A team from the Faculty of Arts and Science, Career Services, Student Academic Success Services, the Centre for Teaching and Learning, and the School of Graduate Studies has completed a pilot program that brings Individual Development Plan (IDP) tools to graduate students.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Participants in the pilot said the IDP improved their confidence in their employability following graduation, as well as helped to clarify their career options,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Sharon Regan, Associate Dean (Graduate Students and Global Engagement) and Project Sponsor. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Students reported being motivated to seek out new and different opportunities and they also said they gained some perspective on their own skillsets and better understand what employers want and value.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Supporting the Faculty of Arts and Science카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Strategic Plan's Initiative No. 50: Explore opportunities for developing Individual Development Plans for graduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Science, the content of the IDP is intended to provide direction, support, and tools to help graduate students:

• set flexible career goals that align with their values, skills and interests, with awareness of job-market options and realities
• identify skill strengths and gaps and make plans to build additional learning experiences into their graduate education
• complete their degree and successfully transition to the next stage of their career.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The IDP was a very beneficial addition to my coursework 카지노 게임 컬렉션� particularly in the case of being a first-year PhD student,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Spencer Huesken, a PhD student  in Sociology. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The obstacles this year both regarding COVID-19 and the general expectations of the program produced a lot of uncertainty. This was the main strength of the IDP for me 카지노 게임 컬렉션� it allowed me to be self-reflective while 카지노 게임 컬렉션�zooming out카지노 게임 컬렉션� on my own interests, passions, and how to incorporate them holistically into the scope of my PhD work.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The pilot program ran within the Faculty of Arts and Science from September 2019 until July 2020. Once completed, the findings of the program were handed off to the School of Graduate Studies to inform an institution-wide roll-out scheduled for Sept. 1, 2021.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The information gathered during the pilot phase will be used to develop the addition of a graduate IDP as a permanent program and to support the broader Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s strategy by providing a scalable model and pilot data,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Cathy Keates, Director of Career and Experiential Learning.

For more information visit the Individual Development Plan webpage.