It was particularly difficult to define qualitative levels for attributes in this study (i.e. minimal access to professional development, adequate access to professional development).
Through the ITWorks program, the students get access to technical training, corporate class professional development sessions, access to some of the top minds in IT, earn a well-recognized certification in IT, and valuable experience inside a real IT department though an internship.
We identified various non-financial incentives that could be combined with financial incentives, such as health facility equipment, family welfare, professional development opportunities, access to information and communications technology, improved road infrastructure and access to a permanent job, among others.
Organized around the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the NECSC members have committed to an annual meeting that advances campus sustainability by providing close networking opportunities, professional development, and access to the area's vibrant and growing college and university sustainability practitioner community.
Awardees also benefit from opportunities for international research and professional development, XSEDE Supercomputer access, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited United States institution of graduate education.
Participants spoke about professional development as access to opportunities to enhance their clinical and professional skills via formal training and on-the-job learning.
Current students and alumni of our Professional Development Certificates have access to career advising, our alumni network, an opportunity to join our Student Advisory Board, and graduates of most of our certificate programs may take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship Program.
At the same time, professional development providers have access to a wide array of choices regarding video from online platforms (e.g., Edthena) and video libraries (e.g., TeachingChannel) to more and less structured video-based programs (Borko et al., 2014).
A collaborative program between Duke's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and Pratt School of Engineering, it serves women in both computer science and engineering by connecting them with paid internships, shared housing, year-round training and professional development opportunities and access to a network of tech mentors who are deeply invested in their professional success.
