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Launch Event28 June 2019

Presentation Presenter

What is the YPN? Kirsty Ayres and Sarah Murray

Rising Stars Jonathon Banks and Georgia Brown

Professional Registration Ross Calder

Networking All

What is the Young Persons Network (YPN)?Sarah Murray & Kirsty Ayres

Why did you join the Institute of Water?

What made you attend your first event?

YPNWould you like

more information on Professional Registration?

Would you like more

information on mentoring?

Do you want to network?

Do you want more

opportunities?

Do you want to gain new

skills?

Attract people to the industry

This is your network.

Area Reps

Ross McCorriskinScottish Water

Area Reps

Jonathon BanksNorthumbrian Water

Area Reps

Ross CalderNorthern Ireland Water

Area Reps

Bevitta MattuDwr Cymru Welsh Water

Area Reps

Georgia BrownSevern Trent Water

Area Reps

Fionn BoyleAnglian Water

Area Reps

Kirsty AyresWSP

Area Reps

Fiona MurphyBristol Water

Euan BlackWRC

This is your network!

YPRising Stars Presentation

YPN Launch - Rising Stars Presentation

Introductions

Georgia Brown

Jonathon Banks

What is the Rising Star Programme?

Accelerated development programme

Managed solely by the Institute of Water

Members are selected through an application process

Unique opportunities

What we have gained from the

programme so far…

Engage with senior leaders

Broaden our industry exposure

Insight into industry-wide issues and trends

Gained exposure to new innovations

Cross sector learning & sharing of best practice

Develop our skill set

Accelerated our continuous professional development

(CPD)

What makes a Rising Star?

Early stages of your career

Potential and appetite to progress

Continually seeking opportunities to develop

Genuine desire for professional networking

Stand out achiever

Rising Stars 2020

To apply you must be a member of the Institute of Water and at an early stage in your water sector career.

The application process will open in August, so keep an eye out for emails and check the IoW social media channels

For more information visit: www.instituteofwater.org.uk/rising-stars

Any questions?

Brand new ending…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ufWg6FKms

Professional Registration

Ross Calder

Young Persons Network

Professional registration – why do it?

Career advancement

Enhanced professional status

Peer recognition

Better industry awareness/ sharing of practise

Provides assurance

CPD

EvaluationWhere am I now?

Where do I want to be?

What are my strengths and weaknesses?

How do my needscompare with those

of my employer?

Recording & ReflectingPlanned versus Actual?

Unplanned opportunities?

Learning outcomes?

Contributions to goals

What could I do better next time?

PlanningWhat activities can help me

achieve my goals?

Short, medium and long-term goals and dates?

What do I need to do to get there?

What’s on offer?

The Institute of Water is the

only professional body that

offers all registrations at all

levels in Science, Engineering

and Environment.

What to aim for?Education Professional

DevelopmentCompetency Examples

• Advanced/ Modern • Apprenticeship • NVQ Level 3• Or equivalent

• Role statement• Evidence of competency

• Apply• Contribute• Accept responsibility• Interpersonal skills• Professional conduct

• BEng (similar)• Engineering foundation

degree• NVQ Level 4• Or equivalent

• Role statement• Evidence of competency

(including work completed and formal training)

• Apply and understand• Apply appropriate methods• Management• Interpersonal skills• Professional conduct

• BEng (similar) & Masters (i.e. MSc)

• MEng • Or equivalent

• Role statement• Evidence of competency

(including work completed and formal training)

• Apply, understand and optimise• Apply and analyse appropriate

methods• Leadership• Interpersonal skills• Professional conduct

CEnv application process

1. Check eligibility to apply

2. Carry out self assessment

3. Identify and approach two sponsors

4. Complete initial application form

5. Submit Professional Review Report

6. Attend Professional Review Interview

Professional Review Report

Knowledge & understanding of the environment

Sustainable management of the environment

Communication & interpersonal skills

Personal commitment to professional standards

Mentoring

• Being a member of IoW allowed me access to the Mentoring Programme

• Mentor helped guide me through the Environmental Registration process

• Provided advice about how best to structure Professional Review Report and offered a different perspective

• Additional benefits from being mentored and has opened up new opportunities for me

What CEnv can do for you…..

Employers and clients can have confidence in your professional skills and competence

EMPLOYMENT

Shows employers, peers and the public that you have spent a number of years developing your skills, knowledge and understanding

Provides a framework for continuing professional development and shows commitment to professional standards

CAREER PROGRESS

Puts you in touch with thousands of environmental professionals – see yourself as part of a wider environmental community

NETWORKING

Surveys have repeatedly shown that professional registration leads to higherearnings across working life

EARNINGS

CREDIBILITY

Final Advice…….

1. Read through the guidance thoroughly before starting your application

2. Use your CPD log to generate ideas on what specific examples you could talk about in the professional review report

3. Complete the report in sections, making notes under each of the competences to get started and adding examples when they come to mind

4. Get yourself a mentor to help guide you through the professional registration process

5. Make sure you give a few good, detailed examples of how you meet each competence using S.T.A.R. – don’t just list the things you do

6. At the interview bring examples of your work to help showcase your experience

7. Speak to others who have been through the process and seek advice

Networking

YP

Networking• 3 minutes• Find someone new when the bell rings• Take a selfie and upload with #IWaterYPN• Use LinkedIn QR code to connect