Career Development Passport - launching 2013

Updated 3/25/13

March 25, 2013

Launch events to confirm participation in the Career Development Passport Pilot were held in March 2013.   Information and activities associated with the Pilot can be found at: http://hr.umich.edu/career/passport/index.html 

Background:

  • Designed to assist U-M staff with taking more responsibility for their individual career development aspirations, this self-led and self-motivating active program allows for staff to learn about various career opportunities available at U-M, and about the importance of creating career development strategies that include:
  • Personal/career assessments
  • Career exploration
  • On-going learning and development
  • Networking opportunities

CD Pilot Overview:
What is the Career Development Passport Pilot?

  • A 12-month pilot initiative with an overall goal of enhancing knowledge of career navigation strategies among current regular staff

What are Career Development Passport Pilot Goals?

  • To provide career navigation and development presentations across a variety of professions
  • To offer opportunities to engage in career networking, coaching and mentoring activities
  • To provide access to career development tools, including information to leverage the resources available through the Career Development Resources web site
  • To increase communication about career advancement and professional development at the U-M

Why Should Staff Participate in the Passport Pilot?

  • Empowerment opportunity to take more responsibility for individual career aspirations
  • Structured opportunities to network and meet potential mentors/coaches/advisers
  • Opportunities to attend monthly lunch-time career-focused brown bag events
  • Access to on-line tool to create e-portfolio (access to MLearning tool)
  • Access to CD Pilot Passport to document career/professional development journey (hard copy and on-line)

Who Can Participate?

  • as many as 900 regular staff on the Ann Arbor and Medical campuses (participation not extended to Regional campuses at this time)

When Does the Pilot Begin and What is the Timeline?

  • An on-line pre-registration period will take place in February, 2013
  • The 12-month Pilot will begin in March 2013 with registrants attending a kick-off event to confirm participation and to register for access to MLearning (e-portfolio tool)
  • CD Pilot activities begin March 2013 thru February 2014

Where will Events Take Place?

  • Kick-off events will be held at 3 separate U-M locations (March 2013 specific dates/times - TBD):  open house format with career-focused poster sessions; access to content experts; registration for access to MLearning; and to pick-up CD Passport.
  • CD Pilot events will take place at a variety of locations across the university and in collaboration with Unit Partners

What Resources are Associated with the CD Pilot?

  • CD Passport booklet* will be available to document career development journey at the March 2013 kick-off events; the booklet will also be made available on-line for downloading
  • e-Portofolio creation:  registration to use on-line tool (MLearning) to create personalized transcripts of learning & development activities will occur at March 2013 kick-off events
  • Units/departments will host career-focused learning events beginning in April 2013
  • Calendar of monthly events will be posted/communicated on a regular basis beginning in March 2013
  • Career Development Resources web site will house relevant information for participants and for supervisors
  • No-cost workshops and a conference hosted/facilitated by HRD will be announced in March 2013

What is a CD Passport?*
The CD Passport is a hard copy booklet that will allow for participants to:

  • make journal entries about career activities in 4 areas: self-assessment & readiness; career exploration; job search and professional development
  • document/capture information about connections with mentors/coaches/advisers
  • document attendance at unit-based career events
  • reference information about the U-M shared commitment in support of career development

The CD Passport will also be available on-line.

What are Unit Partners?
Unit partners are volunteers that support and participate in the CD Pilot as follows: 

  • identify classifications or job groups within their unit to be showcased as potential career opportunities for current U-M staff
  • host at least 1 brown bag career session for CD Pilot participants (within the 12-month pilot period)
  • identify classification-focused content/subject matter expert(s) to participate in poster session kick-off events (attend all 3 events)
  • identify individuals to be available to serve as peer career mentors/coaches/advisers and to participate in speed-networking events

How Do I Get More Information?

  • Departments and units interested in receiving additional information about the CD Pilot should contact the Career Development Passport Pilot planning team at cdp-pilot@umich.edu.
  • Updates will be made to the Voices of the Staff website as progress is made with development and implementation of this pilot initiative:  http://www.voices.umich.edu/announcements/cdp2012.html .

This 12-month career development-focused initiative is a collaboration of:

  • University Human Resources
  • Voices of the Staff Career Development Network Group
  • Center for the Education of Women
  • Women of Color Task Force
  • Health System Human Resources

CD Pilot Planning Team Members:

  • Jacquie Bowman
  • Valerie Eaglin
  • Patti Kardia
  • Marlanna Landeros
  • Veretta Nix
  • Janice Reuben
  • Ron Sober
  • Kristen Storey
  • Latreece Taylor 
  • Jean Tennyson
  • Kerianne Tupac
  • Janis Williamson

 

Departments and units interested in receiving additional information about the pilot should contact the Career Development Passport Pilot planning team at cdp-pilot@umich.edu.