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SKILLSETS offers a wide variety of workshops, programs and services to meet your professional development needs.
Read more about what we are offering at the moment by clicking on the links to the individual programs below.
Grow your skills in the following areas:
Learn how to make an Individual Development Plan that will help you identify your priorities and set meaningful goals for your personal, professional and academic development with myPath’s workshops.
Learn how to build, sustain and get the best out of your relationship with your supervisor with our Supervision Series.
A monthly professional development series for graduate students covering a wide range of topics and offering free food to attendees. Separate series for the Faculty of Arts and for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences students.
- Connected Academics for Arts
- Connected Academics for AgriculturalÌýand Environmental Sciences
Postdoc Research Day
The Annual Postdoctoral Research/Career Conference is an inter-university career development event for postdoctoral fellows looking to develop their professional path in Québec.Ìý
With only three minutes and a single slide, compete against other graduate students to engage your audience and convey the complexities of your work to a diverse, non-expert audience.
Improve your chances of receiving funding. Be matched to an experienced reviewer who will look over your two-page project summary for your Tri-Agency or Quebec provincial funding application.
Attend College of Graduate Mentorship’s TRaCE talks series and learn about the non-academic career paths of Â鶹Çø Alumni.
Funding opportunity for graduate student led professional development or community building initiatives for students in Arts, Education, Law or Music.
Plan your week on Monday mornings by meeting online with a group of peers to set your intentions. Co-facilitated by a SKILLSETS program facilitator and Wellness Hub Local Wellness Advisor.
Â鶹Çø graduate students and postdocs have access to Beyond's Master's and Phd career training platforms. Learn how to effectively search for a job and advance your career.
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All SKILLSETS activities are unified by a comprehensive structure that outlines key learning objectives in seven different subject areas. These competencies have been identified as crucial areas of professional development to better prepare graduate students in any workplace or industry - be it academic, industry, government, or nonprofit.
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