Planning for success Planning for success Kate AmisKate Amis

Manager, The Geography Ambassador ProjectManager, The Geography Ambassador Project

Thinking aheadThinking ahead

►What do you want What do you want in the future?in the future?

►Do you have any Do you have any plans?plans?

►What is at the top What is at the top of your ladder?of your ladder?

Looking at my future from here

Making plans

My career choice

Course choices 16+Work experience choices

Course choices 14+

Here and now choices

Your Career as a Ladder

My university or training

The first rule The first rule

►ResearchResearch

► What careers are available?What careers are available?

► What do the careers in each sector involve?What do the careers in each sector involve?

► How can I find out more? How can I find out more? ContactsContacts, work , work experience, visits, internet, library.experience, visits, internet, library.

The second rule The second rule ►Planning Planning

► From the From the future ...........backfuture ...........backwards !wards !

► Establish some Establish some long term goals.long term goals.

► They do not have They do not have to be set in stone.to be set in stone.

The third ruleThe third rule►Target setting Target setting

Geography

GeographyCreative Arts and Design

Geography

Mathematics

Geography English

Geography

Sport PoliticsGeography

BusinessGeography

BiologyGeography

ICTGeography

Photography

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Activity 2

Career AreasCareer Areas

► SettlementSettlement► SocietySociety► Geographical Geographical

techniquestechniques► Physical systemsPhysical systems► Travel, leisure and Travel, leisure and

tourismtourism► Economic worldEconomic world► Development and Development and

global issuesglobal issues

SettlementSettlement

► Are you interested in Are you interested in shaping the shaping the relationship between relationship between people and their people and their environments? environments?

► Regeneration officerRegeneration officer► Landscape architectLandscape architect► Town plannerTown planner► Environmental Environmental

consultantconsultant

Kate – Surveyor Kate – Surveyor I studied geography at Cambridge and on leaving I got a job with my current employer, Allsop Property Consultants. I did a masters degree for two years

and qualified to become a Chartered Surveyor.

Leisure, travel and cultureLeisure, travel and culture► Are you interested in Are you interested in

discovering, exploring discovering, exploring and promoting different and promoting different places, cultures or places, cultures or sports?sports?

► Sports venue managerSports venue manager► Event managerEvent manager► Travel or tour operatorTravel or tour operator► Youth and community officerYouth and community officer► Museum educator Museum educator

John – Co Ordinator 2012 John – Co Ordinator 2012 London Olympic Games London Olympic Games

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Physical systemsPhysical systems

► Do you enjoy being Do you enjoy being in the landscape and in the landscape and working with the working with the natural environment?natural environment?

► Coastal engineerCoastal engineer► Flood protection officerFlood protection officer► Weather presenterWeather presenter► Environmental Environmental

consultantconsultant

Lucy – Lucy – Sky NewsSky News weather weather forecaster and presenter forecaster and presenter

I love the changing patterns of geography; no day is ever the same and geography keeps me on my toes.

Economic worldEconomic world

► Do you want to Do you want to make key decisions make key decisions that shape the that shape the commercial world?commercial world?

► LawyerLawyer► RetailerRetailer► Accountant Accountant ► Financial analystFinancial analyst

Antony- Retail location Antony- Retail location analyst analyst

I am currently working for a large

retailer doing location planning. This

involved plotting store locations and customer details

onto a digital map.

Development and global Development and global issuesissues

► Are you interested Are you interested in world events? Do in world events? Do you want to work you want to work towards improving towards improving social inequality social inequality across the globe?across the globe?

► DiplomatDiplomat► Overseas volunteerOverseas volunteer► Aid workerAid worker► Charity co-ordinatorCharity co-ordinator

Tania – DEFRA & United Tania – DEFRA & United Nations Nations

I work on projects for DEFRA with

the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) and Sustainable Development

Programme. I help organise meetings, write

speeches and prepare briefings. I

often visit New York and Nairobi.

Environment and Environment and SustainabilitySustainability

► Do you care about Do you care about the future of the the future of the planet? planet?

► Resource managerResource manager► Recycling officerRecycling officer► Forestry managerForestry manager► Cycle route plannerCycle route planner

Matt – Carbon budgetsMatt – Carbon budgets

Our project is developing ideas for introducing a

personal carbon allocation, which would

give each of us an incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.