TraDE-OPT’s ESRs will have a unique opportunity to excel in the academic and nonacademic career. TraDE-OPT’s training of the involved ESRs will be personalized and learning centric, and traditional formats will be complemented with a “learning by doing” approach. The adopted methodology has the goal of developing and improving each one’s skills, knowledge, and interests, as a means of maximizing each one’s potential and career prospects.