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Improving The Quality and Delivery of Training Provision in Institutions

The document discusses improving training provision in academic institutions. It notes that developing skills, training, and knowledge is critical for the UK to compete globally. Effective training should cover subject knowledge, career development, academic practice, and transferable skills. Examples are provided of online tools from universities for assessing research skills. The document advocates for enhancing practice through sharing tools, collaboration, engagement with policy, and developing models/exemplars. Contact information is provided for further discussion.

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Improving The Quality and Delivery of Training Provision in Institutions

The document discusses improving training provision in academic institutions. It notes that developing skills, training, and knowledge is critical for the UK to compete globally. Effective training should cover subject knowledge, career development, academic practice, and transferable skills. Examples are provided of online tools from universities for assessing research skills. The document advocates for enhancing practice through sharing tools, collaboration, engagement with policy, and developing models/exemplars. Contact information is provided for further discussion.

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Improving the quality and delivery of

training provision in institutions

Tristram Hooley
Vitae
Policy
Practice
Courses and resources
Research and evaluation

www.vitae.ac.uk
Key drivers

“The importance of sustainable and attractive


research careers is critical in a world where the UK
cannot compete on cost, [but] must raise our game
on skills, training and knowledge”

Rt Hon John Denham MP


Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Researchers’ professional
development

Subject Career
knowledge development

Academic Transferable
practice skills
Examples
Research Readiness Self Assessment (University of
Wales, Swansea)
Online tool for assessing research information skills
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/dop/734.html
Library training (University of Leeds)
Strong integration with other researcher skills training
e.g. http://www.vitae.ac.uk/dop/734.html
Please add more to the database of practice
www.vitae.ac.uk/dop
Enhancing practice
Tools for practice sharing
Encouraging collaboration
Facilitating engagement with policy
Developing models and exemplars
Providing funding
My contact details
Tristram Hooley
Vitae | Senior Programme Manager
07753 814 020
[email protected]
www.vitae.ac.uk/

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