RenewableUK_D3_E11

E11: Introduction to
Renewable Energy Careers

Andrew Bellamy
Head of Industrial Development, AREVA UK

Inspiring the next generation of
industry talent
Ian Bryan
The Crown Estate
Development Manager
RUK Conference:
Birmingham | 7thNovember 2013
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The Crown Estate
• Landowner established in 1760, comprising all the land owned by the King.
• Public body (The Crown Estate Act 1961) acting as a commercial enterprise – but not
part of Government.
• Assets £8.1 billion, all proceeds paid to Treasury (£240 million in 2011/12).
• Owner of the seabed around the UK.
• Owner of about half the foreshore and coastline of the UK.
• Oil and Gas rights are held by government.
• Four separate “portfolios” of property.
Urban Portfolio Energy &
Infrastructure
Portfolio
Rural & Coastal
Portfolio
Windsor
Estate

Skills - What we set out to achieve
• MTEC Post graduate
diploma
• NSAP ‘Think Power’
• Energy & Utility Skills
Talent Bank
• U-Explore
• More Chartered
Engineers
• Sector Attractiveness
embedded within
national portal
• More Apprentices into
the power sector
• Making young learners
aware of opportunities in
the offshore wind
industry

U-Explore
•Innovating careers development in education for over 6 years
•Interactive & engaging online platform, impact data tracking & reporting system
•Embedded within the curriculum for whole school delivery
•Meeting DFEs statutory duty & Ofsted recommendations for Careers Education
•Bringing the world of work to life In the classroom
•Accessible 24/7 from home as well as at school
•Puts the learner in control and raises aspirations
•Worked with a third of all English Secondary Schools
•Over 350,000 registered users

U-Explore
U-Explore is a successful and revolutionary online platform that:
•Ensures guidance is more informed, insightful and efficient
•Raises aspirations
•Supports student transitions into positive destinations
•Provides early intervention for labour market needs
•Enables Businesses to have inspirational interaction with the future workforce

Key Functionality: Job Bank & Media
•U-Explore uses exciting rich media applications
•Over 2,000 job profiles
•Hundreds of video clips of real employers and employees on location
•Across 15 Industry sectors
•All content streamlined & focused on learning outcomes
•Constantly updated
•Intelligent search system provides intuitive user access to information

Key Functionality: 360Tours
•Students can access, experience and interact with hundreds of workplaces via 360 Tours
•Including environments due to health and safety implications that cannot usually be accessed
•Students can interrogate the working environments through information ‘hotspots’
•All content is reality based and mapped to curriculum outcomes and learning objectives
•Interactive, informative, easy and fun to use

Key Functionality: My Options
• All roles are mapped to relevant progression routes: both academic and vocational
• Academic and vocational routes are explained
• Interactive maps, geo-tagged, show the nearest educational provider
• Connects the user directly to the educational providers website
• Supports informed decision making & progression to intended destinations

Key Functionality: Student Profile
• Students can select and ‘like’ job roles, employer profiles, educational options &
educational establishment destinations
• The profile saves their choices and also allows them to edit these
• Enables them to build a picture of themselves, their sector & role interests, pathways
aspirations and intended destinations
• Supports them in making informed choices, aspirations and target setting
• Also contains an CV Builder, Skills logs, Action Plan & Work Experience achievements

U-Explore: Management Suite
•Every interaction is captured as impact data via the Management Suite
•All sector, role, employer, progression route and destination choices are saved
•Filterable by whole school, year group, class, or individual
•Displayed as a visual dashboard
•Young people’s aspirations and statistics can be evaluated easily
•Supports informed provision and an understanding of choice ‘trends’
•These can be mapped to LMI to highlight future ‘skills’ or ‘employment gaps’
•The whole system can be used to inspire the future workforce to fill these ‘gaps’.

Off Shore Wind Power
• Video Intro promoting the excitement and opportunities of working within this sector
• Job Profiles mapped to the industry future workforce requirements
• 360Virtual Tours including Scroby Sands Off ShoreWind Farm
• InteractiveWind Farm UK Map
• Links to other useful websites for further information

‘After using U-Explore, my career ideas have changed dramatically;
now I can aim much higher as I am no longer confused.
My ideas have developed from art teacher to art director and from
cartoonist to architect.
U-Explore has influenced me to take Maths and English more seriously
as they are important and well-recognised qualifications, even if you
are interested in going into the art industry.
Chilli, Y9 Student, Royal Alexandra & Albert School
What the Students Say:

