The career development resources and training opportunities listed below are intended to help graduate programs address the career development needs of their master's and doctoral students. This can help to fill gaps in the university's career services infrastructure and/or complement career services offered by schools, colleges, and other units.

Training for Graduate Program Coordinators/Managers

Career development training offered by the Graduate School for the past 10 years is on hiatus for summer 2024 as we assess evolving training needs and priorities. Information about past years' training are archived, below.

Visit the Office of Academic and Career Success (OACS) website to learn about the career services community at UW-Madison, including the university's academic and career success model, guiding principles, and shared values. OACS programming may be relevant to staff supporting graduate student career success.

• Career development training: Facilitating Career Development Course (archive)
• Entering Research Curriculum Development Institute for UW-Madison Graduate Programs (archive)
• Summer 2023 Career Development Training (archive and videos)
• Summer 2022 career development training (archive and videos)
• Summer 2021 career development training (archive and videos)

Guides to Tools for Graduate Students

• Beyond Graduate School/Beyond the Professoriate PhD Career Training Platform Toolkit for Career Services
• About DiscoverPD, ImaginePhD, myIDP, Beyond the Professoriate, Beyond Graduate School, and the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity 

Information about Campus Resources

• Handshake for Graduate Students
• DiscoverPD Background and FAQ
• Delta Program FAQs for Graduate Coordinators
• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Resources for Faculty and Staff