Current Strategies in Career Current Strategies in Career DevelopmentDevelopment

A devolved modelA devolved model

Dr. Malvena Stuart TaylorDr. Malvena Stuart TaylorAssociate Dean for the Associate Dean for the

Wessex Foundation SchoolWessex Foundation School

18th January 2007 – Royal Institute of British Architects

M.M.C.M.M.C.

StreamliningStreamlining career pathwayscareer pathways

M.M.C.M.M.C.

? Restricting? Restricting career pathwayscareer pathways

What does the trainee want?What does the trainee want?

nn Personality profiling Personality profiling ““I want to learn I want to learn more about myselfmore about myself””

nn The changing picture on careersThe changing picture on careersnn The new picture of training schemesThe new picture of training schemesnn Time to reflectTime to reflect

What have we done in Wessex?What have we done in Wessex?

nn Undergraduate & Postgraduate lead in Undergraduate & Postgraduate lead in University HospitalUniversity Hospital

nn Identify Career role within portfolio of the Identify Career role within portfolio of the Institute Institute -- Dr. Rosie Dr. Rosie LusznatLusznat Associate Associate Dean in WessexDean in Wessex

nn Strategy for Career DevelopmentStrategy for Career Developmentnn Appointment of Locality Career LeadsAppointment of Locality Career Leads

Locality Career LeadsLocality Career Leads

nn 11//22 day training sessionsday training sessionsnn Ensure Educational Supervisors and trainees use Ensure Educational Supervisors and trainees use

career section of Portfoliocareer section of Portfolionn Direct towards useful websitesDirect towards useful websitesnn Set up trainee peer discussion groupsSet up trainee peer discussion groupsnn HandbookHandbooknn Identify individuals for 1:1 career facilitationIdentify individuals for 1:1 career facilitationnn Develop Develop ………………………………....

……. Educational Supervisors. Educational Supervisors

nn 11//22 day training sessionsday training sessionsnn Personal profilingPersonal profilingnn Incorporate career development in E.S. Incorporate career development in E.S.

Development CourseDevelopment Course

TraineeTrainee

nn Identify their needsIdentify their needsnn Facilitate peer group discussionFacilitate peer group discussionnn Personality Personality ““mirrormirror””nn Flag up/set up career fairsFlag up/set up career fairsnn Create handbook with time for reflection Create handbook with time for reflection

and accountabilityand accountabilitynn Consider availability of Consider availability of ““tasterstasters””

Institute LevelInstitute Level

nn Develop webDevelop web--based resource directorybased resource directorynn Fund appropriate Fund appropriate ““toolstools””nn Provide specialist 1:1 career facilitationProvide specialist 1:1 career facilitation

Summary RecommendationsSummary Recommendations

nn Develop Career Section of PortfolioDevelop Career Section of Portfolionn Consider national purchase of Consider national purchase of ““career toolscareer tools””nn Develop the Develop the ““DeveloperDeveloper””nn Provide accessible demographics on service Provide accessible demographics on service

needsneeds

Thank You