Development opportunities

Development Oppotrunities

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Skill development workshops for managers

Skill development workshops

Click here here for skill development workshops for all staff.

Click here for skill development workshops for managers.

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MQ Postgraduate Scholarships for Professional Staff

Two fully funded scholarships are provided by the University each year for Professional Staff to undertake postgraduate study at Macquarie University, including studying an MBA through MGSM. Round 1 is now open.

Staff Graduate Jeremy Piper

MGSM Scholarships

The scholarship will cover the tuition fees of the MGSM Postgraduate Certificate - an ideal opportunity to gain sound management skills and enhance your career opportunities.

Intersect courses for academic staff 

Intersect Australia provides free courses to university researchers to improve their eResearch expertise. Upcoming courses are:

  • Google Refine - this is a powerful tool for exploring, normalising and cleaning up datasets. Click here to find out more and book a place on this course.
  • Introduction to UNIX & HPC (High Performance Computing). High Performance Computing is a very powerful tool to use when facing computationally intensive tasks. Click here to find out more and book a place on this course.

Organisation Development Support for Managers

 The Organisation & Staff Development Unit provides advice and practical support to the University, Faculties and Offices in the areas of:

Organisation and Staff Development Wheel

Staff Engagement Continuous Improvement Managing Change Developing Capability Managing Performance


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