Careers Support Training

This practical 1-day workshop builds on the introduction to careers support provided in the Qualified Educational Supervisor Programme and has been designed to improve the quality of career support that is delivered to trainees.

Outline

The workshop will involve:

• An introduction to the generic 4 stage model of career planning
• Exploring ways of applying this generic model to the specific context of helping foundation & specialty trainees with their career decision making
• Providing an overall framework for the career planning process
• Outlining basic career counselling skills that can be used in discussions with individuals or groups of trainees
• Linking career support needs with the overall educational goals of foundation & specialty curricula
• Suggesting ways to incorporate career planning sessions into curricula

Who Should Apply

• Directors of Medical Education
• Clinical Tutors
• Educational Supervisors
• Faculty Career Leads

Workshop Content

• Roles in the provision of career support
  • Key Skills
  • Embedding career support in the programme

• Introduction to the 4 stage career planning framework
  • Stage 1: Self-Assessment
  • Stage 2: Career Exploration
  • Stage 3: Decision Making
  • Stage 4: Plan Implementation 

• Importance of consultant and trainee having shared career planning framework
• Case-Studies: trainees struggling with Decision Making
• Identifying trainees who may need additional career support 
  • Supporting educational supervisors

Workstream Lead:

Joan Reid is the KSS Deanery leader on this workstream.

Time and Place

The workshop will be held at:

Event dates

You can find full details of the next workshops, and information on how to book by using our workshop list here.

Further Information

For further information, please contact the Interim Assistant Officer, Accredited Programmesor telephone 020 7415 3694.