Professional Development
Fast-track your career development and research capacity with the Professional Development Programme offered by the CGS for academic staff members. This is a 12-month programme aimed at helping to build academic staff member’s career portfolio through one-day, monthly workshops that are free of charge, and presented by a group of diverse and skilled professionals.
The main focus of this programme is to equip academic staff members with knowledge and skills on a personal and professional level (among other components) to develop in their role as researchers contributing to the publication-rate increase at the UFS.
To enroll, contact Tsoanelo Phakisi at PhakisiT@ufs.ac.za | +27 51 401 3541
2025 Professional Development Programme
Enhance Your Career & Research Skills!
Are you an academic staff member looking to advance your career and strengthen your research expertise? Join the Professional Development Programme offered by the Centre for Graduate Support and take a step toward academic excellence.
This programme features monthly workshop sessions at both Bloemfontein and QwaQwa campuses throughout the year, delivered by experienced and diverse academics. Best of all, participation is completely free! Once enrolled, attendance is compulsory to ensure maximum benefit.
The programme will cover the following areas:
- Career Planning for Early Career Academics
- Formulating and Writing Grants
- Mentoring and Coaching in Academia
- Focusing and Planning Your Research
- Personal Branding for Early-Career Academics
- NRF rating, Funding and Ethics
- Abstract Submission and Conference Presentations
- Promoting well-being amongst early-career academics: Tools from Positive Psychology