{"id":15933,"date":"2021-12-13T15:36:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?page_id=15933"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:53:20","slug":"transferable-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/resources-development\/transferable-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Transferable skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">These are programs to support you in developing transferable skills, with a specific focus on interpersonal skills and personal development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional and career development<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Mentoring\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Mentoring\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Mentoring\">Mentoring<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Mentoring\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h4>STEM mentoring<\/h4>\n<p>Curtin, through the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) offers mentoring for research students who are studying science, technology, engineering and\/or mathematics. Contact <a href=\"mailto:ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au\">ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Networking\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Networking\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Networking\">Networking<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Networking\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h3>HDR Networking and using LinkedIn<\/h3>\n<h4>27 November 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/HDR-Networking-and-LinkedIn-2024.pdf\">Presentation slides HDR Networking and LinkedIn<\/a> [.pdf 5,053 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/fa3dbc6b-f38c-4cd9-ba21-93bd6e3e3b6e\/public\">Recording on Echo360<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Career-preparation\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Career-preparation\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Career-preparation\">Career preparation<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Career-preparation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h3>HDR Academic Career Planning<\/h3>\n<h4>18 November 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/HDR-Academic-Career-Planning-2024-1.pdf\">Presentation slides &#8211; HDR Academic Career Planning<\/a> [.pdf 3,750 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/ee3ab6f7-ac48-4a12-b957-f6ce487f08e1\/public\">Recording on Echo360<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HDR Resumes and Cover Letters<\/h3>\n<h4>20 November 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/HDR-Resume-and-Cover-Letters-2024.pdf\">Presentation slides HDR Resumes and Cover Letters<\/a> [.pdf 4,614 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/eb52fc56-9296-4ff3-acd8-e5a74fa77116\/public\">Recording on Echo360<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HDR Selection Criteria and Interview Techniques<\/h3>\n<h4>26 November 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/HDR-Selection-Criteria-and-Interview-techniques-2024.pdf\">Presentation slides Selection Criteria and Interview Techniques<\/a> [.pdf 2,305 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/34267ac2-cb2f-45a4-9439-b1ccd5dab37a\/public\">Recording on Echo360<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HDR Networking and using LinkedIn<\/h3>\n<h4>27 November 2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/HDR-Networking-and-LinkedIn-2024.pdf\">Presentation slides HDR Networking and LinkedIn<\/a> [.pdf 5,053 KB]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/fa3dbc6b-f38c-4cd9-ba21-93bd6e3e3b6e\/public\">Recording on Echo360<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>UniHub<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unihub.curtin.edu.au\/\">UniHub<\/a> contains a variety of training and resources to improve your skills in leadership, research, studying and careers, as well as help with resumes, job interviews and finding a job.<\/p>\n<h3>Jobs in higher education<\/h3>\n<p>Higher Degree by Research graduates often find jobs in the higher education sector. Here is a sample of websites for job listings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/unijobs\/en-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Higher Education university jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredjobs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higher Education Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityjobs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jobs.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jobs.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Careers with STEM<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/careerswithstem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Careers with STEM website<\/a>\u00a0provides resources and support for students planning to work in science, technology, engineering and\/or mathematics.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teamwork, leadership, conflict management, and decision-making<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Conflict-management\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Conflict-management\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Conflict-management\">Conflict management<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Conflict-management\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h3>Conflict Management, 28 September 2021<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/Conflict-Management-Workshop-28-Sept-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conflict Management slides [.PDF 1.5MB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/c326bd0a-48fa-4f2a-adda-962b32cc2a09\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Recording<\/a>\u00a0[1 hour 10 minutes]<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-ATN-Frontiers-Program\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"ATN-Frontiers-Program\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-ATN-Frontiers-Program\">ATN Frontiers Program<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"ATN-Frontiers-Program\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h4>Frontiers program,\u00a0 Australian Technology Network (online courses)<\/h4>\n<p>Co-created and delivered by expert academic and practitioner staff across ATN member universities, ATN Frontiers offers a suite of futurist-focused learning modules free of charge to ATN Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students.<br \/>\nEach module is designed by subject matter experts from across ATN to suit students from all academic and professional with a range of ambitions for where their research degree leads them in their career, roles and industries.<br \/>\nThe program consists of three levels of modules for candidates to complete sequentially.<\/p>\n<p>Modules are studied online within a 4-week learning period. Modules contain 6-8 hours of self-paced online material plus 2 hours of live facilitated workshops with content experts.