Aim
For those wishing to change career direction and/or build up their career skills – provided from an independent perspective. Designed for organisations to commission for their staff during periods of reorganisation, our career training programme is short course accommodating 12-16 people.
Objectives
By the end of the programme, each participant will:
- appreciate the importance of, and have the opportunity to create, a career plan having reviewed their career direction and choices
- generate more, fresh material for applications and interviews
- have improved their CV and be better placed to write applications for employment – and managing the application process
- understand the purpose and range of selection processes and be better practised at taking part in interviews
- possess a Career Management Manual to support career planning and development of their career skills
- be more confident in recognising new career opportunities available to them both now and in the future.
Content & Approach
Day 1: Career Planning (Full Day)
Welcome and Introductions
Career Planning
- Career plans: value and content
- Personal career analysis
- Constructing your career plan
Course Work: Preparation of Career Plan
Day 2: Applications (Half Day)
Review of Learning and Course Work
Application Forms & Letters
CV Development (including competency-based CVs)
- Purpose, types and formats
- Preparation
- Reviewing your CV
Summary of Learning
Course Work: Review CV and Letter of Application
Day 3: Selection Processes (Full Day)
Review of Learning and Course Work
Selection Processes
- Methods
- Objectives
- Preparation and practice
Interview Skills
- Structure and questioning (including competency questions)
- Preparation, preliminaries, performance
- Post interview
- Role play (& Feedback)
Presentation & Interview Practice
Summary & Close
Course Work: Personal Development Plan & Summary of Learning and Evaluation
Essential Preparation by Participants
For the benefits to be realised, participants should:
• collate and bring key information about their careers in a large arch-lever file or similar, e.g. existing CV, evidence of training and qualifications, appraisals, testimonials, articles or speaking engagements, notes or evidence of key achievements, awards, certificates etc
• bring information about at least one job (recently advertised) that might interest them or that they might aspire to
• book a 2 hour slot (at the end of each day) to complete course work.
On completion of the programme, the participant would be asked to submit their career plan, Master CV and Personal Development Plan for review – and evaluate their experience.
Fee
From £2,400 (excl. VAT) for up to 16 people on your premises.
Alternatively, discuss your requirements for a customised programme with content, duration, dates and venues to suit your needs.
Other organisational options include:
- extend workshop numbers and reduce costs further through the provision of a second (internal and external) co-facilitator
- licence materials to roll out within organisation through a ‘train the trainer’ programme
- extend input of facilitator to review participant’ products
- confidential email line available for up to 6 weeks post workshop
