal effectiveness
- Communication skills
- Networking and team working
- Career management
How is this supported?
The Government has allocated over £30 million to the Research Councils to implement the recommendations of the Roberts review and is now asking for evidence of delivery and efficacy.
The recommendations are for
10 days core skills training per year per student.
The need is evident. The funding has been provided. Universities and other HEIs are now required to deliver training in a broad area of technical and generic skills.
We can deliver training that will meet your requirements for
relevance and excellence.
Contact us now on 0208 123 0099.
There are many trainers and many different training courses.
How do you find people with experience that is specifically relevant to the training needs of students and workers in the area of scientific research?
I have been an active research scientist for the last 20 years as a postdoctoral worker in University and Research Institute environments and as a university lecturer and established Training for Scientists to meet the specific training needs I saw within these organisations.
For more than 15 years I have been managing teams of research scientists, supervising PhD students, project students and postdoctoral scientists.
You can be confident that through Training for Scientists we can deliver training in technical skills, generic skills and personal development issues to your Academic & non-Academic staff, your undergraduate and postgraduate students.
We have developed a varied collection of workshops, including a highly successful Introduction to Molecular Biology programme and the popular "Dealing with change - survive & thrive!" workshop.
Courses which specifically meet the Research Councils' requirements include :
- Presentation skills
- Confident speaking at meetings
- Manage, Influence and Motivate!
- Plan your PhD
- PostGrad studies - survive and thrive!
- Project management
- Time management
- Supervisor training : Plan your student's PhD
Specific skills courses avaiable are :
- Introduction to molecular biology
- DNA repair
- Introduction to in situ hybridisation
In addition we offer a number of personal development workshops including :
- Stress-busting for busy people
- Dealing with Change
- Assertiveness skills
- Stop worrying, start living
Each of these courses can be tailored for different staff or student groups.
Do contact me to discuss delivery of courses to meet your particular training needs or to complement your existing programmes for supporting postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.
Please do contact me on 0208 123 0099 or by email.
New - Presenting Yourself!
Undergraduate students are increasingly meeting great competition as they prepare for interviews.
The new course Presenting Yourself is specifically designed to give them skills in communication and body language to assist them at interview, in delivering effective presentations at interview, in seminars and in viva voce exams.
Performance Coaching
Your key staff sometimes need to adapt quickly, to stretch, to master new skills.
Coaching is one process that can give them the edge, to expand their comfort zone.
Through coaching, master communication skills, influencing and motivation.
Use behavioural styles analysis to understand effective team building, deliver feedback and achieve goals.
I work 1 to 1 to bring out the best in your most promising staff.
You can call me or visit my Growth Zone website to find out more about the
coaching and psychometric assessments I offer.
I also offer workshops in a range of subject areas.
Find links to a number of resources, free downloads, assessments.
