Professional Development Workshops

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The Graduate School offers an array of career preparedness, communication skills, leadership, teaching, and wellness programs which are broken down by five competency areas. If you are not sure where to start with your professional development, go to our Getting Started page for guidance.

All workshops and development series adhere to the attendance policy and the synchronous Zoom workshop policy.

If you are unable to attend a workshop you registered for, you can cancel by going to the Cancel Registration page.

Note: When you register for a workshop, please enter your correct NC State email address on the registration form so that the system will correctly add you to the registration list. Thank you!

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Accommodation Requests

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NC State will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Requests can be served effectively if notice is provided at least ten days before the event. Direct accommodation requests for professional development programs to professional-development@ncsu.edu.

Our Featured Program areas

Teaching Program

Our teaching programs cover an array of topics important for those who wish to pursue a faculty career that involves both formal and informal instruction with students. We also provide a non-credit teaching certificate that, upon successful completion, will be notated on your transcript.

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Communication Skills Program

Our ability to communicate across contexts is essential to one’s success as a graduate student, postdoc, and beyond. By focusing our programming on both verbal and written communication, we can help to encourage these skills both academically and professionally.

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Career Readiness Program

Whether you aspire to work in technology, government, non-profit organizations, or the private sector, our goal is to equip you with the tools, resources, and guidance necessary to navigate and thrive in careers outside of academia.

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Leadership Program

Our communities need leaders who are self-aware, ethical and skilled. Taking time to develop one’s leadership skills during graduate school or a postdoctoral experience will provide a significant return on investment for one’s future career.

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Wellness Program

Our well-being impacts our lives in a myriad of ways, so understanding how to best manage ourselves is an important part of our development, both on a personal and a professional level.

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