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Enhancing skills intelligence and integration into existing PhD programmes by providing transferable skills training through an open online platform

Project description

DEENESFRITPL

Promoting transferable skills in doctoral research

Several universities and non-academic organisations have come together, under the coordination of the Arctic University of Norway, to improve doctoral education through transferable skills training and labour market articulation. Working under the EU-funded DocEnhance project, they will develop a more employment and innovation-oriented curriculum for PhD programmes to facilitate the transition into employment. The project will also design a course concept and material, and an open-access career-tracking survey. The project will focus on transferable skills, which facilitate the transition into employment and are widely applicable, regardless of scientific field and chosen career path. All project outputs will be provided as freely available open educational resources through the DocEnhance platform, and they will be piloted among several European partner universities.

Objective

DocEnhance aims to enhance transferable skills intelligence and integration into existing PhD programmes by i) involving the non-academic sector in developing a more employment and innovation-oriented curriculum for PhD programmes, ii) facilitating work-based learning and business-education partnerships through developing PhD courses, and iii) tracking of PhD graduate career paths. The major outputs of the project are a recommended transferable skills curriculum for PhD programmes, a novel course concept and material, and an open access career-tracking survey. The project will focus on transferable skills, as these skills facilitate the transition into employment and are widely applicable, regardless of scientific field and chosen career path. All project outputs will be provided as freely available Open Educational Resources through an online platform, the DocEnhance Platform. This platform will function as a comprehensive, user-friendly and equal access point for transferable skills intelligence and training in research education for researchers in all career stages, as well as a community and networking site, designed to live beyond the project lifetime.

DocEnhance builds on a large, diverse and experienced consortium, several existing EU-projects and other initiatives to achieve these ambitious goals. The External Advisory Board and the Industry Reference Group represent the major stakeholders and end users of the project outputs, and their involvement is ensured through a co-creation approach that includes project evaluation and validation events. All project outputs will be piloted among several European partner universities during the project for proof-of-concept, and a project partner from Africa and member university of the the World University Network represents the interests of non-European countries.

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Call for proposal

H2020-SwafS-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-SwafS-2019-1

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET
Net EU contribution
€ 165 490,00
Address
Hansine hansens veg 14
9019 Tromso
Norway

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Region
Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00

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EC signature date 26 November 2019
Last update: 13 May 2023

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