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The “big picture”
Chris ParkDirector of the Graduate School
Research skills agenda
Development of research skills Personal and professional development Employability Knowledge transfer/economy
Drivers of change Research Councils Joint Skills Statement Revised QAA Code of Practice Roberts Review
Research Councils Joint Skills Statement [JSS]
To provide “universities with a clear and consistent message aimed at helping them to ensure that all research training was of the highest standard, across all disciplines.”
Competencies – Research skills & techniques; Research
environment; Research management; Personal effectiveness; Communication skills; networking and teamworking; Career management
From Oct 2004
QAA Code of Practice Cohesive framework
Quality and standards of awards HEIs to “monitor the success of their
postgraduate research programmes against appropriate internal and/or external indicators and targets” [precept 4]
From Oct 2005 Special Review – alignment [2005-6]
Roberts Review SET for success [2002]
“… the minimum standards should include the provision of at least two weeks’ dedicated training a year, principally in transferable skills”
Accountability Annual Roberts Reports from HEIs
RCUK – “institutions will wish to monitor their skills development programmes internally for their own business reasons. The RC’s monitoring will focus on what the additional funding has enabled institutions to achieve.”
Lancaster’s response New procedures and systems
Start Oct 2005 Apply to new PGR students Formalised, standardised, transparent Expect all students and supervisors to engage
and adopt Roll out over three years PDP – developmental; best practice
Accountable to agencies HEFCE, RCUK, QAA
Revised Lancaster Code of Practice
Development Needs Analysis [DNA] Against RCUK Joint Skills List Inform decisions about training, jointly
with supervisor Review progress annually
Record of agreed outcomes of supervisory meetings
PDP [MyPlace]
Skills development Explicit focus and expectation Cohesive institutional framework
10 days a year for each (f-t) student Research skills and generic skills Aim = to enhance employability Formal and informal Record of training undertaken Informed by RCUK Joint Skills Statement Guided by supervisor