‘It's cool, it's funky, students like using it. They find it attractive,
it's really interactive and it's constantly updated so whenever they go on,
there's something new and available.
We've seen an improvement in our exam results, an improvement in our
attendance and an improvement in just the way that the children think
about everything that they do when they come to school.’
Jane Harris, Director of Business & Enterprise, Barnsley Academy
What theTeachers Say:

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Awaken and connect young people to the
volume of opportunity and prospects
available to them locally and nationally
Match the talent with employment
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Communicate to employers and young
people via stakeholder involvement
Introduce a local web platform through which
employers and young people can intuitively
connect.
Employers Opportunity

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‘Where Could I Work?’ on U-Explore helps
young people find employers through a
school-led approach
Because young people register to
U-Explore we can deliver localised
employer information
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We work with employers to generate interest
from young people via Employer Profiles to
create better engagement opportunities
Employers have great on-line resources but
their there are too many websites that are
hard to find for young people
Employers Opportunity: Explained
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Employers have the ability to build their
own U-Explore profile to better
communicate their skills needs in
language young people understand

U-Explore: More Information & FreeTrial
www.u-explore.com
For more information & a free trial go to:

Energising your
Career
Debby Bonnard
Head of HR

Areas to cover
• A catalyst to change
• Who am I?
• Who and what do I want to be?
• Promoting yourself
• Accessing the opportunities

Self esteem/performance
Interaction
Shock/numbness
Denial
Turning point
Acceptance/letting go
Dialogue/bargaining
Search for
meaning
Depression/detachment
Anger
The
‘typical’
change
curve
Making the Change

Self esteem/performance
Interaction
Shock/numbness
Denial
Turning point
Acceptance/letting go
Dialogue/bargaining
Search for
meaning
Depression/detachment
Anger
The
‘typical’
change
curve
Time…?
Personal change
curve
? Frustration?
Anxiety?
Relief ?
?
Self
Knowledge?
Empowerment?
Fulfilment?
Disbelief?
?
Self Belief?
Excitement?
Making the Change

Who am I? Internal Analysis
Knowledge?

Knowledge?
Skills?

Knowledge?
Skills?
Experience?

Knowledge?
Skills?
Experience?
Personal goals
& ambitions

Setting the Goal
“Choose a job you love, and
you will never have to work a
day in your life.”
Confucius

Setting the Goal
“Choose a job you love, and
you will never have to work a
day in your life.”
Confucius
“Even if you are on the right
track, you'll get run over if you
just sit there.”
Will Rogers

Planning for Success – Using the Life Wheel

Your
Dream

Location
Your
Dream

Location
Financial
Your
Dream

Location
Financial
Working
Environment
Your
Dream

Location
Financial
Working
Environment
Personal
Values
Your
Dream

Location
Financial
Working
Environment
Personal
Values
Challenge
& Drivers
Your
Dream

Location
Financial
Working
Environment
Personal
Values
Challenge
& Drivers
Your
Dream
Job
Content

Location
Financial
Working
Environment
Personal
Values
Challenge
& Drivers
Your
Dream
Job
Content
Social

How vacancies are filled
The
‘hidden market’
Personal contacts and
direct approaches
The
‘visible market’
Advertisements,
agencies
and Internet
Highly
competitive
The
majority of
vacancies
80%
Of jobseekers
20%
Of jobseekers

Writing a strong application or CV
Focus on:
• Achievements – explain what you have done
• Include measurements of improvements & success
• Professionally outstanding
• Avoid jargon and abbreviations
• Apply to the Company
• Be succinct and utilise space wisely
• STAR
• S ituation
• T ask
• A ction
• R esult

Preparing for Interview
• Review your application or CV
• Refresh your examples and think of new ones - STAR
• Review the advert/job description
• Prepare a few INTELLIGENT questions
• Research the Company
• Prepare answers to ‘classic’ interview questions
• Role play/practice with friends/colleagues
• Location

Stand out from the crowd.......
• What you say....
• How you say it....
• How you present yourself....

Overcoming Obstacles in the Interview
• Be prepared
• Be confident
• Be positive
• Sell yourself
• Your top 3 messages
• Smile, breathe and shake
• Be YOU!

