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PDP2 - Activity 15 - Action Plan

Tuesday, 4 Apr 2017, 20:38
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Financial security for my family
What?
  • Save Money each month
  • Be sensible with spending
 How?
  • Transfer money into my ISA each month
  • Budget on things / no unnecessary spending
Resources to help?
  • Support from my partner
  • Bank (ISA)
  • Create a spending/budget plan
 When?
  • Discuss finances with partner tonight
  • Call bank tomorrow about savings account
  • At the weekend, create the budget plan


Happy Children
What?
  • Ensure happy in school
  • Has all the opportunities they could want
 How?
  • Talk about school + help with homework
  • Work hard to save money for activities/clubs
  • Dedicate as much time as possible to help/share in their hobbies
Resources to help?
  • Ask friends/family about when their children went to school
  • Research online
 When?
  • Speak to family/friends at the weekend
  • Research online at the weekend


Become senior engineer/team leader
What?
  • Gain experience of vast amounts of different equipment
  • Work in the job for years
 How?
  • Keep working hard and doing as many different jobs as possible within my job role
  • Do all the training courses available to me
Resources to help?
  • Talk to line manager about how to keep my career on track to achieve my goal
  • Talk to other senior engineers about how they achieved their job roles
 When?
  • Talk to manager at my 6 monthly review in May
  • Talk to other senior engineers when I see them in the office


A degree through the O.U
What?
  • Pass all modules within the next 4/5 years
  • Study hard and make time to study
 How?
  • Keep re-assessing study timetable and adjust as life/free time changes
Resources to help?
  • OU website
  • Related books from the library
 When?
  • Re-assess timetable at the start of each month


IEng / MEng
What?
  • Achieve my degree
  • Document proof that i can work to this standard
 How?
  • Contact Institute of Engineering & Technology
  • Demonstrate that I am capable of each standard/competency
Resources to help?
  • Website
  • Documentation about competencies etc
  • Talk to other engineers who have achieved this
 When?
  • After my degree, I will contact the institute about starting to get certified


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