Drug Discovery Exchange Fellowship Workshop 9 th -10 th December Mike Hardman IMI EMTRAIN Coordinator

Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)

The Problem Traditional “reductionist” approach 21 st Century “systems” approach Biology Pharmacology Chemistry Pharmacy Immunology Medicine Limited sharing of knowledge Predictive science Translational medicine Personalised health care Regulatory Science Modelling & Simulation Nanotechnology Collaborations

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The solution Every professional in the biomedical sciences needs to develop and maintain an optimal level of professional competence, to speed up the development of better medicines for patients Better medicines for patients

IMI Education and Training Programmes European Medicines Research Training Network (EMTRAIN) European Programme in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology (Eu2P) Pharmaceutical Medicines Training Programme (PharmaTrain) European Modular Education and Training Programme in Safety Sciences for Medicines (SafeSciMET) European Patients Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI)

on-course® We provide a comprehensive on-course® catalogue ( with quality indicators and tools/methodologieswww.on-course.eu PhD programme LifeTrain EMTRAIN strengthens the pan-European community of scientists in medicines development We build a programme for public-private partnership PhD students who understand industry needs We ensure broad stakeholder support for 21 st century skills, CPD and competency portfolios IMI EMTRAIN: Key Messages

on-course ®: Find the right ‘course’ to develop and maintain your professional competence!

on-course®

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on-course® We provide a comprehensive on-course® catalogue ( with quality indicators and tools/methodologieswww.on-course.eu PhD programme LifeTrain EMTRAIN strengthens the pan-European community of scientists in medicines development We build a programme for public-private partnership PhD students who understand industry needs We ensure broad stakeholder support for 21 st century skills, CPD and competency portfolios IMI EMTRAIN: Key Messages

Professional/ Scientific Bodies Individual Professionals/ Scientists The IMI LifeTrain Framework Support their members with defined competency profiles in their career planning Develop and provide quality CPD programmes which meet the employers needs and are aligned with professional/scientific bodies Course Providers European Framework for continuing professional development (CPD) in the biomedical Sciences Take responsibility for CPD and apply the‚ plan-do-report-review cycle Employers Include CPD in individual development plans and to work with course providers and professional/ scientific bodies so that employers‘ needs are addressed

LifeTrain Messages An individual competency portfolio should capture all relevant information to facilitate mobility, and to support career development. CPD formal learning Education Practical work experience CPD informal learning CPD Transferable skills PLAN Do Evaluate & record REFLECT

“We now have the critical mass to drive change for people development, to help Europe retain its position in R&D in biomedical sciences. We warmly welcome further input and have set up a discussion forum on the on ‑ course® website”. LifeTrain

Did anybody listen?

The signatories to this European Common Framework for CPD in the biomedical sciences have agreed to the principles of the framework and to continue the collaboration in the implementation process. LifeTrain

LifeTrain’s key messages Every professional in the biomedical sciences needs to develop and maintain an optimal level of professional competence in order to contribute to speeding up the development of better medicines for patients. An individual competency portfolio should capture all relevant information in a transparent, easy-to-understand way in order to facilitate mobility between: scientific disciplines; academia, health authorities and industry; jobs and countries; and to support career development. Continuing professional development (CPD) is essential and should be driven by each individual in agreement with their employer and in compliance with the requirements of the respective professional/scientific bodies. CPD should be part of a “plan, do, review” cycle and can include formal, non-formal and informal learning. Each individual should reflect on the learning and its application in practice. Objective assessments of competence should be made by the individual and by others, on a regular basis throughout the individual’s professional working life. Needs should be identified and professional training courses developed and delivered in collaboration between industry, technical experts, and course providers (including universities). They should meet the needs of adult-learners and should be available on on-course®.

Professional/scientific bodies will: Encourage members to establish and develop professional competencies by the provision of a framework for lifelong learning and professional recognition Support their membership in the development and maintenance of a competency portfolio Recognise the importance of relevant trans-disciplinary and generic competences Recognise core competences from other IMI LifeTrain partner professional/scientific bodies Work towards the implementation of the IMI Education and Training quality standard Recognise continuing education courses that fulfil the appropriate IMI Education and Training standard as part of an individual’s CPD Recognise the added value of periodic auditing of CPD records

The questions for LifeTrain What competences do I need for my work and what are the gaps? What learning opportunities can help me? How can I consolidate the learning and become “competent”

Thank you!