Prospect is a

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which represents

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s, managers,

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s and other specialists in both the public and private sectors.

History

The union was formed on 1 November 2001 by the merger of the

Institution of Professionals Managers and Specialists The Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists (IPMS) was a trade union representing managers and other people with professional qualifications in the United Kingdom, with a majority of members working in the civil service. History T ...

and the

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. In 2009, Prospect endorsed a transfer of engagements from the Connect union, the union for managers in the communications sector, which became a part of Prospect on 1 January 2010.

Skills

With a largely professional membership, the union has placed a strong emphasis on developing skills and opportunities for career progression. To this end it launched a standalone website called Careersmart in 2014 which provides information and

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s on a range of subjects from career appraisals and CV writing to mentoring and pensions. Careersmart followed the 2013 launch of Prospect's Apprenticeship App for mobile devices which saw 12,000 downloads in the first year. In 2015 Prospect launched a

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-funded project, known as

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, to register workplace technicians.The benefits of mentoring in workplace and beyond
Unionlearn, 25 March 2015

References

External links

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Prospect career development website
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