Professional Empowerment Program

 (PEP)

1 May 01 - 31 August 01

 

The Centre for Leadership for Women launched its online Professional Empowerment Program (PEP) on 1 May 01. The Program concluded on 31 August 01. It was developed with the following aims: 

• To assist individuals seeking career advice in the form of counsel, direction or knowledge that is suited to their specific professional needs and aspirations

• To offer expert advice from consultants and professionals in the relevant field

• To give Centre Members and visitors the opportunity to empower each other by offering advice and information on professional issues of concern

• To create opportunities for networking and mentoring 

• To create an avenue for advancing knowledge and intelligence related to professional issues.

Program

The Professional Empowerment Program ran from 1 May to 31 August 2001.  

Stage 1:  1 May 01 to 30 June 01

In Stage 1 of the Program,  all questions were responded to by Ilze Frank, Director of Education Services Group of TMP Worldwide. In responding to the questions, Ilze Frank consulted a number of people within TMP Worldwide as well as individuals from other organisations.  

Stage 2: 1 July 01 to 31 August 01

In Stage 2 of the Program, PEP was opened up to invite all women to respond to the questions being asked.  As there is an incredible degree of talent and experience in the Centre's membership and those who read the website, women were invited to participate in a PEP Forum for All Women. In the hope that we can empower each other with our own wisdom, knowledge and experience, participants could choose to disclose their contact details to the individual asking the question, or request that it remain confidential.  Ilze Frank, Director, Education Services Group of TMP Worldwide and Ann Whyte assisted with questions which remained unanswered for some time. To submit a question, the closing date was 10 August 01.

Further information on Stage 2 of the Program, see below: Stage 2 PEP Forum for All Women 

Participating in PEP was completely free and open to everyone.

Expertise from Human Resources Leaders

TMP Worldwide formerly known as Morgan and Banks, reputed to be a leading human resources management firm globally and nationally will be participating in this Program through the provision of specialised career advice and up-to-date career information on relevant issues. 

Ilze Frank 

Ilze Frank, Director, Education Services Group of TMP Worldwide answered questions raised by the participants of the Program.   Ilze has recently joined TMP Worldwide having worked in the education profession for most of her career, based in Adelaide, Canberra, Manila and Sydney.  Most recently she held the position of Director, International Programs at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) building up extensive networks with overseas institutions, partners and government instrumentalities. Her knowledge of both the local and overseas higher education sectors is comprehensive. 

Prior to UTS,  Ilze held positions of Country Director, IDP Education Australia, Philippines and was Deputy Director of International Student Division in Canberra. In Manila she liased with the Asia Development Bank, Universities and the Higher Education Commission as well as recruiting students to Australian universities. 

She has a long experience within the Education Department of South Australia ranging from Secondary School Teacher to Coordinator of Employee Counselling Services, Manager, Professional Development, Area Manager and Senior Ministerial Adviser. From 1985 to 91, Ilze was a sessional lecturer and tutor at the University of South Australia in the School of Social Studies lecturing and tutoring in Counselling and Organisational Change. 

Ilze has also worked as a consultant for Human Resource Development and Training both in the public and private sector. She is well acquainted with staff recruitment and performance management and has  extensive knowledge of government and education processes, human resource planning and management and extensive knowledge and networks in international markets. 

Ilze is a member of the EAIE (European Association of International Educators) and AIM having tertiary qualifications in education with postgraduate qualifications in counseling.

A Farewell Note from Ilze Frank before leaving PEP and TMP Worldwide on 10 August 01

Ann Whyte, Director of Education for Worldwide Learning

Ann Whyte is the Director of Education for Worldwide Learning, part of the TMPWorldwide Group.  She is responsible for the development of the educational component of client solutions in the area of Online Learning and Performance Improvement.

