career development ama nicola jones museums & galleries officer sefton mbc

Career Development

AMA

Nicola Jones

Museums & Galleries Officer

Sefton MBC

What is the AMA?

What is the AMA?

• Associate of the Museums Association

• Level of membership of the Museums Association

• Continuing professional development for the workplace

Why do the AMA?

Why do the AMA?

• Career progression

Why do the AMA?

• Career progression

• Competitive edge

Why do the AMA?

• Career progression

• Competitive edge

• Professional recognition

Why do the AMA?

• Career progression

• Competitive edge

• Professional recognition

• Keeping up-to-date

Benefits to Employers

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels• Staff develop broader experience

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels• Staff develop broader experience• Staff improve their capability for taking on

responsibilities

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels• Staff develop broader experience• Staff improve their capability for taking on

responsibilities• Staff have more clearly defined training needs

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels• Staff develop broader experience• Staff improve their capability for taking on

responsibilities• Staff have more clearly defined training needs• Staff show higher quality performance and

outputs

Benefits to Employers

• Staff have higher skills levels• Staff develop broader experience• Staff improve their capability for taking on

responsibilities• Staff have more clearly defined training needs• Staff show higher quality performance and

outputs• Staff have improved morale and higher levels

of motivation

Why Did I Do The AMA?

Why Did I Do The AMA?

• For all of the reasons mentioned!

How Did I Do My AMA?

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

• Draft plan

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

• Draft plan– Identified current role and future

aspirations

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

• Draft plan– Identified current role and future

aspirations– Identified goals

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

• Draft plan– Identified current role and future

aspirations– Identified goals– Identified needs

How Did I Do My AMA?

• SWOT analysis

• Mentor

• Draft plan– Identified current role and future

aspirations– Identified goals– Identified needs– Identified specific development activities

My First Plan

Specific Development Activities

Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities

Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities

• Formal learning – courses, seminars, conferences etc

Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities

• Formal learning – courses, seminars, conferences etc

• Self directed/informal learning – reading, looking at websites etc

Specific Development Activities

• Professional work-based activities

• Formal learning – courses, seminars, conferences etc

• Self directed/informal learning – reading, looking at websites etc

• Networking

Problems Along The Way

Problems Along The Way

• Changed job

Problems Along The Way

• Changed job

• Changed organisation

Problems Along The Way

• Changed job

• Changed organisation

• Changed region

Opportunities

Opportunities

• AMA support group

Opportunities

• AMA support group

• New learning opportunities

Opportunities

• AMA support group

• New learning opportunities

• Experience

Evaluating My Learning

Evaluating My Learning

• Log

Evaluating My Learning

• Log

• Summaries

Evaluating My Learning

• Log

• Summaries

• Meetings with Mentor

Final Step - Professional Review

• Topical issues

• Ethical issues

• Review of your cpd

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

• Increased my confidence

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

• Increased my confidence

• Kept my career on track

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

• Increased my confidence

• Kept my career on track

• Rounded museum professional

What Impact Has The AMA Had For Me?

• Focused my efforts

• Increased my confidence

• Kept my career on track

• Rounded museum professional

• Career progression

Achieved AMA – The End?

CPD+ Learning Set

nicola.jones@leisure.sefton.gov.uk