Yes, all postgraduate research students including EdD students on their taught phase can book training sessions through the Professional Development tab by selecting ‘Find and Book Sessions’. You can also self-assess your training requirements through the Development Needs Analysis (DNA) tab, which lets you assess your skills in accordance with the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF).
Once you have completed a training session, and your attendance is verified in PULSE by RETI, the system will generate a completion certificate for your records, and you can provide your feedback of the training event through the ‘Session Feedback’ tab.
You can find a list of short video guides on how to book, check, cancel/amend, feedback and certification using the below links:
- Guide on how to find and book training sessions
- Guide on how to review booked sessions and certificated
- Guide on how to cancel booked sessions/waiting list
- Guide on how to provide feedback
You can also access the full training guide on Moodle by selecting ‘Postgraduate Researcher Development Programme’ module, followed by ‘PULSE – Guide for PGRs – Toggle’.