Kent is committed to supporting the career skills development of all postgraduate students, academic and research staff. Our postgraduates are provided with high-quality teaching, supervision and support from their academic Schools and Divisions, as well as training opportunities organised by the Graduate and Researcher College. Training and development for academic and research staff is provided by a range of Professional Service departments and the Divisions as well as external experts.
Training and development for postgraduates and staff who research:
Research students - Researcher Development Programme
A training programme that equips research students and ECRs with a full range of transferable skills
Taught students - Global Skills Award
A series of lectures and workshops for taught Master's students, designed to improve your employability
Graduate Teaching Assistants
A dedicated handbook for research students who teach at Kent
Advanced training workshops
A range of ad hoc advanced training workshops provided by our DTPs covering specialised topics for postgraduate research students
Academic and research staff
A tailored training and developmental offering for staff, including ECRs
Upcoming workshops
We offer training events and workshops at Canterbury, Medway and Brussels
