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Discussion 10 - Who owns your career?

This discussion looks at what career development from the perspective of multiple stakeholders. From a personal point of view, you certainly benefit from training and development opportunities but do you own it? Is that "investment" like a software license where you pay for the right to use the program but the software company still "owns" the product? Or is that investment something you "own" outright?

For example, if you received specialized training from one company-then went to work for another company that needed the same skill but didn't pay for your training-is that fair? Should the first company receive compensation for something they were not able to benefit from? Some people suggest this is why the federal government should be responsible for all training and development but is that the government's responsibility? How could the government pay for it all? Should you have to pay for training in specific skills before you qualify for certain jobs?

After reflecting on the content for this module, answer the following questions:

1. Who do you think "owns" your career and is ultimately responsible for your development? The company where you work? The government? Or You?
2. How does training and development tie into career planning?

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Criteria

Your response should focus on one main idea in no more than a couple of paragraphs. Make sure that you contribute an original idea or build on someone else's idea in a meaningful way. Keep your sentences short and readable. Think though your response using the textbook to back up your answers and explain why.

Once you have posted your answers, look at the other postings in this discussion and provide comments to at least two other people. Follow Humber's "netiquette" policy and be constructive and respectful in your comments - especially when you disagree.

This discussion is worth 10 points, which are converted into 1 percent of your overall grade.

Instructions

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2. Click the discussion name to open the discussion page then click Create Thread.
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