• Deakin University

Professional Resilience: Building Skills to Thrive

Learn how to become more resilient in your personal and professional life.

89,574 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    3 hours

Develop your professional resilience

In a fast-paced world facing complex global challenges resilience is no longer just a desirable skill - it’s a crucial one. Having a high level of professional resilience enables you to thrive in the face of stressful conditions of contemporary work and life.

On this course you will learn about the capabilities, skills, and self-care practices that contribute to resilience. This will enable you to build up your own resilience so you’re ready to meet challenges at work and at home.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 6 seconds MARCUS O’DONNELL: Money, terrorism, identity theft, climate change, these are some of the things that keep people awake at night according to a recent UK survey. Another survey from the American Psychological Association found that more than a third of American workers experienced chronic work-related stress. And one in four Canadians say they’ve left their job due to stress. These statistics are no big surprise. We all feel stress and anxiety. But we also know remarkable people who seem to thrive no matter what life throws at them. What’s the secret to being so resilient? I’m Marcus O’Donnell from Deakin University. And in this free, two-week course, we’ll explore how we can all become more resilient, investigate how resilience contributes to career success.

Skip to 0 minutes and 59 seconds We’ll discover the role networks and relationships play in building resilience. Most importantly, you’ll produce your own resilience plan. There’s no big secret to resilience. It’s a set of practises. And it’s something we’ll learn to build together. Resilience is something we all need in our everyday lives. It’s not the prerogative of special people. So I really hope you’ll join me in this course about building professional resilience.

What topics will you cover?

  • overview of resilience and why it’s important
  • steps to becoming more resilient
  • building resilient capabilities and skills
  • building resilient self-care practices
  • building resilient values and engagement

When would you like to start?

Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Define and explain resilience
  • Apply resilience frameworks to your professional career
  • Create your own personal resilience plan.

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone looking for guidance on developing resilience, you don’t need any past experience.

Who will you learn with?

Director, Cloud Learning Futures at Deakin. He has worked in the media & health industries, & his research includes digital learning, contemplative pedagogies, & student resilience.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974
  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia
  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
  • Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate

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