Programme for
2013/14

Sub Category

Personal and Career Development

  • Active Stress Reduction
      Date: 14 October 2013 Time: 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm   Designed for: All staff who want do develop personal coping strategies   Content:  - Where is all this stress coming...
  • Behaving Assertively
      Date: 10 February 2014 Time: 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm   Designed for: All staff who want to develop personal coping strategies   Content: - How we communicate - Assertive, agressive,...
  • Career Development for Support Staff
      Dates: 18 October 2013 12 December 2013 1 April 2014   Time: 9.30 am - 3.00 pm    Designed for: Support staff   Content: Diagnosing training needs Using workplace...
  • Career Exploration for Researchers
      Dates: 29 January 2014 28 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Exploring the match between the person you are and the job you do.  Topics will include:  Work-Life...
  • Coping with Change
      Date: 14 November 2013 Time: 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm   Designed for: All staff who want to develop personal coping strategies Content: - Change happens! - What's your attitude to change? -...
  • Dealing with Complaints
      Date: 3 December 2013 Time: 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm   Designed for: All staff who want to develop personal coping strategies   Content: - The customer and the complaint - Your role -...
  • Handling Conflict for Support Staff
      Date: 19 February 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Designed for: Support staff wishing to learn more about how to handle conflict effectively in everyday situations.  This is an...
  • Introduction to Project Management for Technical Staff
      Date: 25 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm    Designed for: Technical staff   Content: Develop skills in project planning techniques Focus on deadlines Action planning on...
  • Secretarial Skills Programme
      This course is aimed at secretarial and clerical staff in grades 2 and 3 to help them gain knowledge, skills and confidence to provide a professional secretarial service to teams or...
  • Planning Your Research Career
      Dates: 21 November 2013 1 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   This short course provides early career researchers with an introduction to career planning in higher education. The topics...
  • Preparing for Academic Interviews
      Date: 29 October 2013 27 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   This course is designed for research staff applying for senior research positions or lecturehips. The topics explored will...
  • Preparing for Retirement (2 day course)
    A waiting list will be compiled for this course via iTrent.  A date will be scheduled if there is sufficient interest.   Designed for: This two-day course is designed for any member of...
  • Presentation Skills for Support Staff (2 half days)
      Date: 20 & 24 March 2014 Time: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm   Designed for: Support staff who wish to develop and practice presentation skills for use in seminars, meetings, interviews...
  • Projecting a Confident and Professional Image
      Date: 2 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   This session runs as part of the Senior and Junior Secretarial Skills Programmes
  • Senior Secretarial Skills Programme
      The Senior Secretarial Skills Programme is for those staff who have at least 10 years experience working in Queen's or are in senior grades 4, 5 and 6.  Staff who have previously...
  • Supervisory Skills for Support Staff (2 day course)
      Dates: 7 & 8 November 2013 3 & 4 February 2014 14 & 15 May 2014 Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm   Designed for: Support staff that have, or hope to have, supervisory...
  • Training Skills for Occasional Trainers (3 half days: 3, 4 and 10 March 2014)
    Dates: 3, 4 and 10 March 2014 (3 x half days) Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   8 participants maximum   Designed for: Staff who wish to deliver training to staff within their areas or to various...
  • Writing Skills for Support Staff
      Date: 13 February 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Designed for: University Support Staff Content: Identifying readers' needs and their level of expertise Making sure you write the...
  • Academic Career Development and Promotion Seminar
    Date: To be confirmed Time: 3.00 pm - 4.30 pm   This seminar provides some basic advice and guidance on planning and developing your academic career with the aim of successfully applying for...
  • Mental Health Awareness
      Date: To be confirmed Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   The main aims of the mental health awareness (half-day) course are to highlight the main mental health issues and disorders and give an...
  • Motivate Yourself and Maximise your Potential
      Date: 17 January 2014 Time: 9.15 am - 1.00 pm   This course is designed for all staff   Content: Motivation is an intrinsic part of all of our lives.  We need to be able to...