Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Skills (PELS) Training for Research and Research Ethics Committees (REC) Administrators

Course Duration: Self paced
Delivery Mode: Online
Eligibility: Restricted to Research Ethics Committee (REC) members
Course availability: Upcoming

Overview

This course was developed for training of research and Research Ethics Committees (REC) administrators on personal effectiveness and leadership knowledge, skills and attitudes that would enable you to work more efficiently and to overcome challenges in stakeholder relationships, thus helping to speed up the processing of research ethics applications.

Course Aim

The course aims to provide knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable REC members to effectively manage stakeholder relationships and efficiently run the Research operations.

Course Format

The PELS Programme is a six weeks long blended learning course comprised of a virtual introductory session (one hour), a highly interactive two-day face – to -face workshop and a half-day virtual session separated by a four- to six- week Intersession period back at the workplace, during which you will interact with online materials on this Moodle platform. There are a total of 12 sessions to be covered.

Module 1

Session 0 Introduction to PELS Programme

Session 1 Overview of REC Ecosystem and Processes

Session 2 Stakeholder Analysis

Session 3 My Role as a REC Administrator

Session 4: Personal Productivity

Session 5: Timely Problem Solvingv

Module 2

Session 6: My Role as a Leader

Session 7: Influence Without Authority

Session 8: Effective Communication

Session 9: Effective Working Relationships

Session 10: Effective Feedback

Session 11: Conflict Management

Session 12: Customer Service


Graduation criteria

You will receive a digital Certificate of Completion if you achieve all the following:

  • At least 67% attendance at the in-person and online sessions
  • 100% Completion of online sessions and quizzes
  • Achieve at least 60% in the post-test.

At a glance

Duration
Self paced

Sessions
12

Discussion forums
Yes

live tutorials
Yes

Quiz
12

Certification
Yes

Pass mark
60%