BRADFORD PROGRAMME

Location

University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP
Venue – Room D1, Richmond Building

Dates & Times

Tuesday evenings: 6 pm – 8-30 pm.
18 September, 25 September, 2 October, 9 October and 16 October.

Cost

The pilot programme of the LifePlan course at the University of Bradford will be offered FREE OF CHARGE. There will be a fee for subsequent LifePlan courses which are offered by the institution.

A course folder containing materials and exercises will be provided. As will the course workbook ‘The Art of Building Windmills’ by Peter Hawkins, a leading resource used by numerous universities for career planning and personal development modules.

Places are limited and some pre-selection will take place on the basis of the application forms, to ensure that those people who are most likely to benefit from the course will have the opportunity of attending. Participants must be graduates, or hold a professional qualification.

An application form must be completed and returned on line. If you are offered a place you will then be sent a confirmation of this and further details of the arrangements for the first session.

Programme Details

Tues 18 September, 6.00 – 8-30pm Workshop 1:
Self-awareness

• skills profiling
• how others see you
• the Lifeplan

Tues 25 September, 6.00 – 8-30pm Workshop 2:
Lifelong Development

• strengths & weaknesses
• career path development
• time of life

Tues 2 October, 6.00 – 8-30pm Workshop 3:
Work-Life Balance

• the work-life balance challenge
• investing across life’s domains
• the dynamic cycle

Tues 9 October, 6.00 – 8-30pm Workshop 4:
Working Collaboratively

• networking & you
• defining your support network
• developing your network

Tues 16 October, 6.00 – 8-30pm Workshop 5:
Self-presentation

• how you present
• self-promotion
• career fitness check review

The Plan

The course is called lifeplan because through attending the workshops participants will put together a life and career plan. This enables participants to plan a way forward in terms of employment related choices and life in general.

Teaching Method

The course will be led by Paul Dowson, an experienced Tutor/Trainer working with adults of all ages. His responsibility is to create an informal non-threatening environment. Participants will be encouraged to complete exercises and to contribute to group discussion. To gain the maximum from the course participants will need to commit to some study between workshops and to reflect on the content of the workshops. There is however no assessment and the study will be both informative and enjoyable.