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MyCareerPath pilot programme
with Merit Medical Galway.
Department Name: Manufacturing
Industry: Medical Device
Keywords:Upskilling, Career Assessment, Career Learning Pathways, eLearning Courses, RPL Toolkit, Career Guidance, Workplace Learning, 1-to-1 Mentoring.
Merit Medical is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. MyCareerPath supported and worked with employees from across various teams and roles.
Merit Medical:
Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy
Our mission is simple;
Understand, Innovate, Deliver with our customers at the forefront of everything we do.
Merit Medical set up its Irish division in Galway in 1996 and this is now Merit European Operations HQ with just over 900 employees. Merit Galway was awarded Medtech company of the year in 2018. This facility produces millions of devices every year and Merit serves client hospitals worldwide.
MyCareerPath supported our vision to encourage employees to be innovative and adaptable, by empowering them to take responsibility of their career development and life-long learning through a four-stage mentored career learning pathway.
Collaborating with MyCareerPath, enabled us to align with one of our key objectives to Engage, Develop and Retain our employees along with:
“The overall aim of piloting and collaborating with MyCareerPath.ie was to provide our employees with an understanding of career development and life-long learning thereby supporting them to achieve their full potential within Merit Medical. Additionally, the recognition of prior learning and 1-to-1 mentored support is very beneficial and instrumental in supporting our employees to match their work-based experience and ambitions to areas of study.”
MyCareerPath worked with Merit Medical’s HR Team to bring a group of employees through a four-stage mentored career pathway. Employees developed career management skills and information on Life Long Learning to engage with opportunities within Merit Medical.
Collaborated with the HR Team to organise a webinar for employees, to demo the platform and bring employees through the registration and the onboarding process.
Interactive discussion with employees, including information about the four step programme, highlighting the importance of engagement over the 6 week period and 1-to-1 mentoring.
Individual appointments between Career Advisors and employees. Personalised engagement with CareerEDGE+ employability programme. Assistance with developing personal skills, building awareness of opportunities across Merit Medical and the confidence to engage with change. Support in understanding opportunities linked to prior learning.
Evaluated:
5 Distinct Career and Learning Pathways
Each pathway tailored to suit people at different career stages.
10 learners engaged with the ‘Accelerator’ Pathway, 2 learners with the ‘Dream Builder Pathway’.
“I understand my strengths on a deeper level, how to use them better for the future of my career. Other assessments made me consider management skills, understanding my own style and how it impacts my team.”
“The service provided to Merit employees was excellent and supported them in their career development conversations and life-long learning within Merit.
The 1-to-1 mentoring, e-learning tools and the RPL service gave employees clarity in their strengths & career planning within Merit; and gave them confidence in the options available to them when it came to further education.”
The 1-to-1 Career Guidance service and Recognition of Prior Learning advice was appreciated by Merit employees. Career Assessments provided beneficial insights identifying transversal skills and taking this knowledge forward will be key in helping to manage career planning activities and further study options. Understanding individual strengths together with psychometric assessments can promote self-awareness and may highlight opportunities and the confidence to engage with change. The ability to access the platform online, 24/7 was instrumental in engagement due to the manufacturing environment and the range of shifts.
Chosen from a range of levels across the department over an 6-8 week period
eLearning Hub Visited 199 Times Careers Assessments Completed 47 Times
eLearning Resources Viewed 132 Times RPL Site MyExperience Visited 14 Times
67% rated highly online element,
Personal Mentors, giving motivation and confidence on what courses to apply for.
Top Career Tools used – Strengths and Personality Profile, Management Style and Employability Pulse
Top eLearning Courses – Self-awareness, Strengths, Transferable Skills, Career Direction, Planning
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