MPI takes new step to build meetings profession
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In February 2003, MPI launched an aggressive strategic plan to elevate the role of meetings in business. After 18 months of research and development, MPI is executing the plan’s most profound objective, a career pathways program that defines core competencies for meeting professionals and will deliver personalised guidance for professional growth … a key step to make meeting planning a true profession.
Scheduled to launch in 2005, MPI’s career pathways program will define a standardised classification for distinct levels of professional meeting and event management competencies; identify critical knowledge; design and share pathways for growth from one level to the next; and provide tools and resources for meeting professionals to build skills and achieve career aspirations. Career pathways will culminate in MyCareer@MPI on MPIWeb (www.mpiweb.org) where members will complete profiles, take assessments and receive career development guidance. Technology will be combined with a human touch through a call center, mentoring program, professional coaching services and portfolio reviews.
