• To ensure the development of an innovative and inclusive programme of professional development courses which inspires and challenges Master’s and doctoral students.

• To receive reports on the quality of courses from the Graduate School’s Course Quality and Strategic Development Committee (CQSD).

• To consider recommendations and advice from the Graduate School’s Professional Skills External Advisory Board.

• On an annual basis, review student course attendance statistics.

• In partnership with the Educational Development Unit, to consider, guide development and review training and support for Imperial College supervisors and Crick supervisors with responsibility for Imperial registered students.

• To take responsibility for the College’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Framework and receive, on an annual basis, a report of GTA training courses undertaken by students.

• To have oversight of the content, delivery and quality of Global Fellows Programmes.

• To seek input from the, Library, Careers Service, Centre for Culture, Languages and Communication, International Relations Office and Student Counselling and Mental Health who are involved with the development and delivery of specific professional skills courses.

• Where students are progressing to postdoc positions, to liaise with the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre to ensure Graduate School professional development courses prepare students for this progression.

• To receive and consider the annual report on the doctoral student coaching programme.

• To maintain awareness of the needs of employers, research councils and other stakeholders and ensure that the training programme takes account of these.

• To consider good practice demonstrated by other Russell Group HEIs, industry and CDTs.

• To report to the Postgraduate Research Quality Committee.

Deputy Director (Professional Skills) as Chair; Director of the Graduate School, Head of Postgraduate Development, Manager of the Graduate School, Chair of the Research Integrity Working Party; representatives from College support services with an interest in postgraduate professional development; a representative from the Centre for Culture, Communication and Languages; Head of the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre; a representative from the Educational Development Unit; academic representation from each of the College’s four Faculties; Chair of the Graduate School’s Professional Skills External Advisory Board; President of the Graduate Students’ Union and the Imperial College Union Deputy President for Education; Graduate School’s Postgraduate Development Officer as secretary.

It is anticipated that additional staff with specific expertise/responsibilities will be invited to attend for discussion of specific topics.