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5 Aug 2014: Job shadowing has many potential benefits for staff and departments within the University as well as for the individuals that are involved in the Job Shadowing experience: Staff and departments It is an opportunity for self-development of the

30 Jul 2014: This table provides links to the role-specific skills templates by grade and job family. These can be added to dependent on individual roles. Download the relevant self-assessment template to review current skills and identify opportunities for

4 Mar 2014: Follow the links below to read about the experiences of some colleagues. Lee Hilsden and Scott Herrington, Lift Engineers/Lift Maintenance Glynis Moore, PA Head of Unit, Public Health and Primary Care Chris Summerfield, Head of Engineering Services,

5 Aug 2014: The line manager As part of the SRD process individuals may discuss job shadowing as either a way of developing their current role or as part of their career development The line manager will agree with them what this will look like and how much

3 Feb 2014: enables PPD to prioritise training and development activities in line with development needs that are identified. ... You can also contact PPD if you have any further queries.

28 Feb 2014: Online resources which profile different careers, including key aspects of the job, skills required, personal attributes, qualifications required: What Color is Your Parachute - a popular career guidance manual University Careers Service - provides

3 Feb 2014: You can also contact PPD if you have any further queries.

4 Mar 2014: If you would like to apply for vocational training funding, please contact PPD directly via email. ... PPD will contact you with the decision about funding. Note that the Finance Training section within the Finance Division provides accredited vocational

24 Apr 2014: experience. support available to secondees from PPD, the 'host' and their 'home' department. ... support available to departments from PPD in establishing and managing a ‘development’ secondment.

28 Feb 2014: When identifying your career goal it is important that the goal is SMART: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-Limited Some examples of a SMART career goal: You have realised that you are happy in your current role but that you are

24 Apr 2014: Brief details of your secondment Having spent 4 years in a central (School) office, I did an 8-month secondment to a department to cover maternity leave. Why did you want to do the secondment? I had previously worked in a variety of roles, including

5 Aug 2014: Hosting a job shadowing placement can be very rewarding (see Why Job Shadowing?). However, there are also several things that need to be considered when preparing for the placement to help ensure that the shadowee gets the most out of the placement.

4 Mar 2014: More recently, as I have moved into a managerial role, the University encouraged me to take the ILM level 3 management course run by PPD to help with the transition.

24 Apr 2014: Brief details of your secondment I spent 13 months at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences as Programme and Visitor Officer, seconded from the Widening Participation Team based at the Cambridge Admissions Office. Why did you want to

4 Mar 2014: They have had continued support throughout the course from the CareerStart @cam team at PPD, which was a great help.

4 Mar 2014: My role I am responsible for managing the diverse catering activity that takes place at Madingley Hall and organising events and weddings. What training have you undertaken with support from the University? I am studying my third and final year of a

4 Mar 2014: My role Each day is different for me, I can be managing the diary, arranging a conference or helping with a powerpoint presentation often when time is very short. I am the administrator for our new MPhil course and I also look after the

28 Feb 2014: PPD's Learning and development team can offer career coaching to non-academic staff - contact PPD for more information.

5 Aug 2014: Undertaking a job shadowing placement can be a very rewarding experience and can provide the shadowee with a unique development opportunity (see Why Job Shadowing?). However, there are several things that need to be considered throughout the job

28 Feb 2014: To help you assess where you are in your career it's useful to identify: what you value in your work what your skills, strengths and attributes are what you are particularly knowledgeable/experienced in what are your achievements to date and what