Networking.Professional development

Additionally, the lEE professional development function is exploring the possibility for Chartered Engineers in the regions to take on mentees who lack company support. There are still some reservations about ethical issues in these relationships - for example, mentors who might work for competitors of the mentee s company. This new lEE Mentoring Network will offer candidates an opportunity to find a trained mentor who is outside their immediate work place. The network is supported by the lEE Professional Development Section -principally Tony Johns (lEE Mentoring Executive Officer). A retired Chartered Engineer with many years experience as a traditional lEE mentor, Johns role is to ... 

Etzkowitz et al. make another important statement in their paper Informal networks are indispensable to professional development, career advancement, and scientific progress. Contiguity of helpful colleagues improves the conditions for scientific achievement. Contiguity is the key. It is not just a... 

There has been a large decline in the number of students interested in taking up a study of sciences or mathematics. In a recent report [1] produced for the European Communities the authors indicate that action is needed to reverse that trend. They propose a renewal of the pedagogical practices used in the schools. A change from the normally used deductive method to an inquiry-based method. They also assume that teachers play a key role in the renewal of science education Networks of teachers stimulate teacher s professional development... and stimulate morale and motivation ... 

An academy established in 1999 by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to offer career support to ASSE members and the profession. Its program includes an annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition, workshops and seminars offered throughout the United States, and professional networking. See also American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). 

They face the potential atrophy of teaching skills through lack of opportunity for engagement with teachers in professional development and participation in collaborative networks (Smyth et al, 2000, p. 144). 

As the pulse ofthe industry, the American Society of Safety Engineers SAFETY 2012 Professional Development Conference Exposition is your source for the knowledge, skills, continuing education units (CEUs) and networking on the important and emerging issues in the safety, health and environmental (SH E) profession. 

The Aimual Scientific Meetings (usually held in late September/early October) organised by the BEAI, provide an opportunity for engineers both in the public and private sectors to come together to network, share knowledge and experiences, thereby allowing all to positively develop. This continuous professional development helps to ensure that resources such as people, time, money, and equipment are efficiently and... 

HOT TOPIC Professional development, networking, executive management... 

Through the VPPPA, occupational safety, health and environmental leaders get opportunities for networking, education and professional development. 

Do thank another professional who has accepted your referral, because showing your appreciation will help develop your professional network. And do follow up to make sure that the referral led to contact. We have an ethical responsibility to determine whether the client made it to his or her appointment. Many times this may require the treatment professional to whom the referral was made to sign a release in order to talk with you. 

Developing a professional network helps counselors and therapists provide the best care possible to clients. Networks not only work to improve the treatment outcomes of clients, but also can increase the knowledge of therapists and counselors as well as provide for professional support to avoid burnout and poor decisions. Networks can make the process of referring clients much easier as well. 

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