Full-Day Workshop on Career Transition and Skill Enhancement in Q4 2024 (Melbourne)

Unleash Your Potential: Transition with Confidence

Location: Venue TBC, Melbourne CBD

Date: To be confirmed (Q4 2024)

Maximum Participants: 12

About the Workshop:

Are you looking to pivot your career, upskill, or dive into a new profession? Are you concerned about the rapid acceleration of AI and its impact on your job security? Do you aspire to achieve a better work-life balance and flexibility in your career? Join my intensive full-day workshop designed specifically for professionals aiming to transition into new career paths or enhance their current skills. As a physiotherapist turned software engineer, and a postgraduate educator at RMIT Online, I will provide you with the tools, strategies, and actionable plans to make your career transition smooth and successful. Together, we will address the fears and unknowns about your career transition as well as AI's impact on your profession. You will learn to design a career with the work-life balance and flexibility you aspire to achieve.

Workshop Highlights:

• Real-Life Transition Insights: Learn from my journey from physiotherapist to software engineer.
• The GROW Framework: A strategic approach to navigate career shifts and skill enhancement.
• Ikigai Approach: Discover your purpose and align your career with your passions and strengths.
• Growth Mindset: Cultivate a mindset focused on growth and continuous learning.
• Beginner's Mind: Embrace new challenges with openness and curiosity.
• Understanding AI Trends: Stay ahead by understanding AI trends in your profession and industry.
• Proactive Skill Enhancement: Learn how to 10x your skills and value, reducing the risk of job displacement.
• Work-Life Balance and Flexibility: Design a career that provides the balance and flexibility you desire.
• Using AI Tools: Accelerate your learning and boost productivity with cutting edge AI tools.
• Hands-On Activities: Practical exercises to assess your strengths, weaknesses, and self-limiting beliefs.
• Peer-to-Peer Learning: Collaborative sessions to optimise learning and productivity.
• Actionable Plan: Leave with a tangible plan tailored to your career goals.

Agenda:

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Registration and Networking

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Welcome and Introduction

• Overview of the day's activities and objectives
• Introduction to my transition journey

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Unpacking Strengths and Weaknesses

• Self-assessment exercises
• Identifying core strengths and areas for improvement

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Morning Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs

• Techniques to identify and overcome mental barriers
• Group discussion and support

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Optimising Learning and Productivity

• Strategies for efficient learning and skill acquisition
• Tools and techniques to boost productivity

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Lunch Break

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: The GROW Framework for Career Shifts

• Detailed exploration of the GROW framework
• Application exercises tailored to individual goals

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Understanding AI Trends and Proactively Enhancing Skills

• Insights into AI trends affecting various professions and industries
• Strategies to 10x your skills and value, reducing the risk of job displacement

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Afternoon Break

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Applying the Ikigai Approach

• Understanding the four components of Ikigai: what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for
• Exercises to find your Ikigai

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM: Embracing a Growth Mindset and Beginner's Mind

• Techniques to develop a growth mindset and see challenges as opportunities
• Adopting a beginner's mind to stay open and curious in your career transition

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Using AI Tools to Accelerate Learning and Boost Productivity

• Overview of AI tools and their applications
• Hands-on session on integrating AI tools into your learning and work processes

5:00 PM: Creating Your Actionable Plan

• Guided workshop to develop a personalised plan
• Setting short-term and long-term goals

5:30 PM: Q&A and Closing Remarks

• Open floor for questions and discussion
• Final thoughts and next steps

6:00 PM: Networking Drinks

• Connect with fellow participants and expand your professional network over drinks

Who Should Attend?

• Professionals looking to transition to a new career
• Individuals aiming to upskill or enhance their current roles
• Aspiring entrepreneurs
• Anyone seeking to optimise their learning and productivity

Why Attend?

• Gain practical insights and strategies from my successful career transition story
• Develop a clear, actionable plan to achieve your career goals
• Connect with like-minded professionals and expand your network
• Access exclusive tools and resources to boost your productivity

Reserve Your Spot:

For expressions of interest or if you would like to learn more about this workshop, please privately message me on LinkedIn directly.

Please note that this full day workshop is limited to a maximum of 12 participants.

Reserve your spot today and take the first step towards a successful career transition!