Faculty of Medicaine & Biological Sciences

Faculty of Medicine & Biological Sciences: Graduate Studies

PG TRAINING NEEDS-ASSESSMENT

2008-2009

Student: ______Email (): ______

University Department: ______Degree (PhD/MD): ______

Supervisor: ______Initial registration date (mm/yr): ______

Year of Study: Year 1(APG) ; Year 2 ; Year 3 ; Year 4(writing-up) 

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Instructions (Important - Please Read!)

Every year, each student should assess and record the skills that he/she needs to develop in addition to the discipline-specific research and technical skills that will be acquired through the research project. The Research Councils expect a student to receive the equivalent of two weeks skills-training per year.

Details of skills-training offered via the Faculty PG Training Programme and the Student Learning Centre are available at URLS, and , and on the Blackboard site that supports the Faculty Programme .

Summary of actions needed

• At the start of the academic year each student should meet with his/her supervisor and Thesis Committee to decide what skills-training he/she should undergo; the Summaries of what is covered in each session may be helpful. The outcome of this discussion should be recorded on the Training Needs-Assessment Form and signed by student and supervisor. The completed form should be attached to the Thesis Committee Training Plan in the Student’s Progress File, and copies retained by the supervisor and departmental Postgraduate Tutor.
• The student must also complete the faculty Training Booking Forms (one per Semester). To reserve a place at each of the training sessions he/she wishes to attend the student MUSTsendthe completed Booking Formto;-

PG Secretary, Faculty Office, MedicalSchool, Maurice Shock Bldg, University Rd.

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The information is needed in order to book places at the sessions, and to notify session leaders about class sizes and how much hand-out material to prepare.

NB. Numbers at some sessions are limited by the capacity of the room; students will be notified whether or not they have secured a place; those who have not booked will be turned away.

• Students should maintain a record of all training undertaken on their Postgraduate Training Passport/Record of Achievement, which should also be kept in the Progress File.
• At the “end of the year” progress-assessment meetings, particularly at the end of year 1 when APG upgrade is decided, students must present both their Training Plan/Training Needs Assessment Form and Postgraduate Training Passport/Record of Achievement to the Thesis Committee for consideration.

TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT

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PGR Training Needs Assessment, 2008/09