DocTalent4EU
Transforming Europe Through Doctoral Talent and Skills RecognitionThe DocTalent4EU improves transversal skills training and career development for PhD candidates by:
Boosting skills intelligence
and identifying the most demanded transferable skills
PhD candidates Higher Education Institutions Policy-makers
Developing an interdisciplinary curriculum
on selected transferable skills
PhD candidates Higher Education Institutions
Implementing a digital credential system
to facilitate and boost recognition of skills earned during the PhD, both formally and informally
PhD candidates Higher Education Institutions Market actors Policy-makers
Creating local talent management centres
to support training and career development of PhD candidates
PhD candidates Higher Education Institutions
News
Lessons learnt from Talent Management Centres
Talent Management Centres support PhD candidates in developing transferable skills and exploring careers beyond academia. The article shares key insights from the DocTalent4EU pilot.
DocTalent4EU Interdisciplinary Courses Now Live!
DocTalent4EU now offers three interdisciplinary, blended-format courses that are live and available on open access.
Resources
Skills definition
Report on current and future transversal skills needs: It outlines the data collection and analysis conducted to identify the skills gap for PhD graduates.
Machine learning-based system to monitor skill needs: It leverages smart technology to track job postings and analyse the skills employers seek.
DocTalent4EU Credentials
Manual on how to issue DocTalent4EU credentials: A comprehensive guide on issuing DocTalent4EU digital credentials, detailing the chosen platform, practical steps, and challenges encountered during the process.
Guidelines and good practices for the use of digital credentials to recognise transversal skills at PhD level: They show HEIs how to implement DocTalent4EU digital credentials.
Training courses on transversal skills
Open database on existing courses on transversal skills: It provides an overview of courses offered by DocTalent4EU partner universities and open platforms.
DocTalent4EU courses:
Career development
Framework for the local talent management centres: It outlines the common conceptual and operational framework for setting up local Talent Management Centres (TMCs).
Catalogue of talent management services: It provides a structured overview of services for implementing and evaluating TMCs.
Lessons learned and good practices for setting up local Talent Management Centres: It highlights how TMCs can help PhD candidates and early career researchers develop and showcase in-demand transferable skills.
Policy briefs and roundtables results
Report on the outcomes of the first roundtable
Report on the outcomes of the second roundtable
Second roundtable on micro-credentials and digital credentials
Workshop "How to Issue Digital Credentials – Insights from the DocTalent4EU Project"
Workshop “Implementing Local Talent Management Centres in Higher Education”
PhD Hub
By connecting researchers, enterprises and society at large, the PhD Hub promotes intersectoral, interdisciplinary or international collaboration and fosters innovation. The PhD Hub was initiated through a series of activities organised by the European University Foundation: the platform was developed as part of the European PhD Hub project (2017-2020) and was re-developed and improved as part of the DocEnhance project. The platform was further refined during the course of DocTalent4EU.