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Competence Assessment (CA)
Course schedule
| 10 September (written) and 8, 9 en 10 October (personal meeting) |
9:30 AM |
11:30 AM |
Jorika Peterse |
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personal intake takes about 1.15 hr |
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| 5 November (written) and 26, 27, 28 November (personal meeting) |
9:30 AM |
11:30 AM |
Jorika Peterse |
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personal intake takes about 1.15 hr |
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Course description
Obtaining a PhD degree demands a variety of skills, competences and qualities of the PhD candidate. Besides organising numerous courses and trainings to strengthen the competences and skills required, WGS offers PhD candidates the possibility to do a PhD competence assessment. The assessment will focus on competences such as organising capacity, analytical thinking, collaboration and personal characteristics. The assessment is not mandatory but we do strongly urge PhD candidates to participate, as it is a means through which PhD candidates can improve their competences and skills and get the most out of their PhD training. It is not an evaluation of the candidate by supervisors.
This assessment:
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Gives PhD candidates insight in their personal strengths and pitfalls with respect to fulfil the requirements set to obtain a PhD degree in the given 4-year period
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Gives insight in the opportunities to overcome the pitfalls
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Allows PhD candidates to follow a more tailor-made training programme related to the areas that need attention
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Aims at providing more insights to the supervisors on how the candidate is best supervised (in case PhD candidate imposes no objection)
General Information
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Target Group: |
The assessment is primarily meant for PhD candidates at the beginning of their PhD assignment |
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Group size: |
Morning session max. 24 participants |
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Course duration: |
One morning session (9.30 – 11.30 hr), afterwards an individual meeting with an assessment consultant of 1.15 hour |
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Language: |
Assessments tests are optional in English or Dutch |
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Credit points: |
0,3 ECTS |
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Self-study hours |
0 |
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consultants |
Nora Lubsen, Goosen Broersma, René Maas |
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Venue: |
Forum, room 031 and 034 (ground floor behind the WUR-shop) |
Programme
The assessment will be performed by Maas Assessment & Development (Amersfoort) and encompasses the following components:
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One morning session in which several tests are done (non-verbal abstraction and personality tests).
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One test is digitial (you will receive this test via email after the morning session).
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Two or three weeks later a personal meeting of 1 hour and 15 minutes with a consultant of Maas Assessment & Development.
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Within a month after the personal meeting, the consultant will send a first version of the assessment report, including possible recommendations, to the participant by email.
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After receiving this first version the participants will get 3 weeks time to communicate with the assessment consultant on the outcome of the report in order to reach clarity and ensure understanding of its content. This can be done via mail or telephone. If necessary, the assessment consultant will adjust the report afterwards and prepare the final version of the report. If the participant doesn’t react within 3 weeks, the final report will be the same as the first version.
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The final version of the assessment report (a signed PDF file) will be sent to the participant by email.
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Within two months after the personal meeting all participants will have received the final version of the assessment report.
Who will receive the assessment report?
First of all the participant will receive a final version of the report by email from Maas Assessment & Development.
Maas will also send the final version of the assessment report to Jorika Peterse of Wageningen Graduate Schools. With consent of the PhD, she will send a copy of the report to the PhD coordinator of the graduate school. Obviously, the graduate school will treat the assessment report strictly confidential. The sole purpose of the graduate school receiving a copy is that the PhD coordinator has insight in potential issues which accordingly can be addressed in consultation with the PhD candidate. If the candidate objects to sending the report to the coordinator, the candidate can inform Jorika Peterse about this in the information sheet that is sent to the participants upon registration.
The assessment report will NEVER be sent to the supervisor of the candidate for reasons of confidentiality. However, we strongly recommend candidates to share the outcome of their report with their supervisor as it provides insight on how the candidate can be best supervised. In fact the report contains also recommendations for the supervisor.
Fee
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PhD candidates of Wageningen University with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) and postdocs of Wageningen University that are registered at one of the graduate schools of Wageningen (EPS, PE&RC, VLAG, WASS, WIAS, WIMEK) |
€ 100,- |
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All other PhD candidates / post-docs and staff of Wageningen University |
€ 410,- |
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All other participants |
€ 820,- |
Cancellation condition
Until four weeks before the start of the course cancellation fee is free of charge. After this date you will be charged with the full (not reduced) fee.
Note: Exemption of payment after cancellation with the four weeks before the start of the course can be:
1. When you have a replacement. In this situation, please inform the course coordinator.
2. When you have a written statement from your supervisor (doctor in case of illness) indicating the valid reason (circumstances beyond your control) of your withdrawal from the course. Validity of the reason will be evaluated by the WGS Course Commission.
Information
For more information please contact Jorika.Peterse@wur.nl
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