I am a senior professional with real time experience in the above mentioned areas which have been successful endeavours . A PhD will allow me to bring brevity to the frameworks to be acceptable at Government and policy making level , if considered.
I spend a few years as a professional before coming back to do my PhD. I think what you’re describing sounds like a good model. The only criteria some professionals struggle to meet is ‘equivalent of honours’; that is, to get into a PhD you need to have completed a thesis before.
Is this only for early career researchers ?
I am a senior professional with real time experience in the above mentioned areas which have been successful endeavours . A PhD will allow me to bring brevity to the frameworks to be acceptable at Government and policy making level , if considered.
I spend a few years as a professional before coming back to do my PhD. I think what you’re describing sounds like a good model. The only criteria some professionals struggle to meet is ‘equivalent of honours’; that is, to get into a PhD you need to have completed a thesis before.