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What is GetSet? GetSet uses Belbin team roles to help young people develop personal strengths that will be of value when they start work. An understanding of team roles also enables young people to adjust to the needs of existing teams and become effective team players. Transferring from education to the workplace involves a change in lifestyle and habits. It is a shift from the focus on what you know to the more thought-provoking questions of who you are and what you can contribute. That is why everyone who is about to make that transition needs to get set. By being prepared young people are more likely to make a successful start in whatever direction they choose to move. GetSet is a software program that offers counselling and personal guidance to help individuals progress along this path. The system offers advice to young people in the 16-23 age range who lack work experience. The reports generated by GetSet can be used to increase young people’s understanding of themselves. The self-awareness and direction that GetSet provides will help young people to improve their sense of identity and develop their self-projection. Unlike advisory systems that focus on determining suitable careers or jobs, GetSet seeks to bring out the potential strengths of each individual and relate these to the various challenges that lie beyond the world of education. GetSet is an adaptation of the world famous INTERPLACE® system used in Human Resource Management. Both software packages are based on Meredith Belbin’s Team-Role Theory which describes nine behavioural types (team roles) that have been proven to be effective in the workplace. His theory is used world-wide by organisations and is taught at many universities and colleges. Young people entering work for the first time can usefully adopt the particular team roles to help them understand themselves, how they interact with others and where they fit into a team. By providing accurate information about natural team role orientation, young people will be better prepared to make informed decisions at a crucial time in their lives. Click below to see an example of the GetSet report: Belbin_GetSet_SPI+Obs_report.pdf What now? Get in touch with us to talk through what will happen. We can come to your school to introduce and explain the reports then return when the reports have been completed to facilitate the reports to each individual participant. We can include some team task activity to practically demonstrate the findings of the reports which gives the students a tangible demonstration of real teamwork and their place within the team. This is a real benefit to your students who can use this report to help them get into University, to decide which career path to follow and to know where they fit in a team working environment.
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