Pathways in Planning: Career Insights from Industry Experts

Core CPD Framework:

- Championing Planning

- 1 CPD Hour

Event Description

‘Pathways in Planning: Insights from Industry Experts’ will answer the often-unanswered questions for students and early career planners. A panel of planners, from varied backgrounds and roles will offer advice and anecdotes of their careers so far, covering topics from interviews and assessment centres, to career changes and promotions. This event will provide a much needed opportunity to understand the different careers that are on offer within planning, with an opportunity to network with the panellists afterwards. This event is kindly hosted and sponsored by Fisher German and will be chaired by Isabella Gerrelli.

Learning outcomes

• consider how planning can accommodate these changes and your role in delivering them.
• understand the different careers that are on offer within planning

Programme 

• 5pm: Arrival
• 5.30pm – 6.30pm: Panel discussion
• 6.30pm – 7.30pm: Networking with drinks and nibbles

Speakers

• Holly Williams, Heritage and Townscape Consultant at Node
• Maxwell Griffin, Planner at Fisher German
• Holly Evans, Graduate Planner at CBRE
• Bart Shirm, Senior Planning Policy Officer at Sandwell Council
• Tamsin Almeida, Senior Planning Manager at Hayfield Homes

Accessibility

• There are several car parks near to the venue.
• Birmingham New Street Station is around a 10 - minute walk away.
• Birmingham Snowhill Station is around a 5 -minute walk away.
• The venue is accessible via taxi. Please do check before you travel as there are ongoing road works around the area of the offices.

The RTPI is committed to delivering inclusive events; to make sure that everyone can have the best possible experience. To help work towards being able to do this an event organiser will contact all booked participants to discuss any access needs or requirements that they might have. Contact [email protected], to discuss any questions or concerns you may have. 

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