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Career Discovery and Development Programme
The CDDP will help you regain focus, generate ideas to prepare you for the unpredictable work life, set yourself on a pedestal to live a fulfilled life and find energy to move forward.If any of the following statements apply to you, then this programme is for you;
- You are a job seeker or an employee and you are asking the ultimate question – WHAT NEXT?
- I have been laid off and I need to find something else to do
- I'm ready to start afresh, doing something that has more meaning than what I do now
- Your profession or industry is waning and it’s time to do something else
- I’m not sure what career options are open to me at my age
- I have been doing my current job for long and it is boring, holding no challenge or interest anymore. I am going stale and not learning anything new.,
- I am enjoying my work but I cannot see myself doing it for another 10 years
- I need to get a new job but I am not sure I am still marketable at my age
- I have been out of job for a while but I need to get back in
- I have not taken thought of my career direction and put a plan in place
- There is something that I have always wanted to do, but never had the time or the courage or the luxury to try
- I want to start a business on the side while still working
- I am grown up now and I realise that I need to move away from satisfying my sense of need to sense of fulfilment. I want to give back
- I don’t know what to do after retirement
- I'd like to move from full-time to part-time work but I'm not sure what
- I don't want to retire, but I don't think I can continue in the same job. I don't know what the alternatives are.
Benefits The CDDP can lead to different possible outcomes. We will first discuss this with you to establish that the programme is appropriate for you. Some of the benefits from the programme include;
- At the end of the programme, you are able to create a practical career vision for years ahead
- Develop a path for a meaningful career
- Identify entrepreneurial opportunities that align with your passion and talents
- Be conversant with roles which may value your experience
- Become clearer with your key motivators and values
- Increased self-confidence as a result of becoming more self-conscious.
- Increased certainty about your direction
- Get new ideas to take forward
- An action plan to aid short and long term planning
- A decision to work with
- Become energised to go forward
The Approach to CDDP The CDDP is designed to accommodate singular consultation and workshop style. Both approaches deliver the same result and individuals are free to make a choice on any of the two. Below is the outline of the individual consultation. You can see the details of the next workshop HERE
Individual Consultation Stage 1: Introductory meeting (Free)
The objective of this meeting is to check if the CDDP is for you. Usually, you spend between 20-30 minute with a Career Consultant to get more information about the Programme and for us to know your expected outcome. This meeting could hold via skype, telephone or face to face.
Stage 2: Preparatory Exercise
Once it is agreed that the CDDP can help you achieve your objective(s), some preparation exercises will be sent to you via e-mail before your first Meeting. The exercises should take between one to two hours.
Stage 3: Taking stock Meetings 1 and 2 (1.5 and 2 hours)
The first meeting is a time for you to reflect on your life experience in and out of work based on your objective(s) of taking the programme. You will be guided by your Consultant on how to gain from the reviews. Based on the direction of the engagement, this stage may involve doing some exercises and questionnaires between the meetings. You will find the exercises enjoyable, reflective and will help direct the focus for the next meeting. Areas that may be explored include;
- When you are at your best
- Your motivations
- Core work and life values
- Your transferable skills
The result here will set the pace for your second meeting where your Career Consultant will collaboratively help you to identify themes and insights from any exercises. At the end of this session, you will be better placed to ascertain the key "Work and Life Satisfiers" you want for your future.
Stage 4: Identifying ideas & Options Meeting 3: 1.5 hours
You will be able to evaluate a range of options for future work and life scenarios that align with your work and life satisfiers. The options would include ideas on full and part-time work, self-employment, voluntary activities, ways to utilise your creative side, and other ways to combine interests, and the need for income. We will use a combination of tools and exercises to come up with new ideas as well as critically examine existing ones.
Stage 5: Making things happen Meeting 4: 1.5 hours
Since the desired outcome is centred on change, once you are clearer about yourself and have some ideas you definitely want to follow up, we will work with you to address the 'blocks and bridges' to making the change happen. We will also work with you to create practical next steps for action as appropriate. Follow up meetings could be scheduled to support execution of plans if it becomes necessary.
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