AHECS Continuing Professional Development Task Group
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Membership John Hannon, Chair Christiane Brennan Phil Clarke
Angela Collins Fiona Hayes Yvonne McLoughlin Mary Mc Nulty
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Training Needs Analysis (summary of results) Sector specific
information days, current recruitment practices, the creative job
search Labour market education and training Careers information
mgt, using IT to support practice, social media, client records and
data protection Information and resource management New theories of
guidance and how they influence practice e.g. chaos theory, systems
theory, social cognitive approaches Theory and practice of
vocational, educational/personal guidance across the lifespan
Counselling skills and models of guidance in practice e.g. solution
focused therapy, career dream approaches Counselling e.g.
evaluation of service quality, ethical practice, strategic planning
for guidance Professional practice 29 Responses 15 Careers advisors
8 Heads of Service 5 Careers Advisors and Heads of Service 2
Information Officers I Employer Liaison 2 Placement Officers 1
Project Officer 3 Others
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Training: Economies of Scale Results from the TNA highlighted:
Collaboration and Economies of Scale: EmployabilityChallengesSocial
mediaCounselling Managing resources Labour Market Train the Trainer
Psychometric Testing Developed an employability module
Employability Task Group Annual training event Valerie Metcalfe
delivered a day on Quality Matters Heads of Service Training Annual
training event as part of the Gradireland Awards Labour Market Task
Group Challenges and Psychometric Testing delivered by AGCAS
Bursaries available.
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Social Media Enabling Career Services to Manage their
Reputations On- line Dr Sara Shinton Shinton Consulting Counselling
Applying Guidance Theories to Practice Jolanta Burke Positive
Psychology Best Practice Undergraduate Working with Undergraduates
with Limited Career Direction Led by Career Practitioners Best
Practice Graduate Working with PhDs and Researchers Led by Career
Practitioners Training plan
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Some of the training events Teaching Training Day Work
Placement Training Social Media Heads of Service Training Positive
psychology Labour Market Training
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Bursaries Management of Bursaries Sub-committee: Angela Collins
& Mary Mc Nulty Bursaries awarded for 2012/13. 4,675 to 12
applicants Bursaries awarded for 2013/14 3,470 to 11 applicants
Recipients included: CIT TCD DCU UCD Wit IT Tallaght UCC DIT UL
NUIM UU NCI
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Sharing best practice Two Questionnaires Sharing Best Practice
Work Shadowing 10 replies 4 best practice 6 work shadowin g Follow
up on this initiative For the next cycle
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Training and Development Officer(incl. Research) 15 hours a
week for 39 weeks Successful in bid Interviewed 6 candidatesWill
appoint shortly
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2012 -2016 - Exciting times Starting with a clean sheet