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Weblog | 15 entries | 04-April-2007 | 4 authors |
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Fitting it all in!
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Blog Entry | 1 reply | 30-March-2006 | Claire Ellen Sparrow |
I work as an "all singing, all dancing" (or so it increasingly seems to be these days as they pile more and more onto us) personal adviser for Connexions, and am currently doing a part time QCG with UEL. One of the key issues in terms of LMI for me is finding the time to fit it all in.
As part of my job I am expected to go into schools and colleges, work in centre, manage my caseload, track clients. We are also expected to engage in other activities, projects and outreach programmes. As part of my QCG course, I am expected to write essays, conduct interviews and undertake research all most of which spills over into my work and non-work life. Additionally, our Connexions partnership also expects us to undertake elements of the NVQ4, something I am quite perplexed by as it just seems to be duplicating what I have already done and am doing on the QCG course, but that is a whole other discussion! My main problem in terms of LMI is finding the time to undertake research or go on visits to training providers or employers because there simply are not enough hours in the day for me to do all this. Actually, our Connexions company did recently run several LMI days, 2 of which I was able to go to and which I found tremendously helpful and informative. However, the rest of the sessions occurred on days when I was unable to attend, mainly due to university commitments. Thus unless the pressure is somehow removed from us, something has to give and the majority of the time it is stuff like LMI research. How does everyone else fit it all in? |
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Fitting it all in! | Discussion Topic | 0 replies | 19-October-2006 | Jonathan Dawe |
I can appreciate your situation as I am also studying the QCG and working as an FE PA for Connexions - although I have the advantage of not having to fit in the NVQ! I must admit my social life is suffering a bit but I find it helpful to set aside regular study times during the week and stick rigidly to them! Also, I try to maximise my weekly train journey time to London for QCG for reading, making notes, etc. There's no easy solution but I hope that helps a bit!
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