Professional Development

Strengthening Workplace Capabilities

Applications to the 2024 Managers Program are now open!

If you are an IT, library or research support practitioner from a CAUDIT Member Organisation thinking about your next steps, read on below and apply for the 2024 program.   Applications close Thursday 04 April 2024  Click on the link below to find out more!

Why Professional Development is Important

The value of professional development programs such as those delivered by CAUDIT are numerous and the cross institutional networks that result are pivotal in times of sector disruption. 

Uncertainty is not that unusual in this sector - think new projects, restructures, new senior leadership, budget changes etc, rather the uncertainty is personal as well as professional and the pressure and worry about health, family budgets, and whether the ever elusive TP will be seen on the supermarket shelves again dominates thoughts. 

Programs such as the CAUDIT Leadership Institute (CLI) provide a high-level strategic awareness of a broad spectrum of higher education issues, trends and institutional decision-making drivers. It teaches how to transition through change with the use of best practice tools. 

Similarly the CAUDIT Managers Program (CMP) looks at flexible management tools that identify key elements of employee engagement and how to get through to different stakeholders. Not only is communication and influence important right now, but learning to listen and question efficiently will help shape the dynamics of many a team.

Which program is the right one for you?

CAUDIT, acting on behalf of its membership, offers two significant programs for professional development - the CAUDIT Managers Program (CMP) and the CAUDIT Leadership Institute (CLI). These programs are designed to harness and develop the needs of the IT, research support, and library staff and are...

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