The Future Professional
Learn how to build your HDR skills and research into a compelling asset for your future. Working with industry and academic practitioners, you’ll calibrate the skills you already possess, packaging them into a marketable asset for lifelong employability.
Industry, Academia and You
FREE OF CHARGE
for eligible students from ATN member universities.
OPTIMAL MODULE
for those in the second half of their PhD studies.
SUITABLE FOR
All levels of knowledge and experience in this area
Industries are undergoing significant changes due to advancements in technology. As a result, HDR students must navigate an ever-changing professional landscape across their careers.
This module plants seeds of understanding in the role you can play in managing such change: The mindset required to be a disruptor, or to harness disruption; the courage to embrace change; the resilience to counter any adverse impacts; and the confidence to know how to explain it and bring others through that change.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate the impact of emerging trends and technologies on industry sectors, organisational structures, and societal change
- Develop strategies to effectively communicate and position personal expertise, skills, and research as a valuable asset in the competitive job market
- Analyse and evaluate potential career pathways, identifying the skills, qualifications, and experiences required for advancement in chosen fields
- Identify potential organisations for future collaborations and to cultivate a professional media network
- Reflect on your individual career motivations in the context of changing career landscapes/characteristics.
2025 Delivery Dates
6 October – 31 October
Online Workshops
Students who complete Level 1 of ATN Frontiers will develop the ability to:
- Appreciate the types of changes in societal needs
- Research capabilities and technological sophistication that may impact our future and employability within it
- Recognise and explain potential disruptors of a future area of work or research
- Explore the potential impacts/outcomes of that disruptor
Interested?
In order to enrol, students will receive the ATN Frontiers Registration of Interest form directly from their university. Once this form is complete, the ATN Frontiers Program Team will contact students to complete their enrolment. Places are limited so we recommend registering interest as soon as possible.