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Typical Assessments
• Ability Tests
• Situational analysis
• Personality Assessments
• Presentation
• Role Play
• Group Exercise
• In tray Exercise
• Report Writing
• Assignment

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Success at interviews
greater
chance
of success
preparation + practice =
confidence =
good performance =

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are
made from something they have deep inside them — a
desire, a dream, a vision.” Muhammad Ali

Professional Home for Life ® for Engineers and Technicians
Justin Mingaye
IET Regional Development Manager
Supporting your Professional
Development

Heritage
About the IET
 Largest membership organisation for engineering & technology professionals in Europe
• 150,000 members in 127 countries
• Supported by 4000+ volunteers
 Help more engineers achieve professional registration than any other UK body
 Trusted source of Essential Engineering Intelligence
 Educate & inspire youngsters
 Change opinion through thought leadership
 Charitable remit donates £200,000 in awards, scholarships & grants
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Professional Home For Life
®
Supporting professional needs at every stage of the lifecycle
 We help students find a job by providing:
 Careers support
 Industry links
 Mentors
We help young professionals establish a footprint through:
 Professional skills & technical knowledge
 Networking
 Professional registration
 Chartered Engineer (CEng)
 Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
 Engineering Technician (EngTech)
 ICT Technician (ICTTech)
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Professional Home For Life
®
We help professionals in mid career achieve proficiency via:
 Broad sector knowledge
 Management skills
 Fellowship
We help those in their advanced career develop professional leadership through:
 Domain & multi-sector expertise
 IET leadership role
 Mentoring
We help retired professionals support the next generation by:
 Maintaining currency
 Volunteering
 Mentoring
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Professional Registration
 Chartered Engineer (CEng)
 Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
 Engineering Technician (EngTech)
 ICT Technician (ICTTech)
 Chartered IT Professonal (CITP)
Never has it been so important to
demonstrate your professional
engineering competencies.

 Globally recognised mark of excellence
 Recognition as a broad skilled & well rounded professional
 Membership of your chosen PEI
 Improved internal and external competitiveness
 Parity with other professional careers
 Designatory letters after your name (i.e. EngTech or CEng)
 Credibility with peers, employer, customers and suppliers
 Improved career prospects
Why?

Steps to Professional Registration
Membership
Professional Development
under UK-SPEC
Application
Initial Review
Competent
Professional Review

Competence Framework (UK-SPEC)
Competence A Underpinning Knowledge and
Understanding
B Application to Practice
C Leadership/Management/Supervision
D Interpersonal Skills
E Commitment to Professional
Standards
www.ukspec.org.uk

Ready to apply?
Streamlined paper based application
www.theiet.org/profreg

EngTech & ICTTech
In Current or Recent Job Role:
 What you did
 How you knew what you had to do
 How you reported on what you did to your
employer
 What kind of precautions you took to prevent
harm to people, equipment or data.
Two or three best
projects/examples of your
direct engineering ability
from past 5 years

Initial Professional Development:
Gather your Evidence
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Possible Evidence
Evidence is proof of your work, such as:
 Business projects/plans
 Proposals, reviews
 Presentations
 Designs
 Internal memos, emails
 Letters, reports, minutes of meetings
 Employer assessments/testaments
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Examples of Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
 Work based learning
 Distance learning
 Special work projects
 Writing technical papers
 Mentoring
 Voluntary work
 Any Institution activity or
Committee work
 Visiting schools to promote
engineering
 Seminar/conference
presentations
 Any relevant course
 Writing and reading technical
papers
 Private study
 Increased responsibilities in
working environment
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IET Career Manager
 Online career development tool:
 Logs all your professional development
 Creates an online portfolio
 Supports your application for registration

Update your skill levels as your
competence develops
Regularly update your evidence
to reflect this
Download a copy of your
assessment for review with your
line manager/mentor
Building Your Application

Next steps
 IET supports both individuals and organisations with
membership/professional development/professional
qualifications
 Visit us on our stand today at CF21
 Exchange business cards to discuss how we can help

Thank You
Justin Mingaye
IET Regional Development Manager
Email: jmingaye@theiet.org
Mobile: 07711-406376

UK Power Networks
Sotiris Georgiopoulos at RenewableUK

 2011. UK Power Networks. All rights reserved
Who are we?
 UK’s largest energy distribution
company
 We own, maintain, operate and
upgrade the electricity cables and
power equipment
 We are responsible for keeping
the lights on for eight million
customers across London, the
South East and East of England

What do we do?

Our Story

My Story

Who am I?
• Sotiris Georgiopoulos
• Project Director, Strategy &
Regulation
• BEng (Hons) Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
(2003, UMIST)
• MSc in Energy Systems and
Management (2004,
Dundee University)

My journey….
Graduate Scheme
Project Engineer
Project Manager
Project Director

Inspiring the next generation…..

Contact:
sotiris.georgiopoulos@ukpowernetworks.co.uk
www.ukpowernetworkscareers.co.uk

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