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Hrm 531 Week 2 Individual Assignment

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In 2011 I decided upon a career change away from a fast paced sales environment and towards my ambition of becoming a teacher. Since leaving school in 1997 I worked for a small family run architectural hardware company. In my final role with the company my main duties included travelling the country giving seminars to architects and building contractors. It was during the development and delivery of these seminars that I realised I had a passion for teaching. The development of my industry based presentations was thorough and took into account the differing abilities and background of my audience. With constantly shifting standards and regulations, Power Point presentations to create for each session and handouts for the individuals in attendance …show more content…

To support my family I worked part time in a call centre and I began my own online business selling hardware and accessories on eBay; this has became quite a success and is still provides me with a small income to this day. Shortly after graduation there was another addition to my family and I am now the proud father of three young boys. Since January 2015 I have been working alongside Winter-Moore Education. In the last six months I have trained over 350 staff to provide high levels of customer service in their various positions with a marketing company called Rainmaker Marketing. My initial training for these individuals was developed around the requirements of their employer and the requirements of Winter-Moore Education's NVQ programme. I provided educational support to up to 100 potential apprentices aged 16 to 24, aiding their progression on to an NVQ course. I set up group workshops and hosted one to one sessions teaching basic English and mathematics for the functional skills tests many of them had to pass before beginning the NVQ. The majority of these apprentices, especially the 16 to 17 year olds, were using this opportunity as an alternative to college. It was an eye opener for me how underprepared for life outside of school some of …show more content…

In reflection the impact that role models and teachers have upon children and young adults is beyond measure, I will strive to become the best role model I can be in order to make a difference to my students. I've had two successful placements volunteering with children of mixed ages. During my time with Orchard Day nursery I was able to gain experience working alongside various members of nursery staff and after school staff. I also worked directly with children from infants and toddlers right up to 13-14 year olds in the after school clubs. I experienced for the first time how challenging these different age groups can be, however through strategic planning I was able to keep the children engaged and interested in both the play activities and educational activities I had set for them. Dealing with confrontational children and diffusing situations was at first something I had not envisaged myself being able to deal with, however, when an argument arose during after school club I was able to use my excellent communicative skills and draw upon my vast managerial experience applying myself in a calm professional manner in order to ensure everyone was happy. I also volunteered at Childwall Church of England Primary School and I was assigned to helping out some of the

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