Spice up your Career: making the most of the opportunities at your fingertips
Friday 2nd November 1.00-5.00pm
Library Association Charter Suite East
£45.00 PTEG members £50.00 others
This half-day seminar is intended for library assistants who are interested
in career development within an increasingly volatile working environment.
In particular, it will help participants to:
· Identify what employability is and why it is increasingly relevant to
library and information work
· Consider what employers are looking for and how our own skills and
experience match up
· Explore practical approaches to personal and professional development
including making the most of the appraisal process
· Exchange ideas and experience in a supportive environment
· Develop personal plans for future action
Programme
13.00 Coffee and registration
13.15 Welcome and introductions
13.30 What employers look for - making your best better. [Philippa Dolphin
(BBK), Margaret Snook (Greenwich)]
14.15 Employment or employability : developing your skills base. [Anne
McIlwaine (UCL)]
14.45 Maximising our potential: Practical ways to improve our skills and
self-confidence.
[Sheron Burton (Royal Society of Medicine)]
15.15 Tea/Coffee
15.30 Exploring the options. Choice of one of the following: -
1 Library School or not? [Sheron Burton]
2 Training and professional development opportunities: what is available
for library assistants [Anne McIlwaine]
16.00 Plenary session SB
16.15 Action planning session and summary(Practical)SB/AM
16.45 Summary and end of session SB/AM
BOOKING FORM
Personnel Training and Education Group
Spice up your Career: making the most of the opportunities at your fingertips
Friday 2nd November 1.00-5.00pm
Library Association Charter Suite East
Please complete this booking form and return it to:
Clare Nankivell
Director, Centre for Information Research,Faculty of Computing, Information
& English,University of Central England,
Penny Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU
Tel. 0121 331 7664 Fax. 0121 331 5675
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BOOKING FORM
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PTEG members £45.00 excl. VAT
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Non PTEG members £55.00 excl. VAT
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All bookings are non refundable if cancelled after 26/10/01
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Anne McIlwaine
Assistant Librarian, Staff Development
Library Services
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2612
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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/
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