TCR Training

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Course outline
A journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step. Nothing is too small to be a start! So, what are you waiting for?

During this course, you will get the opportunity to clarify your thoughts and reflect on your goals, vision and direction. You will be inspired to take action to start achieving your goals.

Overall Aim
The workshop aims to offer participants the opportunity to explore their personal development and skills so that they can reflect upon their personal and professional goals and plan for action. The workshop will also build confidence through the development of skills for self-presentation in writing and in person.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course you will:

• Understand the concept of transferable skills and have acquired some tools for identifying your own transferable skills
• Have identified you own key skill gaps
• Have identified action(s) for your personal development
• Be able to present yourself more positively via written communication and in person
• Be able to take a more proactive approach to your own personal and professional development

Course Outline – Setting & Achieving Your Goals

• How do we cope with change?
• Knowing yourself
  • Your Personal Profile: Who you are, What you do and How you do it
  • Your Personal Bank
  • Where are you now?
  • Where do you want to be?
• Your Goals*
  • Goals for you
  • Goals for work
  • Goals for your relationships
  • Goals for the world
• Positive and Negative Forces
  • What's blocking me?
  • What supports me?
  • Psychological Rioting
• Motivation
  • What motivates you?
  • What fits your learning style?
• Your Transferable Assets*
  • Developing a list of possible competencies
  • Identifying and evidencing your competencies
  • Identifying and evidencing your Transferable Assets
• Presenting Positively*
  • Writing information positively
  • Self Presentation
    • Body language tips
    • Communicating with Confidence

There will be a task to complete after workshop 1 that involves developing your unique elevator pitch.

Please note: The topics marked with an asterisk sign can be adapted depending on the focus of the training.

Follow-Up Half day (can be included to focus on Setting and Achieving Goals' for work.

• Completing Application Forms
  • Key tips
  • Reminder of Cambridgeshire's Recruitment Process
• CVs and Personal/Supporting Statements
  • Advice & tips
• Opportunities for personal development within Cambridgeshire Council
• Personal Action Planning

Methodology
Reflective individual and group exercises
Questionnaires
Group discussions
Interactive case studies