Professional Development

Professional development encompasses four different activities: Impact Talks, Mentor Meetings, Career Features and Career Panels. Use this guide to find out more about each activity and when and how to attend them!

Why Professional Development?

Professional development enables students to connect and expand their experiences, skills and interest, broadening students’ perception of how they can make an impact via different career options.

Specifically, students will:

• Watch recorded interviews on selected topics, relevant to a more just climate science

• Reflect and share how they and their work may relate to those selected topics

• Expand their views about career pathways via live panel discussions with professionals in climate-related fields

• Meet with mentors with different career backgrounds

• Expand their views about making impact by browsing different career profiles

Impact Talks

Recorded interviews of practitioners sharing their perspectives on topics relevant to a more just climate science. Impact talks aim to foster discussion, reflection, and self-discovery inside and outside the course.

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Mentor Meetings

Professionals with experience in various climate-related fields meet with student groups live to share their career experiences. Mentor meetings aim to inspire and expand students’ perspectives, during and after the course.

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Career Features

Online spotlights of diverse climate science practitioners to inspire students on climate actions and/or career paths. Career Features aim to inspire students in career exploration and to expand their views on making a positive impact.

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Career Panels

Live panel discussions with practitioners about their career paths with live Questions & Answers. Career Panels aim to inspire students in their career exploration and to expand their views on how to make a positive impact.

Learn more about Career Panels