Planning Education to Planning Practice An Employer’s Perspective Graham Stallwood Royal Borough of Windsor & Maiden

1. Planning Education to Planning PracticeAn Employer’s PerspectiveGraham StallwoodRoyal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead 15th January 2008

2. Personal attributes Ability to work as part of a team Organised Able to analyse, balance and assess Customer focus Integrity/loyalty Flexibility Does not lose sight of aims Adaptable and able to learn Ability to work on own Committed to on-going learning Ability to build relationships and partnerships Ability to communicate Ability to find innovative solutions Ability to influence and negotiate Challenges Passion and belief

3. Knowledge and skills attributes Design and spatial appreciation Project management Planning outside the UK Principles of spatial interaction Appreciation of other professions related to specialism IT literacy History and development of planning Statistical analysis Understands development industry Political awareness Why planning is important Knowledge of specialism Understands local government Planning in the UK

4. Reality

5. Personal attributes Ability to work as part of a team Organised Able to analyse, balance and assess Customer focus Integrity/loyalty Flexibility Does not lose sight of aims Adaptable and able to learn Ability to work on own Committed to on-going learning Ability to build relationships and partnerships Ability to communicate Ability to find innovative solutions Ability to influence and negotiate Challenges Passion and belief

6. Knowledge and skills attributes Design and spatial appreciation Project management Planning outside the UK Principles of spatial interaction Appreciation of other professions related to specialism IT literacy History and development of planning Statistical analysis Understands development industry Why planning is important Political awareness Knowledge of specialism Understands local government Planning in the UK

7. Present day – positives Ability to work as part of a team Principles of spatial interaction Able to analyse, balance and assess Appreciation of other professions related to specialism Ability to work on own IT literacy Committed to on-going learning Statistical analysis Ability to build relationships and partnerships Why planning is important Knowledge of specialism History and development of planning Planning in the UK

8. Present day – less positive Design and spatial appreciation Project management Planning outside the UK Understands local government Does not lose sight of aims Understands development industry Customer focus Challenges Ability to communicate Ability to influence and negotiate Passion and belief Political awareness

9. The future – assumptions (1) Further broadness to the profession Increased pressure to innovate and learn Blurring of disciplinary boundaries, yet increased use of specialisms Pressure to show what planning can deliver Climate change agenda

10. The future – assumptions (2) Increased community expectations against disputed leadership in society Increasingly educated and independent society – concept that planners know best has gone Change will continue to be fast and lifelong learning paramount Increased project management role Continued growth of private sector

11. The future – what we will need (1) Increased need for recognition of specialisms and on-going ability obtain Increased partnership between planning schools and employers Improved design and structural knowledge Improved knowledge of industry workings – public and private Skills - project management/budgets

12. The future – what we will need (2) Communication, influencing and negotiating skills to those at all levels of society Early exposure and engagement with other related professions Instill concept of lifelong learning A profession reflecting diversity of the communities for whom we plan Culture of challenge

13. Questions?