RDA Europe Consulting Skills Workshop

Data stewards and research data professionals play a critical role in enabling researchers to manage their data effectively. Consulting has become an essential skill for addressing specific challenges and providing tailored solutions. This course is designed to help you develop the consulting skills necessary to guide researchers and other stakeholders in making informed decisions about data management.

What will you learn?

This learning nugget is for you if you want to be able to:

• Give advice that is not only heard but heeded;
• Analyse the needs of your stakeholders;
• Communicate effectively to build trust and foster collaboration;
• Develop strategies to analyse complex problems and their root causes;
• Give effective feedback;
• Use tools to co-develop actionable solutions.

What this course is not: this course supports you in developing transferrable skills – i.e. you will learn HOW to consult. It is not a research data management course that provides RDM advice you can give to your researchers – you will not learn WHAT advice / consultation you can give your researchers.

Refund policy

If the participant cancels their registration more than 14 calendar days before the scheduled training date, they receive a full refund of the participation fee.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations requested less than 14 calendar days before the scheduled training date, but replacement attendees will be accepted.

VAT & Invoicing – Please Read Before Selecting Your Ticket

This training is subject to EU VAT rules.

We offer two ticket types, depending on your location and VAT status:

🔹 Non-Belgian organizations – Price excl. VAT

Select this ticket only if you are either:

• A company/organization/freelancer established in the EU (but outside Belgium) and can provide a valid VAT number, or
• A company/organization/freelancer based outside the EU (e.g. UK, US, etc.).

In these cases, no VAT will be charged: the reverse charge mechanism applies for EU organizations with a valid VAT number, and services to non-EU businesses are outside the scope of EU VAT.

If you don’t have a valid VAT number, please select the ticket inclusive VAT.

🔹Belgian organizations & ALL individuals – Price incl. 21% VAT

Select this ticket if you are:

• A company/organization/freelancer based in Belgium, or
• A private individual participant based in any country, or
• A company/organization/freelancer based outside Belgium without a valid VAT number.

Note: For private individuals from other EU countries, the VAT rate may differ from the Belgian rate. Due to the different VAT approaches in different countries, we might need to contact you after registration to clarify the correct VAT treatment and, if necessary, adjust your invoice.

All participants will receive an official VAT invoice after registration based on the information provided.

If you’re unsure which ticket applies to you, please contact us at eu.financial.officer@rda-foundation.org before completing your registration.