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Enhancing vital non-technical workplace competencies for early career seed scientists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2018

Héctor E. Pérez
Héctor E. Pérez*
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Environmental Horticulture, 2047 IFAS Research Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Author for correspondence: Héctor E. Pérez, Email: heperez@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Graduate training programs often produce technically ‘savvy’ scientists with inadequate non-technical skill sets essential for workplace success. The challenges associated with lack of non-technical competency may be exacerbated in highly specialized fields such as seed science. This brief communication describes recent efforts conducted at the 12th Triennial Conference of the International Society for Seed Science to address non-technical skill development for pre-career professionals. Furthermore, I propose a few adaptable ideas to begin confronting the divide between graduate education and professional development.

Keywords

graduate educationnon-technical skillsprofessional developmentworkplace competency
Type
Short Communication
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 28 , Special Issue 3: Seeds as Systems , September 2018 , pp. 182 - 185
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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