PGR Training Need assessment and Development Plan
Name and Student ID:
Year of Study:
Over the course of your PhD, you are expected to develop knowledge and skills that equip you to undertake
independent research at the frontier of your field or to take up employment in policy or practice communities that
exploit such knowledge. To achieve this goal, the PhD program offers a range of training opportunities in three broad
domains: (1) subject specific training, (2) research method and philosophy training, (3) researcher development skills.
You are expected to undertake formal and practical training in all three domains throughout your PhD.
Within CoSS we provide both Research Methods
http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/graduateschool/studentsandstaff/graduateschoolresearchtrainingprogra
mme/#d.en.180507
and broader Researcher Development Programme training
http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/graduateschool/studentsandstaff/pgrstudents/rdpcourses/.
We offer a range of subject specific courses and advanced research methods options (see Subject Pages for details).
Students can also access external training, for example, courses provided by ESRC pathways
(http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/) or National Centre for Research Methods (http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/) .
You should discuss your researcher development needs and plans with your Supervisor(s) on a regular basis, to
ensure that your skills development is appropriate to your current needs and future career aspirations.
The two professional development tables below – Training Need Assessment and Development Plan (A) and Training
and Development Log (B) - should be completed as part of your Annual Progress Review.
Table A to be completed at the beginning of the academic session - identify the areas below where you would like to
develop your skills through training or practical experience, over the coming academic year. You should then
discuss with your Supervisors how you can meet these needs, whether through attending courses or practical
experience. Gaps in the provision provided will be identified and filled where possible.
Table B to be completed throughout the session and submitted as part of your Annual Progress Review - please
record training/practical experience completed during the session (April-April).
TABLE A: Training Need Assessment and Development Plan
Session 2015
Training/Professional Activity
You are expected to undertake formal training and practical skill development activities in three domains: (1) subject
specific knowledge; (2) research methods/philosophy training and (2) researcher development training throughout
your studies. We would normally expect that students complete at least one course/practical activity in each domain
per year.
Training Needs
Consider the requirements
of your PhD vis a vis your
existing skills and
knowledge and identify your
key training priorities for the
forthcoming session.
Training Need 1 (subject specific training or practical skill):
Training Need 2 (research methods/philosophy training):
(Research Integrity Training – compulsory for year 1 students
Training Need 3 (broader researcher development):
Training Plan
Course 1: What? Where? When? How much?
We would normally expect a
minimum of three
course/activities per
academic session. Students
in year 1 or 2 are advised to
significantly exceed this limit
particularly with regard to
the research methods
training.
Course 2:
Course 3:
Practical skill development activity 1:
Practical skill development activity 2:
Practical skill development activity 3:
TABLE B: Training and Development Log
Training/Professional Development Activity Completed
Year
Prior training and
practical experience
Please use this space to list all methods courses, philosophy training and broader research
skills training undertaken prior to your PhD. Provide a short description of courses indicating
topic, the length of training and training provider.
A.
Subject Specific Training
Formal Courses: what/where
Year 1
Use this space to record
any formal training and
practical skill development
during the first year of your
study.
Practical Skill development: what/where
B.
Research Methods/ Philosophy Training:
Formal Courses: what/where
Practical Skill development:
C.
Researcher Development Framework (personal effectiveness, research governance
and organization, engagement, influence and impact)
Formal Courses:
Research Integrity Training - Compulsory for year 1
Practical skill development (e.g. Research Assistance)
Subject Specific Training
Formal Courses: what/where
Year 2
Use this space to record
any formal training and
practical skill development
during the second year of
your study.
Practical Skill development:
Research Methods/ Philosophy Training:
Formal Courses: what/where
Practical Skill development:
Researcher Development Framework (personal effectiveness, research governance
and organization, engagement, influence and impact)
Formal Courses:
Practical skill development (e.g. Research Assistance)
Subject Specific Training
Formal Courses: what/where
Practical Skill development:
Year 3
Training/Professional Development Activity Completed
Year
Research Methods/ Philosophy Training:
Formal Courses: what/where
Practical Skill development:
Researcher Development Framework (personal effectiveness, research governance
and organization, engagement, influence and impact)
Formal Courses:
Practical skill development (e.g. Research Assistance)