Your contribution will mainly be asked for courses in the Chemistry Bachelor or Master programmes. The Faculty of Science organises a short "Teaching Skills for PhD candidates" course several times per year, which will support you in preparing for these teaching tasks. During the course you will (further) develop your teaching skills and become aware of your role and responsibilities as a teaching assistant. There are different kinds of exercises to practice your skills, tailored to your own type of teaching (tutorial/"werkcollege", laboratory, computer labs).

Additionally, the PhD teaching coordinator of HIMS Dr. Jan van Maarseveen organises an introduction to lab practices. Both trainings are mandatory before a PhD student starts their teaching activities.

When you are supervising a BSc or MSc student during his/her internship for the first time, it is very useful to attend the course called "How to effectively supervise individual student projects." During this course, you will (further) develop coaching skills, learn how to give feedback on the behaviour and output of a student, and how to guide a student successfully through his/her internship. Practicing these skills is a major part of the course and helps you discover what supervision style suits you most.