The Research Graduate Skills Project

Do you want to identify a range of training and development practices currently being used? Do you want to enhance your research and employability skills?

If you answered yes to any of these questions... we have developed a website that can help you.

www.gradskills.anu.edu.au

This site is a product of The Research Graduate Skills Project, funded by ALTC and executed by ANU. The study was instigated due to recent pressure for universities and candidates to simulateously enhance their academic skills and professional attributes. The site provides useful information for academic staff, graduate students and industry groups. Read about...

Language used to describe skill and skill development in academic and professional settings
Desired graduate attributes identified from various universities and potential employers
Existing frameworks used to interpret and explain skill development
Two alternative frameworks developed by this study
Three categories of skill development programs identified by this study

The site also enables you to access case studies about processes used to develop higher degree candidate skills. You can even search our database to find the skill development programs that you're interest in.