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NEW AGCAS WEBSITE NOW LIVE www. agcas. org. uk AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

FUTURE-PROOFING CAREERS INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS David Winter AGCAS Learning Director AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

WHAT HAS CHANGED? How has your role changed since you first started working in HE careers? What changes can you see coming? AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

The robots… …are coming! AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

AGCAS ANNUAL 2018 Future Proof — Responding to the Revolution • Employability in the fourth industrial revolution • Handling LMI with an ever-diminishing shelf life • Transformation of client’s careers and ours through automation and big data • Being agile and responsive in a changing world • Using evidence to prioritise future efforts and effectiveness AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

The message to the profession: Don’t get left behind! AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

CHANGING PROFESSIONS Routinisation — Automating repetitive procedures Decomposition — Isolating component tasks and multi-sourcing Re-intermediation — Using different delivery channels Susskind & Susskind, 2015 AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

The message to you: This is you …or it should be AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS & CHANGE What do you need? need AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN 4 IR Thinking skills Complex problem solving Critical thinking Judgement and decision making Cognitive flexibility Creativity People skills People management Co-ordinating with others Emotional Intelligence Service orientation Negotiation Schwab, 2016 AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS & CHANGE What do you need? need What can you offer? offer AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

AGCAS LEARNING PRINCIPLES Support critical reflection Question & challenge Experiment & innovate Use evidence Research & Knowledge Promote sustainable improvement Continue learning Change practices Impact performance Quality Build professional confidence Identify expertise Develop expertise Promote expertise Advocacy Encourage mutual development Share best practice Facilitate collaboration Encourage participation Community Icons made by Freepik from www. flaticon. com licensed by CC 3. 0 BY AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

LEARNING COMMITTEE Matt Coombe-Boxall Information & Events Coordinator Keele Sarah Blackford Honorary Teaching Fellow Lancaster Mark Yates Careers Coordinator Writtle Richard Wilcock Deputy Director Leicester Paul Charman Deputy Director Nottingham Sarah Fox Head of Faculty & Curriculum Engagement Lancaster Ellen Cocking Deputy Head Open University Bev Herring Careers Consultant Aberystwyth Linda Byrne Learning Manager AGCAS David Winter Head of Research & Organisational Development TCG AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

AGCAS LEARNING PRINCIPLES Support critical reflection Question & challenge Experiment & innovate Use evidence Research & Knowledge Promote sustainable improvement Continue learning Change practices Impact performance Quality Build professional confidence Identify expertise Develop expertise Promote expertise Advocacy Encourage mutual development Share best practice Facilitate collaboration Encourage participation Community Icons made by Freepik from www. flaticon. com licensed by CC 3. 0 BY AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS

BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES Schwab, K. (2016) The Fourth Industrial Revolution, London: Penguin Susskind, R. & Susskind, D. (2015) The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, Oxford: Oxford University Press Thambar, N. (2018) The robots are coming! The response of careers professionals to the future of the graduate job. J. NICEC, 40, 54– 61 AGCAS Information Conference 2018 @AGCAS