Meet the Author: John Ambrose

Drawing on over 25 years of experience in the careers sector, John Ambrose RCDP will explore why self-awareness is often the most powerful factor in helping people make confident career and life decisions. Alongside key insights from the book, participants will review practical activities designed to help them support clients to identify strengths, values, motivations and hidden potential that can support personal and professional growth. 

Learning outcomes

1.    Understand the rational and purpose for the book, highlighting importance of self-awareness in personal, educational and career development.
2.    Support clients to reflect on their own strengths, values and motivations using practical self-awareness activities.
3.    Identify key actions they can take to continually improve their practice in empowering strength development.

Speaker

John Ambrose RCDP is a Partner and Strategic Director of Complete-Careers LLP. He has over 20 years’ experience as a career development consultant, lecturer, trainer and practitioner. John has a national profile, including a 2010 secondment to the Department for Children Schools and Families. He is a lead Director for Career Mark/Complete-Careers – A Licensed Awarding Body for the national Quality in Careers Standard and Board Members for both the Career Development Institute and Careers England. John became a published author in May 2018 with the Bonkers Book of Jobs, a creative and informative approach to career learning for learners aged 8-13 years old. John is a Registered Careers Guidance Practitioner and completed his Masters in Careers Guidance with commendation in 2013.

This session supports the following CPD competencies:

•     Career Development Theory
•     Career Development Practice
•     Professional Practice, Values, and Ethics