EARLY-CAREER | UK-SPEC: D,E | THREE DAYS | IN-PERSON
Graduates thriving in the workplace in-company training course
This course can be delivered in-company or at IET Stevenage: Futures Place
About the training course
This three-day programme is designed to support engineering graduates as they step into the professional world.
Preparing them for the world of work will help them build resilience and navigate expectations from colleagues effectively, whilst looking after their mental wellbeing.
Scott Ramsey
Scott Rumsey is a very experienced and passionate trainer and coach with over twenty years’ experience working in major organisations.
Scott is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), an NVQ Assessor and an Internal Verifier. He is also accredited to deliver Facet5 feedback. Scott is an expert in personal development, particularly in the field of motivation, communication and how we think.
A popular and enthusiastic trainer, facilitator and coach, Scott revels in the opportunity to help people learn and flourish. He shows great empathy for his participants and creates a positive learning environment. Scott works with people managers and team members facilitating interactive and engaging programmes.
- Recognise and dispel common myths about professional life
- Understand the shift in expectations from university to workplace
- Assess individual skills and mindsets relevant to workplace success
- Develop effective communication and networking abilities
- Adapt to various workplace cultures and environments
- Build resilience and growth-oriented outlook for career development
- Formulate a personalised action plan for professional transition
Day one - Entering the professional world
Welcome and Introductions
- Creating a psychological safe space for honest and supportive discussion
- Agreeing expectations
- Ice-breaker activity: ‘Your vision for the future’
Facing the reality of work
- Common myths vs. reality of work
- Self-assessment: skills and mindsets for the workplace
- Discussion: Sharing hopes and concerns
Professional behaviours and business culture
- What is professional behaviour?
- Navigating workplace etiquette and unspoken rules
- Understanding and adapting to company culture
- Case studies: responding to ethical dilemmas
Introduction to team dynamics
- Overview of organisational structure
- Types of teams and roles in the workplace
- Activity: team building challenge
- Reflection and Q & A
Day three - Self-management for workplace success
Time management foundations
- Understanding what’s important
- Prioritising using the Eisenhower matrix
- Using the Pomodoro technique
- Dealing with distractions and meeting deadlines
- Managing your email inbox
Stress, resilience and wellbeing
- Recognising workplace stressors
- Techniques for building resilience and managing stress
- Maintaining wellbeing and work-life balance
- Practical activity: Creating a personal resilience self-care plan
Integrating your skills – your next steps
- Reflection: Key takeaways from the workshop
- Goal-setting for professional development
- Peer feedback and commitment pledge
- Workshop conclusion and next steps
- Certificate presentation
Day two - Effective communication and collaboration
Adapting communication across departments
- Understanding different functions: what do they do?
- Adjusting communication style: Technical, creative, managerial, and support teams
- Active listening and asking the right questions
Collaborating across levels and disciplines
- Working with senior managers, peers, and junior staff
- Value of multidisciplinary teams
- Overcoming barriers to collaboration
- Practical activity: mixed-discipline group project
Complex problem-solving
- Defining and analysing complex problems at work
- Approaches and frameworks for problem-solving
- Creative thinking techniques
- Group exercise: Case study analysis and presentation
- Reflection and Q & A
All prices are per person.
By attending this event, you’re helping to support the IET’s charitable mission, helping to inspire, inform and influence the global engineering and technology community, to engineer a better world.