Professional and career development

UTS is committed to your development and encourages you to participate in the comprehensive range of professional and career development activities available. Please discuss your development needs with you supervisor and agree on areas for your development.

Skills and professional development programs

Information about workshops and events related to supervision, management, project management, IT systems, communication and interpersonal skills.

Project management resources and information

Designed for access at a number of levels, the UTS Project Management website is a dynamic site for use by anyone who needs to sponsor or manage a project or as a member of a project team. The website provides an online step by step guide to managing a project, project management templates and other useful resources.

Study support

Information about financial assistance for staff studying award courses at UTS and the provision for support staff to be released from their duties to undertake courses of study.

Professional Experience Program (PEP) for academic staff

Information about the Professional Experience Program (PEP) which is a period of paid release from normal duties for academic staff to further develop their professional and vocational knowledge, obtain practical experience and/or undertake research.

Executive coaching and informal mentoring

For information on executive coaching and informal mentoring contact Organisation and People Development.

Career planning

• Careers at UTS
• UTS Careers Service

Performance and development

The UTS Performance and Development process helps staff and supervisors to plan and review work, to evaluate performance, and to identify development needs.  The Performance and Development process is a compulsory part of work for all UTS staff, including staff on fixed-term and casual contracts, and staff on probation.

Secondments

Secondments may be arranged to satisfy a number of purposes including staff development, consultancy or mutual exchange of ideas.

Induction (Starting at UTS)

The Starting at UTS induction program provides information and resources to ensure a smooth transition to a new organisational culture and environment.