Planning Education to Planning Practice An Employers Perspective Graham Stallwood Royal Borough of W

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Planning Education to Planning PracticeAn
Employers PerspectiveGraham StallwoodRoyal
Borough of Windsor Maidenhead 15th January
2008
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Personal attributes
Ability to work as part of a team
Organised
Able to analyse, balance and assess
Customer focus
Integrity/loyalty
Flexibility
Does not lose sight of aims
Adaptable and able to learn
Ability to work on own
Committed to on-going learning
Ability to build relationships and partnerships
Ability to communicate
Ability to find innovative solutions
Challenges
Ability to influence and negotiate
Passion and belief
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Knowledge and skills attributes
Design and spatial appreciation
Project management
Planning outside the UK
Principles of spatial interaction
Appreciation of other professions related to
specialism
IT literacy
History and development of planning
Statistical analysis
Understands development industry
Political awareness
Why planning is important
Knowledge of specialism
Understands local government
Planning in the UK
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Reality
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Personal attributes
Ability to work as part of a team
Organised
Able to analyse, balance and assess
Customer focus
Integrity/loyalty
Flexibility
Does not lose sight of aims
Adaptable and able to learn
Ability to work on own
Committed to on-going learning
Ability to build relationships and partnerships
Ability to communicate
Ability to find innovative solutions
Challenges
Ability to influence and negotiate
Passion and belief
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Knowledge and skills attributes
Design and spatial appreciation
Project management
Planning outside the UK
Principles of spatial interaction
Appreciation of other professions related to
specialism
IT literacy
History and development of planning
Statistical analysis
Understands development industry
Why planning is important
Political awareness
Knowledge of specialism
Understands local government
Planning in the UK
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Present day positives
Ability to work as part of a team
Principles of spatial interaction
Able to analyse, balance and assess
Appreciation of other professions related to
specialism
Ability to work on own
IT literacy
Committed to on-going learning
Statistical analysis
Ability to build relationships and partnerships
Why planning is important
Knowledge of specialism
History and development of planning
Planning in the UK
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Present day less positive
Design and spatial appreciation
Project management
Planning outside the UK
Understands local government
Does not lose sight of aims
Understands development industry
Customer focus
Challenges
Ability to communicate
Ability to influence and negotiate
Passion and belief
Political awareness
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The future assumptions (1)
Further broadness to the profession Increased
pressure to innovate and learn Blurring of
disciplinary boundaries, yet increased use of
specialisms Pressure to show what planning can
deliver Climate change agenda
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The future assumptions (2)
Increased community expectations against disputed
leadership in society Increasingly educated and
independent society concept that planners know
best has gone Change will continue to be fast and
lifelong learning paramount Increased project
management role Continued growth of private sector
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The future what we will need (1)
Increased need for recognition of specialisms and
on-going ability obtain
Increased partnership between planning schools
and employers
Improved design and structural knowledge
Improved knowledge of industry workings public
and private
Skills - project management/budgets
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The future what we will need (2)
Communication, influencing and negotiating skills
to those at all levels of society
Early exposure and engagement with other related
professions
Instill concept of lifelong learning
A profession reflecting diversity of the
communities for whom we plan
Culture of challenge
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Questions?