Career Development

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Career Development

• AMA
• Nicola Jones
• Museums Galleries Officer
• Sefton MBC

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What is the AMA?
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What is the AMA?

• Associate of the Museums Association
• Level of membership of the Museums Association
• Continuing professional development for the
  workplace

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Why do the AMA?
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Why do the AMA?

• Career progression

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Why do the AMA?

• Career progression
• Competitive edge

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Why do the AMA?

• Career progression
• Competitive edge
• Professional recognition

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Why do the AMA?

• Career progression
• Competitive edge
• Professional recognition
• Keeping up-to-date

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Benefits to Employers
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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels

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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels
• Staff develop broader experience

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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels
• Staff develop broader experience
• Staff improve their capability for taking on
  responsibilities

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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels
• Staff develop broader experience
• Staff improve their capability for taking on
  responsibilities
• Staff have more clearly defined training needs

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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels
• Staff develop broader experience
• Staff improve their capability for taking on
  responsibilities
• Staff have more clearly defined training needs
• Staff show higher quality performance and outputs

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Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels
• Staff develop broader experience
• Staff improve their capability for taking on
  responsibilities
• Staff have more clearly defined training needs
• Staff show higher quality performance and outputs
• Staff have improved morale and higher levels of
  motivation

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Why Did I Do The AMA?
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Why Did I Do The AMA?

• For all of the reasons mentioned!

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How Did I Do My AMA?
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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor
• Draft plan

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor
• Draft plan
• Identified current role and future aspirations

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor
• Draft plan
• Identified current role and future aspirations
• Identified goals

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor
• Draft plan
• Identified current role and future aspirations
• Identified goals
• Identified needs

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How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis
• Mentor
• Draft plan
• Identified current role and future aspirations
• Identified goals
• Identified needs
• Identified specific development activities

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My First Plan
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Specific Development Activities
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Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities

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Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities
• Formal learning courses, seminars, conferences
  etc

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Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities
• Formal learning courses, seminars, conferences
  etc
• Self directed/informal learning reading,
  looking at websites etc

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Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities
• Formal learning courses, seminars, conferences
  etc
• Self directed/informal learning reading,
  looking at websites etc
• Networking

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Problems Along The Way
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Problems Along The Way

• Changed job

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Problems Along The Way

• Changed job
• Changed organisation

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Problems Along The Way

• Changed job
• Changed organisation
• Changed region

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Opportunities
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Opportunities

• AMA support group

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Opportunities

• AMA support group
• New learning opportunities

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Opportunities

• AMA support group
• New learning opportunities
• Experience

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Evaluating My Learning
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Evaluating My Learning

• Log

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Evaluating My Learning

• Log
• Summaries

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Evaluating My Learning

• Log
• Summaries
• Meetings with Mentor

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Final Step - Professional Review

• Topical issues
• Ethical issues
• Review of your cpd

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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?
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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts
• Increased my confidence

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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts
• Increased my confidence
• Kept my career on track

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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts
• Increased my confidence
• Kept my career on track
• Rounded museum professional

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What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts
• Increased my confidence
• Kept my career on track
• Rounded museum professional
• Career progression

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Achieved AMA The End?
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CPD Learning Set

• nicola.jones_at_leisure.sefton.gov.uk