The Researcher Development Programme (RDP) at the University of Strathclyde 

In the following video, Steven Owens, a PhD researcher from the University of Strathclyde, "talks about the benefits and impact of undertaking professional development as part of the RDP throughout his doctoral programme."  

Steve speaks about his experiences and the skills that he has learned, and in particular discusses two elements of Strathclyde's Researcher Development Programme that have enhanced both his current research and future prospects and skills:

1. Writing and Presenting Research; and his
2. Project Management Qualification*

_{*The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) professional qualification offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).} 

The Professional Researcher video - a PhD's experience of project management training 

View The Professional Researcher YouTube video to hear Steve's thoughts. In relation to the Project Management training delivered by Fistral, Steve says:

"After passing the exam, this extra qualification is really going to help me when applying for jobs... and in the future."

"Just now it's even now helping me plan my research career and how I'm going to keep my PhD on track"

"My leadership skills have greatly increased through that ... part of it was working in teams and showing how you would lead a team if you were in charge of the project, so it was fantastic."

Well done from all of us on passing the CAPM examination, and good luck into the future!

[cue to 02:10 for the start of his PM comments]  

 ...and as an aside, Steve - using his research expertise through the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory in the University of Strathclyde - was also one of the PhD mentors to the winning team in the European (and Scottish) CanSat Competition 2012. 

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