Transnational Cooperation in Enhancing Researchers' Wider Employability: The TRANSPEER Project

Autor/inn/en	Lees, James; Gorini, Lucrezia; Torjussen, Stian; Oliveira, Margarida; Pinto, Paula; Potes Barbas, Maria; Martins, Madalena; Jones, Melanie S.; Sheppard, Victoria; Petronilho, Ana; Trindade, Margarida
Titel	Transnational Cooperation in Enhancing Researchers' Wider Employability: The TRANSPEER Project
Quelle	In: Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 14 (2023) 1, S.19-25 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1108/SGPE-12-2021-0083
Schlagwörter	International Cooperation; Employment Potential; Labor Market; Doctoral Students; Best Practices; Student Research; Research Skills; Skill Development; Research Training; Partnerships in Education; Foreign Countries; Consortia; Researchers; Norway; Portugal; Sweden; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Studentenforschung; Forschungsleistung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Ausland; Vereinigung; Researcher; Forscher; Norwegen; Schweden; Großbritannien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of best practice towards enhancing employability in the cross-sectoral labour market for doctorate-holders. This was achieved through an Erasmus+ KA2 (Strategic Partnership) skills development project which created a training programme (TRANSPEER) involving a multi-disciplinary cohort of researchers at a range of career stages, drawn from universities in Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the UK. Design/methodology/approach: Research support staff designed and delivered four transnational training events for the cohort, with the overarching theme of enhancing researcher employability. An initial skills awareness survey of the researcher cohort was undertaken prior to the start of the programme; this survey was repeated after each event. An additional aim of the project was the development of the consortium's research support staff through exposure to the facilitation techniques and methodologies of their international colleagues. Findings: The findings indicate that transnational collaboration in researcher development enhances the learning environment for participating researchers and provides significant professional development opportunities for both researchers and researcher developers. The findings further suggest the benefits of mixing cohorts across career stages and engaging researchers with novel and interactive approaches on themes not typically addressed in academic competence development offerings. Originality/value: Transversal skills development cooperation between universities--especially transnational cooperation--is rare. Even more so is the professional development of research support staff in a transnational context. This paper outlines the benefits of such collaborative activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01