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Notes for Career Development Task Group CPD25. Meeting held May 11th 2004 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Present: David Gee (chair), Diana Herman, Chris Launder, Anthony Loveland, Ruth Moore (new member), Cathy Parr (minutes), Vivien Robertson. DG gave an introduction to plan the afternoon. Elected to take feedback from the group on last years' programmes – what went well, and what should be repeated next year. He advised that numbers for the Chartership programmes should be limited to no more than 25. Chartership programmes usually run on Wednesday evenings between 18:00 -20:00, avoiding Easter and Christmas vacations. Where possible, organisers will aim to run these events in the same months as last year. All advised to liaise with DG who can co-ordinate dates. DG reported that the Chartership programme has been well received and is getting mentioned in Cilip Chartership reports. Chartership Programme. Anthony Loveland: 'Chartership' session was successful. Planned as a two hour session with an additional hour split either side to allow for an 'icebreaking' session at the beginning and to allow for a social with drinks at the end. Aim was to provide opportunity for chartership students to network. AL flagged up that with the New Framework still undecided, that the number of sessions for this part of the programme remained uncertain. It was agreed however that AL should arrange another one to start the year around October time. Action: AL. 'Copyright' also arranged by AL – agreed should run again. Same speaker to be invited. (Paul Pedley?) Possibly during December. Action: AL. Chris Launder: 'Presentation and Teaching skills' acknowledged that there was a lot of content to cover in the time frame. Will explore possibility of alternating sessions in future between Presentation skills and teaching skills. Agreed to organise again, probably in March. Action: CL. Vivienne Robertson: 'Collection Development' was well attended but again a huge subject area to cover to include print, electronic and special materials. Possibly split these down in future on an alternating basis? Agreed this was essential content to run again. November? Action: VR. Diana Herman: 'Customer Care' Diana organised a paid speaker for this – Clare Mylles(?) Agreed another essential to be rerun this year. Possibly May. Action: DH. David Gee: 'Supervisory skills' and 'Financial Planning' To be run again. Suggest February and April respectively. Action: DG. Ruth Moore: Agreed to organise 'Selling Yourself'. DG advised her to contact Ann Poulson, Head of Library Services at SOAS, as she was the speaker last year. Action: RM. Seminar Programme 'Enriching your Graduate Trainee Year', run by Diana Herman. DH is not keen to rerun this event. Group decided not to run it during 2004/2005. However it went well and ran over an entire day with three speakers. Time was allowed so that attendees could network. DH also part-organised the 'Evaluating Training' session which was very successful, although it was decided that it would not be rerun in 2004/2005. 'Career Pathways' was organised by Elspeth Keith who is prepared to run it again. This year it was successful. A useful pointer to other schemes, eg NVQ's. Thought best to develop key areas included in this seminar in a whole day event called a Library Assistants Development Day (see later). Action: EK/DG. SDO's Day organised by Cathy Parr- went well. Agreed to consider running a session on CILIP's New Framework. CP will liaise with AL re the Framework and its likely impact on SDO's. AL is contacting CILIP for speakers. Action: CP/AL. 'Applying to Library School' Chris Launder organised this with five speakers which provided plenty of different perspectives. It was a good session, but a lot of speakers which made time available an issue as there was not enough for questions. CL requested an extension to timings of half an hour – alternative is to cut down by one speaker. DG suggested that a speaker on PT routes of study would prove useful. CL agreed to try a rerun during October. Action:CL. Diana Herman suggested that the task group run a programme for Library Assistants which could be validated and certificated by CPD25. Manchester was cited as an example. Possibility of running something on line. The group felt this was a good idea, except that it might repeat elements of the ACILIP being developed by CILIP. Problems with validation may arise. It was seen as a large project to develop. However discussion led to the suggestion that a day providing a forum for exchange of ideas and good practice could be mounted. Library Assistants / Frontline staff / para-professionals “Development Day�? Possible speakers from different library backgrounds would be favourable. Eg, public, medical and research. CP/RM/DH will discuss provision of a day which could include self development, career pathways, consolidation of transferable skills, exchange of experience and good practice. It could also include commentary on ways of supporting students from differing educational backgrounds/subject areas, bearing in mind the growth of co-operative schemes such as UKLP. EK could also help with suggesting for useful speakers on qualifications (e.g. NVQ’s, distance learning etc.). Event to be run twice during 2004/2005, advertise one in Spring 2005 and one in the early Summer 2005. Action: CP/DH/RM/EK. Evaluation Forms The group suggested that the post course evaluation form should be customised. Portfolio's DG is thinking about an afternoon session which covers 'portfolio's' Action:DG Visits University of Hertfordshire – new DeHavilland Campus LRC. Action: VR/CP National Gallery Library or Foreign Office Library . Action: AL. AOB None Date of next meeting Agreed that one was not needed as the initial planning was complete. The group would keep in touch be email. DG closed the meeting by thanking everyone for their efforts during the past year. CP/DG 19th May 2004 |
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