Professional skills
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How do we interest young people in careers in planning and property? One Manchester-based initiative is breaking new ground, says Judi Greenwood.
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Artificial intelligence will eliminate hundreds of different kinds of jobs, we're told. Alison Broderick wonders whether planners should be worried.
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Opinion: Planning - a career to be nurtured
21/05/2019
Why is a planning career worthwhile? Because it makes a positive difference to people's lives, says England's chief planner Steve Quartermain. -
Part 3: Happy planners - but only just
12/04/2019
More than half of planners are happy with pay, conditions and opportunities for development – but a significant minority register dissatisfaction in The Planner’s 2018-19 Careers Survey, reports Simon Wicks. -
Part 2: Happy planners - but only just
12/04/2019
More than half of planners are happy with pay, conditions and opportunities for development – but a significant minority register dissatisfaction in The Planner’s 2018-19 Careers Survey, reports Simon Wicks. -
Part 1: Happy planners – but only just
12/04/2019
More than half of planners are happy with pay, conditions and opportunities for development – but a significant minority register dissatisfaction in The Planner’s 2018-19 Careers Survey, reports Simon Wicks. -
Tech landscape: 5 apps for planners
09/01/2019
We've come across a few good apps time at planners this year. Here's a small selection -
Serena Ralston speaks to four planners about how they became planners.
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Why do some job adverts get better responses than others? Follow our quick guide to writing an effective recruitment advert so that you maximise your responses.
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IWD: Women's built environment networks
05/06/2018
Here's The Planner's guide to networks, groups and initiatives aimed at women working in the built environment. -
A variety of built environment awards are handed out every year by organisations such as the RTPI and RIBA. Is this just backslapping, or are there genuine benefits to be gained from entering projects for awards? David Blackman weighs up the pros and cons.
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Independent spirit: Tim Ferguson
18/05/2018
How – and why – do some planners make the step into self-employment and build their own business as an independent consultant? Tim Ferguson of Ferguson Planning tells his story. -
Six common errors when using data: Part two
24/04/2018
With such a volume of information available to planners nowadays, it's essential to be aware of the pitfalls data can present -
Volunteering to foster interest in planning in schools can be both professionally and personally rewarding. Martha Harris looks at education programmes that planners can deliver.
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Volunteering to foster interest in planning in schools can be both professionally and personally rewarding. Martha Harris looks at education programmes that planners can deliver.
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Volunteering to foster interest in planning in schools can be both professionally and personally rewarding. Martha Harris looks at education programmes that planners can deliver.
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A variety of built environment awards are handed out every year by organisations such as the RTPI and RIBA. Is this just backslapping, or are there genuine benefits to be gained from entering projects for awards? David Blackman weighs up the pros and cons.
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Six common errors when using data: Part one
23/04/2018
With such a volume of information available to planners nowadays, it's essential to be aware of the pitfalls data can present. -
Lindsay Richards, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s new head of school of architecture, built & natural environment wants to encourage more women to take up careers in construction.
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Presentations are a key part of the planning professional’s skill set, says Rachel Miller. Done well, they can win the hearts and minds of your audience, whether you are presenting to clients, addressing a conference, or speaking at a local community hall