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Klaudia Jasionowska and Vani Naik
PGR Employability: making group career coaching work in smaller institutions

1. PGR Employability: making
group career coaching work
in smaller institutions
UKCGE Conference 2024
Klaudia Jasionowska and Vani Naik

2. Context
oPostgraduate Student Career
Progression
oDedicated and Specialised
Support
oExploration of varied career
paths

3. Edinburgh Napier University
Challenges:
oA small institution
oLimited Resources
Financial, personnel and time.
Solutions:
oCross- departmental buy- in
oDedication to supporting the concordat
oExternal Support

4. Creating the Programme
Priorities:
oAllow for a passage of time
oCreate an in- person space
oBuild community
oAllow for development and change

5. Creating the Programme
Priorities:
oAllow for a passage of time
oCreate an in- person space
oBuild community
oAllow for development and change

6. Group coaching
oCommunity Building
oShared burden of fears and
worries
oCamaraderie
oDiversity of Experience
oResource appropriate

7. Group coaching
oCommunity Building
oShared burden of fears and
worries
oCamaraderie
oDiversity of Experience
oResource appropriate

8. Grow Your Career Confidence:
Career Coaching Programme
Programme Outline
Session Description
Session 1: Introduction
•Meet coaching and fellow group coaching participants.
•The focus of this session is to set up expectations, clarify the
group coaching programme, and sign a contract to maintain
confidentiality.
•The aim of this session is also to set themes for sessions 2-5 and
agree ways of working together.
Session 2: Group Coaching 1•Under the guidance of your career coaches focus on different
aspects of career development over 4 sessions.
•The topics of these sessions will be decided as a group but could
include; self-awareness, career options and making decisions.
•The coaches will support these discussions throughout.
Session 3: Group Coaching 2
Session 4: Group Coaching 3
Session 5: Group Coaching 4
Session 6: Final Session
•Wrap up of group coaching programme and looking ahead to
next steps.

9. Grow Your Career Confidence:
Career Coaching Programme
Contracting and
introductions
Self-awareness
Exploring career
options
Goal setting and
action planning
Networking
Programme wrap-
up and next steps

10. Feedback
“It was a great opportunity to meet
others in same stage and similar
challenges and it allows me to see my
situation from different lens and focus
on what I can do rather than my
weaknesses. Overall, I really learnt
and enjoyed these sessions and I’ll
recommend it to others, definitely.”
“I appreciated many aspects, but the top one was the way in which the exercises turned the frameworks around in a way that provided a different perspective - like doing the
highs & lows career timeline.”
“All the information about job seeking that are out there, the tools, resources as well, to help build your CV, prepare for an interview and a good cover letter as well.”
“I had an opportunity to understand my goals and acquire confidence to work towards my career growth.”

11. Feedback
“It was a great opportunity to meet
others in same stage and similar
challenges and it allows me to see
my situation from different lens and
focus on what I can do rather than my
weaknesses. Overall, I really learnt
and enjoyed these sessions and I’ll
recommend it to others, definitely.”
“I appreciated many aspects, but the top one was the way in which the exercises turned the frameworks around in a way that provided a
different perspective - like doing the
highs & lows career timeline.”
“All the information about job
seeking that are out there, the tools, resources as well, to help build your
CV, prepare for an interview and a good cover letter as well.”“I had an opportunity to understand
my goals and acquire confidence to
work towards my career growth.”

12. How did they feel about the
programme?

13. Before and After: Career Planning
BEFORE AFTER
I know what my career goals are
I feel confident in my future career
prospects
I am sure of my next career steps
I have worked towards building a
CV that suits my next career steps
I have looked at applications for my chosen career
I have identified roles I am suited to
I have identified roles I am I have
questions about my career path
I have applied for roles in my
chosen career path
I have been employed in a role in
my chosen career path
I am happy In the employment role I am in

14. Let’s Evaluate
oPositive feedback
oEffective team working across departments
oManaging expectations is required
oDeveloping online component for future
oManaging sensitive topics may be required

15. What next?
oRepeat the programme
oMultiple cohorts and individualised
for schools
oMultiple modalities with an online or
hybrid group