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PURPOSE

Established in 2015, the purpose of the Consortium of Canadian Graduate Student Professional Development Administrators (CCGSPDA) is to communicate and develop resources and best practices in regards to professional development training for graduate students across Canada.

 

OBJECTIVES

  • To encourage a national voice on current and future topics related to graduate student professional development.

  • To share resources and best practices for graduate student professional development within and beyond the Consortium.

  • To collaborate to provide cross-institutional programming.

  • To collaborate in the development of resource program funding for national opportunities.

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MEMBERSHIP

CCGSPDA members are:

  • Staff or faculty who work in the area of graduate student professional development in Canadian university institutions.

  • Professionals from outside universities who are active in designing, creating, or offering professional development and/or career advice to graduate students. Professionals from outside universities who are actively engaged in the conversation of professional development and/or career advice to graduate students (e.g. members of Tri-Council, Conference Board of Canada, etc.).

  • Membership is not open to graduate students or post-doctoral fellows, though they may be invited to meetings as special guests on specific topics, and their input will be solicited from Consortium members when necessary.

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The CCGSPDA is managed by an executive (one year term) consisting of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, Membership Manager, Secretary, Elections Officer, and Regional Representative(s). 

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