<br \/>\nStudents can receive a digital credential through OpenLearning and the ATN for each module by completing the module learning activities.<\/p>\n<p>View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/ATN-Frontiers-Modules-2021-Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flyer [.PDF 213KB]<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atn.edu.au\/frontiers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the Frontiers website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Modules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Future Professional<\/li>\n<li>Future of Data<\/li>\n<li>Future of Work and Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROC-Excellence@curtin.edu.au<\/a>\u00a0for program dates and how to register.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Goal-setting,-leadership-and-decision-making\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Goal-setting,-leadership-and-decision-making\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Goal-setting,-leadership-and-decision-making\">Goal setting, leadership and decision making<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Goal-setting,-leadership-and-decision-making\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h3>Goal Setting &#8211; April 2021<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Goal-Setting-Workshop-Part-1-19Apr21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1 (Intro) &#8211; 19 April 2021 Slides [.pdf 8MB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Goal-Setting-Workshop-Part-2-25Apr21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2 (Review) &#8211; 25 April 2021 Slides [.pdf 4MB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Goal-Setting-WShop-Ex-HW-1-Mindfulness-Scavanger-Hunt-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindfulness Scavenger Hunt handout [.pdf 243KB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Goal-Setting-WShop-Ex-HW-2-CPD-Plan-Template.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continuous Personal Development Plan template [.pdf 27KB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/af3c0ff9-fb6a-4935-9cd0-1ec0498cd124\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording Part 1 &#8211; 19 April<\/a>\u00a0[1 hour 50 minutes]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/c56f45f7-46f7-4149-be6a-ff81f1b608dd\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording Part 2 &#8211; 25 April<\/a>\u00a0[1 hour 26 minutes]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Leadership in the Workplace &#8211; 20 October 2021<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Leadership-in-the-Workplace-18Oct21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leadership in the Workplace 20 October 2021 slides [.pdf 1MB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/d7d0fd79-2eb7-4162-af77-c74c3c3eb12f\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording<\/a>\u00a0[1 hour 27 minutes]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Decision Making Under Pressure &#8211; 20 October 2021<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Decision-Making-Under-Pressure-18Oct21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decision Making Under Pressure 20 October 2021 slides [.pdf 1MB]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/bf9cb59d-2e1b-4dfd-950e-84b9a8b10cb7\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording<\/a>\u00a0[1 hour 13 minutes]<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self&nbsp;and candidature management<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Research-planning\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Research-planning\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Research-planning\">Research planning<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Research-planning\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h4>Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students by Hugh Kearns<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Seminar 11 December 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/7-secretsSlides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful research students by Hugh Kearns [.pdf 4MB]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org.au\/media\/8ebb9095-e6ff-4616-800b-5b05d7081290\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iLecture recording Echo360 link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Planning Your PhD by Hugh Kearns (online publication)<\/h4>\n<p><em>Planning Your PhD: All the tools and advice you need to finish your PhD in three years<\/em>\u00a0by Hugh Kearns is a publication\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.curtin.edu.au\/primo-explore\/fulldisplay?vid=CUR_ALMA&amp;docid=CUR_ALMA51137744020001951&amp;context=L&amp;lang=en_US\">available online to Curtin students through the Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hugh Kearns is a consultant, researcher and author, and is considered an expert in the field of higher degrees by research. You can find more of his resources and tips for researchers at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ithinkwell.com.au\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinkwell website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Guide for international HDR students (online publication)<\/h4>\n<p>The International Education Association of Australia has published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieaa.org.au\/IEAA\/Research\/Publication\/2017\/enhancing-the-experience-outcomes-of-international-hdr-candidates-a-guide-for-candidates.aspx\">Guide for International Candidates<\/a>\u00a0which suggests\u00a0actions and behaviours\u00a0international HDR students can follow to help them develop the skills needed to negotiate cultural differences and multiple cultural, professional and personal adjustments.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Data-management-planning\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Data-management-planning\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Data-management-planning\">Data management planning<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Data-management-planning\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.library.curtin.edu.au\/c.php?g=202401&amp;p=1333108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curtin Library Research Data Management guide<\/a> has useful information on data management planning in general as well as a step-by-step video on how to complete a DMP at Curtin as required for Milestone 1.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are programs to support you in developing transferable skills, with a specific focus on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":0,"parent":12319,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15933","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 14:25:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15933"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40003,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15933\/revisions\/40003"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}