RDF: Current status and future plans 24.6.11

Vitae®, © 2011 The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

Researcher Development Framework

The professional development framework to realise the potential of researchers

The RDS

The Researcher Development Statement (RDS) is the strategic statement of the RDF:

for policy makers and research organisationsendorsed by >30 stakeholders including the Research Councils, QAA and the funding councilsan evolution of the Research Councils’ Joint Skills Statement (JSS)

The RDS and RDF together provide: strategic statement (RDS)

operational framework (RDF)

Development of the RDF

The Core of RDF determined by profession Semi-structured interviews with > 100 researchersRepresentative sample: range of experiences, institution types, geographical context, disciplines and demographicsPhenomenographic method Results: > 1000 characteristics and variants, clustered into common groups

Refinement & validation

Core - refined and informed byLiterature survey

Specialist groups

Consultations

Feedback

Validation

End result = Sector Wide view

Unique features - USPs

Lot of choice! Richness, depth, flexibility

Core of RDF is what the profession identified as important

‘Development framework’ - designed by researchers for researchers

Shift from ‘training & skills’ to ‘development’

Reflects whole sector’s view

Common framework across institutions in the UK

Universal language for communicating researcher capabilities

RDF/RDS

Current Resources

An introduction to the Researcher Development Framework

Vitae®, © 2011 The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

Introductory materials

Glossary & FAQs

Implementation resources

Mapping

Survey

HEI examples

Graphics

Researcher profiles

Professional Development Planner

+ screencast

Conditions of useConditions of use

The Researcher Development Framework may be copied and freely reproduced, in any medium, by UK higher education institutions, Research Council institutes and for individual researchers in the UK who are members of these bodies only, strictly for their own non-commercial training and development purposes, provided in all cases the original source is acknowledged and the following copyright statement is retained on the RDF and all associated materials: Vitae®, © 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited. For use outside these terms please contact Vitae (see www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfconditionsofuse for full details).

Acknowledgement statement for referencing the RDF or RDS‘The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) and/or the Researcher Development Statement (RDS) have been

developed by Vitae in collaboration with the higher education sector and other stakeholders. Further details about the RDF are available at www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf’

Acknowledgement statement for using or adapting parts of the RDF‘This resource has been adapted by [name of institution] for our own non-commercial use and is used with

permission from Vitae in accordance with the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) conditions of use: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfconditionsofuse. It is based on the original resource, the Researcher Development Framework (RDF), developed by Vitae®, © 2010 The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited.’

Queries and permissions for adaptation to Jon Roberts (jonathan.roberts@vitae.ac.uk)

Links and resources

RDF: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

RDS: www.vitae.ac.uk/rds

RDF profiles: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfprofiles

RDF Professional Development Planner: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfplanner

RDF resources:www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfresources

Contact: rdf@vitae.ac.uk

Future developments

Highlighting RDS release to HEI PVCs/HR and endorsing organisations

Vitae training resources updated to include mapping to the RDF

Key stakeholder briefings

More examples of RDF use by HEIs (plus case studies)

RDF methodology/validation paper

RDF lenses and associated methodology

Resources for researchers

Examples of Professional Development Planner including action plans

Dedicated RDF webpage for researchers

Researcher employability guide highlighting how the skills that employers want can be mapped to the RDF

Induction pack (updated PhD ‘schedule for success’)

Introducing the RDF to researchers

UK pilotfeedback on current resourcesfeedback on RDF PDPwishlist for further resources

RDF evaluation (Strathclyde)

RDF profiles

RDF workshop at researcher conference

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