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Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:40 pm |
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| Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:06 pm |
| Dee Cleary |
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| Can anyone help pse? I want to provide psychometric testing to schools and to adults. I have level A Morrisby but haven't used it for a while so I'm out of touch. Is this still the preferred method or are there other ones out there which are more suitable? Any thoughts would be gratefully appreciated. |
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Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:48 pm |
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| Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:37 pm |
| Denise Taylor |
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| Hi Guys, I'm looking to work on a consultancy/self-employed basis. Any ideas what the going rate is for 1-1 careers consultancy - either daily or per hr. Your thoughts would be very useful and appreciated. Many thanks. Dee Cleary |
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Fri May 16, 2008 2:37 pm |
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| Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:51 am |
| Emma White |
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| Hi my name is Emma White, I am a Personal Development Coach and Founder of Life's a Breeze. I specialise in career coaching and development issues. I have developed various innovative blended learning packages and toolkits which assist individuals to identify potential careers that match life requirements. These toolkits also assist individuals to achieve career ambitions they otherwise would lack confidence to try. These toolkits are available for use by other coaches, career practitioners, charities, schools and colleges. |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:45 pm |
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| Hi all, I have just started working as and independent IAG consultant, mainly working with Local Authorities, schools/colleges/training providers. I attended a Business Link course yesterday about business start-up and they suggested I need to take out Public Liability Insurance. I have already taken out Professional Indemnity Insurance. So I just wondered what other peoples' experiences were? |
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Mon Apr 7, 2008 2:26 pm |
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Hello everyone, I'm so pleased that there is a forum for private practitioners as it can be quite isolated out here! I was Head of Careers at an independent girls' school in the north east for 7 years and after taking early retirement 3 years ago I was 'persuaded'to take over the careers dept of another similar school on a part-time basis. I also started working on a freelance basis for a national careers organisation which involved visiting a variety of schools to carry out the one to one interviews which are a part of their programmes. As I really enjoy working with young people and can't actually imagine retiring for a good while yet I'm setting up a consultancy and would really welcome any advice you can give me. I've had some really useful workshops with Business Link but need specific guidance related advice. For example, what do you think about the necessity of taking out prof. indemnity insurance?
I'm now based back down in the south between Chichester and Portsmouth so if there's anyone within reach it would be good to meet up. |
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:28 pm |
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| Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:09 pm |
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| After 18 years working for various Careers Services: Hampshire County Council, VT Southern Careers & lastly, Connexions, I decided last Easter to go it alone. I currently provide CEG consultancy services to a small independent school, responsible also for the careers lessons and the individual Career Guidance interviews. When our local Community Mental Health team needed some help to support clients on their pilot "Returning to work" programme, I was invited to help. They were interested to try out the "Adult Directions" computer aided guidance programme and asked me to train staff to use it with clients. A speculative phone call to our local Connexions Company last August, led to 7 months freelance work at a local secondary school, where the Careers Adviser (Personal Adviser) was on long term sick leave. The school needed career guidance interviews, group work sessions, and presentations and even some staff INSET on Kudos. One thing led to another and I was offered a 'trouble shooting' consultancy role at another school, where the Careers Education programme had fallen into disrepair! Other work has included occasional home based work, reviewing careers websites on behalf of a Careers Software publisher. Liberated now from mountainous administration and endless meetings, my spaniel & I are enjoying a much improved and flexible working schedule. I would be happy to exchange hints & tips especially on how to maintain a balanced 'portfolio' of private work. |
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Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:49 pm |
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| Mon Mar 3, 2008 7:21 am |
| Denise Taylor |
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| What a fantastic development - a Private Practitioners Forum, great news! I've been banging on for years that the ICG need to cater more for the privateer and tailor some of the language to the needs of the independent sector and work with adults. My particular passion with the ICG hinges about our professional status over greater inclusivity. I'm all for inclusivity, I'm just worried that it comes at a great cost. Am I a professional or a technician?! |
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Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:02 pm |
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| Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:00 am |
| Carol |
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Lynn Tulip - Assessment 4 Potential
I'm a bit of a portfolio person really, but as Chartered MCIPD and ICG member I offer a range of career management services including 1:1 adult guidance.
I am well qualified in a range of assessments and am passionate about their benefits and uses. one of the most innovative and interesting ones I have used recently is the 4G.
I am a serial on-line networker too, using different web platforms to aid my business. |
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:29 pm |
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Dear Peter and Ann, welcome to the group, and I'm delighted you have taken the time to introduce yourself. I think the ethical issues are an important one to consider, and whether we should have formal supervision, to discuss ethical issues.
Working on our own is a challenge in itself, it's the business skills that are as important as our profession abilities. I was fortunate in both taking a good redundancy package and also in taking on consultancy assignments which brought in a good income. In hindsight it held me back as I never had time to develop my private practice when I was busy with occupational psychology assignments. |
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:46 pm |
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I'm Peter Russell-Wilson. I have had a small private practice since 2000. Before this I had a practice as a counselor. I have since 2000 also been in paid work with various local authorities but not part of Connexions. I've worked mainly with unemployed adults on various government employability programmes. My private practice as been around help people with employment issues either learning to enjoy their job again or getting out and doing something they really enjoy. I also got into a side line help various people into the airline industry. In my paid job I specialize in the logistics industry. My other main interest is in employability within the voluntary sector and i work with a number of local charities for free helping them to develop their organization and their volunteers or staff.
Would like to break out on my own but the reason i got out of private counseling was it was find if you had a partner or pension as a second income but it really didn't generate enough money to keep you mainly because up in the tees valley people just thing they shouldn't have to pay. I've always aimed my work at those in employment rather than the companies employing them since i see myself as a guidance practitioner not a coach mentor but with my work with CALM i have been developing my coaching and mentoring skills.
I would hope one day to become a chartered psychologist either in the occupational division or the coaching division once it gets to that point.
I am just completing my Fellowship of the Institute of Leadership and Management and looking to go on to do my CIPD.
Well that's enough about me. |
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