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- Transnational cooperation in enhancing researchers’ wider employability: the TRANSPEER projectPublication . Lees, James; Gorini, Lucrezia; Torjussen, Stian; Oliveira, Margarida; Pinto, Paula; Potes Barbas, Maria; Martins, Madalena; Jones, Melanie S.; Sheppard, Victoria; Petronilho, Ana; Trindade, MargaridaPurpose 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.
- Webinar Empregabilidade de Investigadores: impacto do projeto Transpeer e perspetivas futurasPublication . Pinto, Paula; Trindade, Margarida; Petronilho, AnaEvento organizado no âmbito do projetoTRANSPEER: A transnational skills programme to enhance the employability of researchers. O evento começou com a apresentação do consórcio, objetivos do projeto, delineamento dos quatro workshops e resultados dos questionários de satisfação e de competências, preenchidos pelos 36 participantes. Seguiu-se a apresentação do MOOC Sk4e (Skills for employability), desenvolvido com base nos conteúdos dos diferentes workshops do projeto. De seguida, foram apresentados alguns testemunhos dos participantes portugueses, com foco nos benefícios a nível pessoal e profissional, obtidos com a participação nos workshops. O evento finalizou com uma pequena apresentação sobre a empregabilidade de doutorados em Portugal, seguido de um debate sobre a importância e promoção da integração de cursos ou módulos de competências transferíveis ao longo dos diferentes ciclos de educação superior (licenciatura, mestrado e doutoramento).