DReSA - a story of continuing collaboration in skills training

These slides were presented at the eResearch Australasia 2023 conference on the 17 October 2023.

Talk title: DReSA - a story of continuing collaboration in skills training 

Abstract

Collaboration: multiplying talent, dividing effort

Collaboration is a valuable approach for leveraging collective knowledge, skills, and resources to achieve common goals that may be impossible to accomplish individually. 

This presentation provides perspectives on the importance of collaboration for successfully developing skills training infrastructure, namely the Digital Research Skills Australasia training registry (DReSA).

What is DReSA?

DReSA is an online and freely accessible registry that describes and links to digital research training events, materials and trainers. It’s a training community initiative born out of the need to improve the discoverability of training to upskill the research workforce on digital research methods and technologies. 

Collaboration: from idea to functioning registry to sustainable future

This presentation will take you on a journey of collaboration.

From:

• A common idea that came out of ARDC Skills Summits and trainer forums

• A working group to scope the idea and its challenges

• Leveraging connections between the Australian BioCommons and ELIXIR’s training portal TeSS

• Investments from Pawsey and ARDC to support the development of a fully functioning training registry

To:

• A partnership between the ARDC, NCI and Pawsey to ensure DReSA’s longevity.

• Continuing support from the wider community, and the grassroots effort that spearheaded and built today’s DReSA

Want to collaborate? Get in touch at contact@dresa.org.au 

Ultimately, DReSA is a story of community and highlights the importance of grassroots support and trusted partnerships for enhancing the longevity, development, outreach, and maintenance of DReSA. An exemplar for other projects.