UK Training Industry Press Releases

THE TOUGH GUIDE TO GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT

 Friday 27 March 2009

 Inmarsat Conference Centre, City Road, London EC1Y 1AX

Keynote speakers include:

Professor David Towner (Chartered Occupational Psychologist)

Stephanie Jeffs (Head of UK Leadership Development, Ernst & Young)

Lizzie Purtell (People Development Manager, Somerfield)

How can organisations continue to develop their graduates in challenging economic times? This will be the subject of the Association of Graduate Recruiters' one day national conference on Friday 27 March.

Leading experts will share the latest thinking on cost-effective, innovative and non-formal ways of developing graduates. The conference will also mark the launch of the AGR's regional graduate developer networks - a new initiative which will put local AGR members in touch to share best practice advice with one another.

Professor David Towner (Chartered Occupational Psychologist), who is Group Head of Assessment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, will speak about what constitutes a psychological contract and what kind of flexibility is required of organisations to maintain diversity in their workforce and survive the current challenges. Lizzie Purtell ((People Development Manager, Somerfield) and Stephanie Jeffs (Head of UK Leadership Development, Ernst & Young) will each provide perspectives on what constitutes effective retention and the approaches they take to retain talent within two very different organisations.