Faculty Technical & Resource Managers Group
Your Career and Development
One very important aspect of the FTRMG is in looking at identifying and addressing the training and help required by support staff. The FTRMG has already put in place means by which the careers of the Faculty's support staff can be fostered and developed. This includes the 'Career Framework' scheme as well as increasing the profile of schemes such as 'one-to-ones', career development and training from the Career Management and Development Service (which came out of the Positive Working Environment action plan), and Performance and Development Coaching from the Staff Counselling Service.
How the FTRMG can support your development:
- training and support in your current career
- the Career Framework scheme
- with the new Technical Trainee Scheme
- 'Self Help' links (time management; training handbooks, work related training documents and guidance)
- "on the job" training and career development in existing career
- careers case studies - people who have moved up in their job and how this was achieved
- NVQ schemes open to support staff
- staff development training courses available from the University
- lifelong Learning
- information and details of training for new members of staff
- redeployment - managed redeployment scheme within Faculty
Career Workshop: The 2007 Support Staff Conference has a workshop by Clare Brophy, Career and Development coach, about you and your career. Click here for further details on this workshop, and how you can register for the 2007 conference.
Help from the University
Training and career development
- Career Development and Training: The Career Management and Development Service is open to all staff so whether you feel you are at a career crossroads and want to explore options or know just what you want to do and need some advice as to how to achieve it then get in touch. Contact details for non-research staff: Clare Brophy, Career and Development Coach, Tel.: 0117 33 17801, email: Clare.Brophy@bristol.ac.uk.
- Staff Development: The Staff Development Team aims to provide a wide range of opportunities for staff and research postgraduate students. Their learning events are designed to help you develop your knowledge and skills in support of your current role, or to prepare you for a future role. External courses: https://www.bris.ac.uk/personnel/sdev/external_courses.html.
- Bristol Technicians This web site from Personnel Services was developed to improve communication to and from the technical workforce. The purpose is as a 'one stop shop' of relevant employment, training and career development information. It includes details of the Technical Trainee Scheme.
- Computer Support Staff training: Training and learning opportunities for departmental computer support staff available from Information Services.
Personal development and learning opportunities
- Lifelong learning: The Centre for Public Engagement offers many short courses and day schools on a wide variety of subjects that staff are able (often for free) to attend. The University also runs an extensive programme of continuing professional development / vocational lifelong learning courses.
Staff support services
- The Positive Working Environment "Making working life productive, rewarding, enjoyable & healthy" through the PWE Action Plan of commitments to staff.
- Staff Counselling Service: As well as providing a free confidential counselling service to all members of staff the Staff Counselling Service also provide a Performance and Development Coaching service.
- Support for International Staff.