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Ad Hoc Committee Shares Early Results of Professional Development Initiative
Ad Hoc Committee Shares Early Results of Professional Development Initiative
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0 -Jeffrey Fergus, Ad Hoc Professional Development Committee Chair
development needs are different for different people and in different stages of their careers. professional development
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In just a few months, the TMS Ad Hoc
Professional Development Committee has
already made an impact on what, how,
when, and where TMS members can access
resources and opportunities to help them
advance in their careers.
Formally established by the TMS
Board of Directors in October 2014, the
committee is responsible for evaluating
and coordinating TMS activities for both
technical and nontechnical professional
development programs. In developing its
strategies, the committee has focused on
tailoring content and training approaches
Professional development needs are
different for different people and in
different stages of their careers, explained
Jeffrey Fergus, Committee Chair and TMS
Board Director, Professional Development.
Young professionals may need advice and
mentorship to advance as they begin their
careers. Later, individuals may move into
different roles or new technical areas and
by the committee along these lines is
Meet a Mentor, scheduled for the TMS
2015 Annual Meeting and Exhibition
(TMS2015) on March 16. Using the same
techniques as speed networking, offered
at TMS2014, Meet a Mentor pairs those
who would like to move into a mentoring
role with younger professionals who are
seeking mentors.
Also at TMS2015, the traditional slate
of technical workshops and short courses
offered on March 15 has been enriched
with several new types of professional
development opportunities. These include
a workshop geared to young scientists on
professional skills necessary to ensure
career success.
Throughout 2015 and beyond, TMS is
developing multi-day courses focused on
sets. These include the Aluminum Cast
Shop Science and Technology Course,
May 1015 in Evansville, Indiana, and
a short course, Implementing ICME
in Industry, to be held June 45 in
conjunction with the 3rd World Congress
on Integrated Computational Materials
Engineering. Plans are also underway to
offer a preparation course in August for the
October 2015 Metallurgical and Materials
Professional Engineering Examination.
In addition, TMS is exploring how
webinar technologies can be effectively
used to deliver timely professional
development content to its members at their
convenience. The Impact of Contextualized
Computing for Materials StudentsTMSs
live in November 2014 and offered
valuable insights into how this model of
professional development training can
continue to be enhanced.
While technical topics will remain
a cornerstone for TMSs professional
development efforts, the ad hoc committee
is placing a particular emphasis on
cultivating opportunities that address
nontechnical training needs and is
encouraging proposals for new professional
development events. Details on program
formats and approaches, as well as a
program proposal form, are available at
www.tms.org/pd/events/proposal.
While TMS has offered professional
development programming in the past,
Fergus believes that these efforts are now
poised to evolve to a new level of value
and service to TMS members.
The creation of the ad hoc committee
signals a commitment to provide support
to TMS members, he said. I am looking
forward to seeing how this initiative will
lead to the development of programs and
services that will help support
TMS members individually JO
to advance along their career themagazine
paths.
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