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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 Email. [log in to unmask] BOOKING FORM Name Organisation Job Title Contact Address: Telephone no. Fax no. Email No of delegates PTEG members £45.00 excl. VAT No of delegates Non PTEG members £55.00 excl. VAT I enclose a cheque for £__________ . (Cheques should be made to Personnel Training and Education Group) Please invoice me £__________ . All bookings are non refundable if cancelled after 26/10/01 #################### Anne McIlwaine Assistant Librarian, Staff Development Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT 020 7679 2612 [log in to unmask] http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/