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Description

Mid-Career Review: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead and Building a Plan

Two days to review your career so far and decide what you want from the years ahead

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

After twenty years in a profession, progression slows and familiar markers shift. The role is fully mastered but the horizon can feel fixed, technical change arrives quickly and the arrival of younger colleagues raises questions. Many wait rather than decide, simply because they have never set out what they truly want.

This 14-hour in-person programme offers a structured pause. Participants take stock of what they have learned, identify their transferable skills, assess their personal constraints and build a professional plan for the years ahead. Peer exchange with professionals at the same career stage supports the individual work.

Learning objectives

  • Take stock of the skills acquired throughout your career
  • Identify skills that are transferable to other functions
  • Assess your personal constraints and room for manoeuvre
  • Formulate a professional plan for the coming years
  • Prepare a career development discussion with your employer

What makes this programme different

A skills inventory built from specific achievements
Peer exchange with professionals facing the same career stage
A career development discussion prepared and rehearsed before the end of the two days

Programme

1Taking stock of your career path

Achievements skills and lessons learned

  • Reconstructing the defining stages of your career
  • Identifying the achievements you are satisfied with
  • Extracting the skills you applied
  • Spotting under-valued know-how

2Understanding your position today

Profession team and knowledge sharing

  • How expectations in your profession have changed
  • The value of experience alongside new practices
  • Working relationships with younger colleagues
  • Spotting opportunities to pass on knowledge

3Clarifying what you want next

Aspirations constraints and priorities

  • Identifying your professional and personal priorities
  • Recognising constraints linked to health mobility and availability
  • Weighing continuity progression and a change of direction
  • Setting a five-year direction

4Building and presenting your plan

Milestones support and negotiation

  • Breaking the plan down into dated milestones
  • Identifying internal support you can draw on
  • Identifying the skills to develop
  • Preparing a discussion with your line manager or human resources

Who is it for

Employees at mid-career stage who are questioning what comes next as well as professionals who have held the same role for a long time and wish to prepare for a move.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.