Career planning development &trainning

Career planning & Development By:588 Jenni Sanghvi593 Devanshi Shah

Concept of career planning

Career is always more important for an employee as it satisfies their economic , social and psychological needs of a person.Career describes an individuals' journey through learning, work and other aspects of life.

2Definitions

Career- According to Edwin b flippo a career is a sequence of separate but related activities that provides continuity order and meaning in a person's lifeCareer planning-it is a process of setting career goals in the contexts of personal competence and the life long series of positions that contribute to the achievement of career goals.3Stages of career planning :4Step 1:knowing yourself

Begin by thinking about where you are now, where you want to be and how youre going to get there. Once you have thought about where you are at now and where you want to be, you can work on getting to know your skills, interests and values. Begin by asking yourself the following questions:Where am I at now?Where do I want to be?What do I want out of a job or career?What do I like to do?What are my strengths?What is important to me? At the end of this step you will have a clearer idea of your work or learning goal and your individual preferences.5Step 2:finding out career opportunity

This step is about exploring the occupations and learning areas that interest you. Once you have some idea of your occupational preferences you can research the specific skills and qualifications required for those occupations. Explore occupations that interest you and ask yourself how do my skills and interests match up with these occupations?At the end of this step you will have a list of preferred occupations and/or learning options6Step 3: making decisions

This step involves comparing your options, narrowing down your choices and thinking about what suits you best at this point in time. Ask yourself:What are my best work/training options?How do they match with my skills, interests and values?How do they fit with the current labour market?How do they fit with my current situation and responsibilities? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option? What will help and what will hinder me?What can I do about it?At the end of this step you will have narrowed down your options and have more of an idea of what you need to do next to help you achieve your goals.

7Step 4: action plans

Here you plan the steps you need to take to put your plan into action. Use all you have learnt about your skills, interests and values together with the information you have gathered about the world of work to create your plan. Begin by asking yourself:What actions/steps will help me achieve my work, training and career goals?Where can I get help?Who will support me?At the end of this step you will have:a plan to help you explore your options further (eg work experience, work shadowing or more research); ora plan which sets out the steps to help you achieve your next learning or work goal.Decide which step is relevant foryou right now and start from there.Back to top

8Advantages of career planningSense of achievement setting and achieving a goal builds confidence.Greater ownership - Career planning lets you take charge of your own destiny rather than leaving it to chance. Having a career plan enables you to remain motivated and focused. It helps you anticipate barriers and problems that may arise and what you can do to avoid the barrier or problem, solve it and move on. It may also point out your weakness or deficiency so you can get the resources or skills needed to deal with the problem.Sense of direction and purpose youll feel positive about what youre doing, and you will experience greater meaning. It will guide you to doing what you really want to do for a living, rather than just drifting from job to job aimlessly

9Develop a lifelong skill managing your career is a lifelong responsibility. The more practice you have now, the more confidence youll have in making things happen.Get the most out of professional development having some direction will help you identify the experiences, jobs, clubs etc. that will be most relevant to you and where you want to go.Support you with your job search employers look for positive, motivated people with a sense of whom they are and where they want to go. Planning will help improve your job prospects and employability skills, as well as your ability to market yourself.Develop transferable skills planning skills are relevant to a host of jobs and careers. Youll be able to add career planning to your skills list.

10Career development

definationCareer development is the proactive planning and implementation of action steps towards your career goals .

Concept of Career developmentCareer development is accumulation & cultivation of skill & knowledge that enable professional to advance and grow in the field if his/her choiceThis can take the form of educational and academic courses

13What is career development ?Enhanced job performance

Staying sharp in current skills

Establishing business relationship

Factors influencing career development1personal2Socio-economic3Physical & mental15Personal characteristic : personality type , interest , values all play a role in career development . Socio-economic factors: it means that one might not be able to prepare or choose his/her career due to financial situation .Physical & mental abilities: some of us are better suited to some careers that we are to others due to our physical and mental abilities and limitations .stages of career development17Development stage: This stage begins from birth and normally lasts until 14 years old. In this stage children develop ideas about their own hobbies , and abilities with some practical ideas about their future careers .Exploration stage :This stage lasts from 15 years to 24 years . In this period people have different career choices and they often choose careers which fit their abilities and choices .the most important in this stage is that people need to develop a broad knowledge and variety of job skills .

Establishment stage :This stage is from 25 to 44 years old .this is the main stage in career of a person . Establishment stage includes 3 periods :

Ageing stage :This period continuous from the age of 45 to 60 years . In this stage a person is experienced of all the difficulties and failures that he has faced . Declining stage :Declining stage is the final stage when people is old less healthy and clairvoyant . In this stage sense of responsibility towards job has decreased .

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