Associate Professor Marcus O’Donnell
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, Deakin University)

Discover how to build resilience skills to empower your life and career.

In a fast-paced world facing complex global challenges, resilience skills are no longer desirable – they’re crucial.


Having a high level of professional and emotional resilience enables you to thrive in the face of stressful situations at work, and in life in general.


On this course, you’ll learn what resilience is. You’ll explore the capabilities, skills, and self-care practices that contribute to building resilience. You will develop resilience skills for yourself, so you’re ready to meet both professional and personal challenges.

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