Pathway training: In Stage 2, students will undertake 2 pathway-specific study activities such as courses, workshops, masterclasses, online courses (MOOCs) or LEAP modules.

Mentoring: Students will also be matched with a mentor from outside their supervisory team and preferably from a different discipline which is designed to support HDR students through the Engaged PhD program and assist them with the development of their future careers. 

An external provider has trained 10 mentors to provided 1:1 support for students. Your mentor is an 'interested supporter' rather than a contributor to your PhD supervision. This is a cross-disciplinary relationship building, likely to be working in a different research area to you. The idea is to meet 2-3 times over the next 12 month, with a coffee on the house!