Prior to her role with Worldwide Learning, Ann was responsible for TMP eResourcings’ work with the Education Sector across Australia, consulting to organisations on performance improvement and TMP eResourcing’s internal learning and development function. She is known in Australasia for her work on the Talent War and Employer of Choice Strategies.  Her applied research includes work on knowledge management and strategies to capture and use explicit and tacit knowledge to drive success. She is an Adjunct Professor of Adult Education at RMIT University and a Research Fellow with the Vocational Research Centre at UTS. 

Before joining TMP eResourcing, Ann was a visiting fellow at the University of Technology in Sydney. During this period she developed a management competencies framework for educators of adults, competency standards for the adult and community education sector and a workplace assessment system for administrators.  In 1994 she led the Australian Government Mission to Germany to investigate cooperative arrangements between education, government and industry. Ann’s external clients include a number of Australian Universities, the ABC, AMP, Lend Lease, Orica (formerly ICI), Boral and Toyota. At Lend Lease and the University of South Australia, Ann has worked to identify capabilities required for the future, assesses all senior personnel and recommend recruitment, learning and development programs to bridge any gaps.  

Ann holds a Masters degree in Education from the University of Melbourne and has post-graduate qualifications in Urban Sociology, Community Development and the Economics of Adult Learning.  She is a fellow of the Australian Company Directors.

For more information about TMP Worldwide, click here. 

Participating in Stage 1 of PEP 1 May 01 - 30 June 01

To participate in Stage 1 of PEP: 

You need to complete the PEP Form and submit it to the Centre's Director.  Please submit only one question per form.

Your question will be forwarded to Ilze Frank, Director, Education Services Group of TMP Worldwide as soon as it is received by the Centre.  

Ms Ilze Frank's response to your question will be posted on the PEP Questions and Responses page as soon as it has been dealt with.  We aim to respond within five to ten working days.

All responses together with the questions will be published in the interest of informing a range of women making career/life decisions.

Your personal details including name, age and email address will at all times remain confidential to the Centre and will not be revealed to TMP Worldwide or published with your question and answer.  

You can submit the PEP Form as many times as you like until 31 August. If you submit the Form more than once, please indicate this in the PEP Form by listing the date (s) you previously submitted the form.

Stage 2: Participating in PEP  1 July 01 to 31 August 01

PEP Forum for All Women

From 1 July 01 to 31 August 01, PEP is open to all women to participate as Respondents. You can now respond to any of the questions already published, including the ones published in Stage 1 of the Program.  If you wish to submit a question, the closing date is 10 August 01.

To take part in the Online Forum, you will need to submit the PEP Form  to ask a question or respond to a published question.  

If you are asking a question or submitting a response, you will need to provide your email address to the Centre  for the Centre's records.  If you are responding to a published question, you can indicate through the PEP Form, whether you would like your details (name and email address) released to the individual asking the question, or your details kept confidential by the Centre.  

It is hoped that revealing your details to the Questioner will lead to networking or even mentoring opportunities. However, please appreciate that the Centre cannot take any responsibility if any form of adverse action results from this. 

Questions and Responses will be published on the Participant's Questions and Responses Page as has been done since the commencement of the Program.  

Ilze Frank or Ann Whyte will assist with questions which remain unanswered for four weeks. 

To go to the PEP Form, click here. 

This Program will also include the online publication of relevant articles by TMP Worldwide on various career management issues and up-to-date research. Articles will be published each month during the Program. 

To view articles by TMP Worldwide, click here: Index of Articles 

Questions and responses that have been received have been published in the order of receipt.    Each question is numbered when it is published.  To respond to a particular question, you will need to indicate the number of the question you are responding to.  If you would like to submit your question and or forward a response to a published question, please do so through the PEP Form. 

To view the published PEP questions and responses, click here: 

PEP Participant's Questions and Responses

 

I invite you to use this Program for your own professional development and empowerment and to help others in their search for the same.  I hope that you find this Program useful and that it leads to creating networks and friendships. I would appreciate any feedback so that we are able to gauge how the Program is progressing, as well as any effort on your part to inform others about this initiative.  

Thank you

Diann Rodgers-Healey