Professional development should lead to better practice.
Yet many practitioners leave training feeling inspired but unsure how to apply what they have learned in real-world situations.
FocusWorks workshops bridge the gap between learning and implementation. Designed specifically for Career Development Professionals and those supporting career development, each session provides practical tools, opportunities for reflection and strategies that can be used immediately.
Through the Think. Feel. Do. approach, participants are encouraged to explore ideas, reflect on their own practice and identify meaningful actions that support professional growth and improved outcomes.
Focus on CPD workshops
CPD workshop offer
Interactive half-day workshops for Career Development Professionals and careers teams
Focus on: Career conversations
Every career conversation has the potential to shift thinking, build confidence and create momentum. Yet it's easy to slip into giving advice rather than helping people discover their own direction.
Designed for qualified and non-qualified professionals, this practical workshop explores how to create career conversations that encourage curiosity, challenge assumptions and lead to meaningful action.
Participants will:
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Develop coaching techniques that encourage deeper thinking
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Use practical tools to structure purposeful career conversations
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Build confidence in supporting informed decision making
You'll take away:
Conversation Triangle Cards
for use in one-to-one and group career conversations.
Focus on: Reflection that leads to action
Experience alone doesn't improve practice. Taking time to reflect, identify patterns and turn learning into action does.
This workshop introduces practical approaches to reflective practice that strengthen professional judgement and improve outcomes for clients.
Using the Think. Feel. Do. framework, participants will explore what they've learned, how it has shaped their thinking and the actions that will impact their future practice.
Participants will:
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Reflect with greater purpose using practical frameworks
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Identify strengths, learning and development priorities
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Create realistic actions that lead to continuous improvement
You'll take away
Reflection to Action Workbook
to support ongoing reflective practice.
Focus on: Consistency in careers practice
Consistency isn't about having identical conversations. It's about ensuring every learner experiences high-quality career development while practitioners bring their own strengths, experience and professional judgement.
This practical workshop explores how teams can develop a shared approach that builds confidence, strengthens collaboration and supports continuous improvement.
Participants will:
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Identify the key elements of effective careers practice
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Create greater consistency across conversations, reflection and action planning
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Strengthen quality assurance and continuous improvement approaches
You'll take away:
Careers Practice Review Toolkit
for use in teams and quality improvement activities.
Remote workshop: From £295
A four-hour interactive workshop delivered live via Microsoft Teams for up to 20 participants.
Includes:
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Interactive workshop delivery
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Digital participant resources
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Downloadable takeaway toolkit
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Certificate of attendance
In-person workshop: From £395
A four-hour workshop delivered at your organisation for up to 20 participants.
Includes:
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Interactive workshop delivery
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Printed participant resources
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Takeaway toolkit
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Certificate of attendance
Travel may incur an additional charge.
Looking for a longer-term approach?
Book all three workshops as a CPD series and receive a FocusWorks Practice Review six weeks after your final workshop