As staff of doctoral schools, you understand the importance of equipping your doctoral candidates with the essential skills they need to thrive in both academia and the professional world. DocTalent4EU now offers three interdisciplinary, blended-format courses that are live and available on open access. These courses are designed to be embedded into your doctoral school’s curriculum, providing candidates with valuable skills that will enhance their research, communication, leadership, teamwork, and networking abilities.
These courses, offered through the DocEnhance platform, are tailored to help doctoral candidates develop key transversal skills to support their academic journey and boost their employability and long-term success. By integrating these courses into your offerings, you can help prepare your doctoral candidates for the challenges they will face in the evolving global workforce.
- Enhancing Communication and Negotiation Skills for PhD Candidates: This course helps candidates master the art of communicating their research clearly to diverse audiences, including non-experts and academic peers. It also equips them with strategies for successful negotiation, a key skill for academic and professional settings. Key topics include setting SMART goals, mastering storytelling, and conducting effective media interviews.
- Personal Effectiveness and Leadership: Designed to foster self-awareness, resilience, and effective leadership, this course provides tools for managing stress, improving time management, and developing leadership qualities. Candidates will also gain strategies for personal well-being, helping them navigate both the demands of their PhD journey and their future career.
- Teamworking and Networking: This course focuses on the crucial skills of teamwork and networking, both in academic and professional environments. It covers effective communication within teams, building trust, and leveraging interdisciplinary collaboration. Candidates will also learn networking strategies that will enhance their professional visibility and career growth in both academic and non-academic sectors.
To learn more about these courses and how they can be integrated into your curriculum, visit the PhD Hub platform.