Types of Programs Undertaken on PDP

Previous Professional Development Programs have been undertaken in:

• Conference: NZ; Adelaide; USA; Melbourne
• Study visits: UK; Canada & US
• Work experience: Melbourne Age; 1 day/week Prince Charles Hospital
• Study tour, conference and exhibition: USA
• Training: Statistical analysis, Sydney; PD Internship, Switzerland;
  Photography, Brisbane; Young Managers Program, Brisbane
• Office Professionals Conference
• Job exchange

Examples of programs can be found in the Postcards from PDP.

Ideas

The Postcards from PDP will give you some idea of the type of programs other people have undertaken.

You can also browse through some PDP Reports submitted by previous participants.

And don’t forget to talk to your supervisor and colleagues – they may have ideas/contacts you can build on.

Ideas for training/development can be found through:

• ATEM Education and Training web site

Example Reports

Study Tour, USA and Canada, 4-17 August 2008

Danielle Clarke

Executive Officer

QUT Business School

 

Networking and research tour, UK and Germany, 25 August - 6 October 2008

Lubi Thomas

Creative Projects Coordinator/Curator Public Programs

QUT Precincts

Division of International and Development

 

NAFEA Conference, James Cook University, 7-9 November 2007

Paula Bone
Field Experience Office
Faculty of Education

Best Practice in Careers - North America - 23 May - 17 June 2007

Alan McAlpine
Career Counsellor
Careers & Counselling
Division of Administrative Services

European Association for International Education Conference, Trondheim, Norway, 15 - 18 September 2007

Stacey Walker

International Promotions Coordinator

QUT International

 

An exploration of: advanced legal research teaching methods; the adaptation of law library spaces to accommodate new technologies; and how the New England based law library resource sharing corporation NELLCO works, 2005  

Sandra Duffield
Deputy Law Library Manager
Law Library
Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support

 

Enhancing customer service, satisfaction and communication in the QUT medical and health service, 2005  

Donna Hyndman
Medical Receptionist
Health Services
Division of Administrative Services    

 

Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) National Convention and site visits to RMIT University and Sensis, 23 – 26 May 2006

Erica Marr
Human Resources Officer
Human Resources Department
Division of Administrative Services