Then you log onto the organisational training portal and nothing seems quite right. You see ‘project management’ and ‘zero inbox training’ but you don’t see courses that teach the specialist skills you need to do your role better. You can’t even see what career pathway your job fits into. What are the next steps professionally?
Complex jobs need specialised training
At UPEN we know that the skills needed to mobilise knowledge between research and policy are complex. Our Hidden Talents report revealed wide-ranging competencies in these roles — from synthesising knowledge and political astuteness to being a brilliant bureaucrat. In this job, generic project management training alone isn’t going to cut it.
We want to understand what you need to do your role better.
Who is this survey for?
You don’t need ‘policy engagement’ in your job title to take part. If you act as a bridge between research and policy, in a university, government department or local council or somewhere else, we want to hear from you.
This is your chance to share your professional development wish list in under 15 minutes. By telling us what you need, you can help shape the specialist training that’s currently missing.
Related resources
Policy Fellowships Network will use shared learning to improve practice
Report: How and where is policy engagement recognised and rewarded in Higher Education?
Early Years Education and Care Research: Lessons Learned for Academic Policy Engagement
