Planning for success Kate Amis Manager The Geography

Planning for success Kate Amis Manager, The Geography Ambassador Project

Thinking ahead ► What do you want in the future? ► Do you have any plans? ► What is at the top of your ladder?

Making plans Looking at my future from here

Your Career as a Ladder My career choice My university or training Course choices 16+ Work experience choices Course choices 14+ Here and now choices

The first rule ►Research ► What careers are available? ► What do the careers in each sector involve? ► How can I find out more? Contacts, work experience, visits, internet, library.

The second rule ►Planning ► From the future. . . backwards ! ► Establish some long term goals. ► They do not have to be set in stone.

The third rule ►Target setting

? Creative Arts and Design Geography ? ? Geography Mathematics Geography ? Geography Photography ? English ? Geography Sport Geography ? ? Geography Politics Geography ICT ? Geography Biology Activity 2 Business

Career Areas ► Settlement ► Society ► Geographical techniques ► Physical systems ► Travel, leisure and tourism ► Economic world ► Development and global issues

Settlement ► Are you interested in shaping the relationship between people and their environments? Regeneration officer ► Landscape architect ► Town planner ► Environmental consultant ►

Kate – Surveyor I studied geography at Cambridge and on leaving I got a job with my current employer, Allsop Property Consultants. I did a masters degree for two years and qualified to become a Chartered Surveyor.

Leisure, travel and culture ► Are you interested in discovering, exploring and promoting different places, cultures or sports? Sports venue manager ► Event manager ► Travel or tour operator ► Youth and community officer ► Museum educator ►

John – Co Ordinator 2012 London Olympic Games .

Physical systems ► Do you enjoy being in the landscape and working with the natural environment? Coastal engineer ► Flood protection officer ► Weather presenter ► Environmental consultant ►

Lucy – Sky News weather forecaster and presenter I love the changing patterns of geography; no day is ever the same and geography keeps me on my toes.

Economic world ► Do you want to make key decisions that shape the commercial world? Lawyer ► Retailer ► Accountant ► Financial analyst ►

Antony- Retail location analyst I am currently working for a large retailer doing location planning. This involved plotting store locations and customer details onto a digital map.

Development and global issues ► Are you interested in world events? Do you want to work towards improving social inequality across the globe? Diplomat ► Overseas volunteer ► Aid worker ► Charity co-ordinator ►

Tania – DEFRA & United Nations I work on projects for DEFRA with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Sustainable Development Programme. I help organise meetings, write speeches and prepare briefings. I often visit New York and Nairobi.

Environment and Sustainability ► Do you care about the future of the planet? Resource manager ► Recycling officer ► Forestry manager ► Cycle route planner ►

Matt – Carbon budgets Our project is developing ideas for introducing a personal carbon allocation, which would give each of us an incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.