Training
CIMER Master Facilitators can provide trainings for individuals, institutions, and organizations across the country to optimize research mentoring relationships. Learn more about each of these trainings below, including how to attend a public training hosted by CIMER or host a private training. If you have questions, please contact us at cimer@wcer.wisc.edu.
Mentor Training, Entering Research Mentee Training and Curriculum Development, and Managing Mentoring Relationships are all currently designed to be hosted by your institution for a group of 24-32 participants. We are currently focusing on in-person workshops offered at your institution (private) with exceptions made on a case by case basis. Out public, registration-based workshops (generally offered at UW Madison) are offered virtually during the winter months and in-person during warmer calendar months.
Mentor Training
For all career stages. Mentors of research trainees learn to
- Align expectations
- Address equity and inclusion
- Articulate a mentoring philosophy and plan
- Assess understanding
- Cultivate ethical behavior
- Enhance work-life integration
- Foster independence
- Maintain effective communication
- Promote mentee research self-efficacy
- Promote professional development
More about mentor training
Entering Research Curriculum Development Institute
Undergraduate and graduate students learn skills in
- Research communication and comprehension
- Practical research
- Research ethics
- Researcher identity
- Researcher confidence and independence
- Equity and inclusion awareness
- Professional and career development
- Mentoring
Participants become familiar with the curriculum, build a custom curriculum using a backward design approach, learn how to effectively facilitate Entering Research curricular activities, and learn to use the Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA) to assess research trainee learning and development. This is a workshop designed to be used with trainees in a research environment. Note, this is not “train the trainer” workshop for mentors.
More about mentee training & curriculum development
Managing Mentoring Relationships
Post-docs and junior faculty learn to
- Build research self-efficacy
- Align expectations
- Maintain effective communication
- Address equity and inclusion
- Enhance work-life integration
- Foster independence
- Promote professional development
More about managing mentor and/or mentee relationships
Facilitation Workshops
Workshops are offered currently online over one week with synchronous and some asynchronous sessions. In person workshops are held over two full days onsite. These workshops are available for private trainings as well as public trainings hosted by CIMER.
Faculty, instructors, staff, or administrators learn to
- Facilitate mentor training for all career stages
- Develop a curriculum and facilitate Entering Research to use with research trainees (mentees)
- Build and deliver customized workshops or courses for research mentors or mentees
Entering Mentoring Workshop: Learn to implement mentor training
Entering Research Workshop: Learn to implement & develop a mentee curriculum
Facilitator Workshops are periodically hosted by UW-Madison and available for 1-4 individuals via registration. In-person workshops are offered over the course of 2 days; virtual workshops are offered as synchronous sessions with some asynchronous work outside the meeting times. If you are interested in hosting a Facilitator workshop at your institution, please contact CIMER for more information.
Interested in Hosting a Training at Your Institution?
Please contact us by completing the “Request a Private Training” service form for more information, including pricing.
Training Evaluation
The CIMER Assessment Platform is used to evaluate CIMER Training Services thereby leveraging CIMER Training Services to optimize research mentoring relationships. Standard evaluation surveys are used to assess outcomes based on the type of training being implemented.