Career development day taster

About this event

Join us for this taster event to gain an insight into the benefits of focusing on your career and attending the Career Development Day event

In this career development taster event you will gain insights into the benefits in focusing on and owning your career and what the full day in November will offer.

We will work through:

• What is/isn’t career development

• Your Life Is Your Business…so take care of it

• Building a personal profile – Know yourself

Whether you’re curious about what career development is, unsure whether to attend the Career Development Day or want to gain basic tools to start using, join us for this event.

About the speaker:

Derek Osborn, Business and Career Coach for Whatnext4u

Derek is an enthusiastic and experienced career coach.

He has designed and delivered coaching, mentoring and career development workshops and training with many organisations, and previously with Sussex CIPD. He has been actively involved in the mentor program and training mentors.

Gayle Rowcroft, Grief Coach and CIPD Branch for Sussex Committee Member.

Gayle Rowcroft is an experienced and passionate coach, specialising in loss and grief. She has experience in HR as an Employee Engagement and Internal Communications Manager, organising many well-being and communication events and working with people to develop themselves to live the life they desire.

Guest speakers
Some events may include external speakers. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the CIPD.

Joining instructions
You'll receive your joining instructions again before the event, along with a reminder shortly before the session starts.

Recording
Some sessions may be recorded so that they can be shared with members who are unable to attend live. If a session is being recorded, we'll let you know at the start of the event.

Participating in the session
We encourage attendees to make the most of the discussion by using the chat, Q&A and other interactive features during the event. We ask that attendees participate directly and do not use AI bots or automated tools during the session as these will be removed.

Accessibility and reasonable adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your participation, please contact us and we'll do our best to accommodate your needs.