ITS promotes a culture of continuous learning and performance improvement.
A wide range of staff and leadership development, and career progression programs are available for all UQ staff, while ITS staff gain experience and knowledge with some of the best tools and technologies in the industry.
Staff and leadership development programs
The staff and leadership development programs include courses focussing on skill development and career enhancement, such as the Leadership Development at UQ program.
Staff development courses are categorised into 3 components:
- mandatory
- required
- recommended.
These courses can be broken down into topics and include the role, or function, required or recommended for the course.
At UQ, we recognise leaders can be born, but more often, are made. As an organisation, we strive for a culture of leadership which is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive.
We promote leadership which supports individuals and teams to do their best work in service of our broader UQ community, at all levels throughout the University.
Leadership development at UQ offers several programs targeted at different organisational levels from Learning to Lead, a program for those preparing to undertake their first leadership role, to the most senior level flagship program, Leading UQ, aimed at experienced leaders within UQ.
UQ also offers tailored leadership development tools, resources, and online learning to support your career development.
Career progression
ITS and UQ offer you the opportunity to grow your career.
Staff can employ LinkedIn Learning and edX which offer online access to a broad range of courses offered by leading universities – including UQ – from around the world.
UQ Library is another valuable learning and development resource available for all UQ staff to grow their knowledge and careers.
Tools and technologies
ITS offers the opportunity to grow your capability, knowledge, and experience in a broad range of IT skills, tools, and technologies across multiple and varied roles and teams such as:
- Infrastructure team: knowledge and experience in Server, Security and Network Engineering and the analysis, design, development, operation, and maintenance of contemporary compute, storage, security, and communications infrastructure, using tools and technologies such as Python, VMware, Cisco DNAC/SDA, Firewalls, Cabling, IP Telephony, Hyper-converged storage, and Software Defined Datacentre networks.
- Software Development and Support teams: experience within SDLC and the opportunity to develop coding skills in popular web and application languages and practices. Grow your understanding of release processes for coding changes, develop technical analysis and work within teams using Agile and dev/ops delivery models, while using HTML5 and (X)HTML, JavaScript and CSS programming.
- Business and functional analysts: knowledge in designing, coding, testing, correcting, and documenting complex programs and scripts Peopletools, XML Publisher, Unix, SQL and banking interfaces. Experience using BA tools such as Moscow, Decision making Tree, Workflow Diagram, and BPMN.
- Customer Support team: skills in customer service excellence, IT support frameworks and methodologies, Cyber Security principles and best practices, and content and knowledge management within SharePoint, Confluence and Drupal. Leverage systems such as Enterprise or University account management systems (MS Active Directory/Group Policy or LDAP, and WebPrism & SiNet), Enterprise Audio-visual solutions, remote support tools like SCCM, JamF and InTune to support computing devices (Windows, MacOS & Linux) including research workstations, building control systems (inclusive of IoT), and defence Industry Secure Program devices. Develop team toolsets using scripting solutions in PowerShell, or create workflows or applications on the MS Power Platform. Take on a ‘Champion’ role and learn skills in MS Exchange mailbox administration, print server administration using PaperCut, or provide AR/VR Support, and support project preparations and ‘go-live’ dates while being exposed to new technologies, methodologies, and toolsets.