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YoungProfsNet is an international voluntary network of
environmental and social development practitioners.
In YoungProfsNet young environmental and social
development professionals join forces to foster their
professional development by working together on subjects
and projects of common interest outside their direct
sphere of work. The emphasis will be on
environmental and social development policy, strategy and
management, on impact assessment regulations, procedures
and practice, and on environmental and social development
auditing and (value assurance) review. Cooperative learning
and development will focus on identifying and applying
international best practice and on available environmental
and social sustainability performance standards and
guidelines.
For the time being, please find YoungProfsNet
under Groups on LinkedIn. This is an open group,
which you can join freely.
Background
Young environmental and social development professionals
have varied experiences at the start of their
careers. Many of them work with engineering and
consulting companies that focus on productivity in a
competitive market. As a result, they have limited
opportunities for learning and development in their fields
of expertise and work. At the same time, there is a
vast body of publicly available experience and
documentation on all aspects of environmental and social
development. If young professionals would work
together to mine relevant sources of information and
combine their own knowledge and experience, they will be
able to manage their own personal and professional
development better for their own and for other young
professionals’ benefit. Experienced environmental
and social development experts and managers may be drawn
in to act as coaches for and referees of the project work
undertaken by network members.
An international cooperative learning and
development network of young professionals
We propose to set up an informal international network of
young environmental and social development professionals,
who would like to work together in order to foster their
personal and professional development. While we
imagine that members in one particular country may also
find opportunities to meet and work together in person,
our expectation is that network members will conduct most
of their activities over the Internet. In fact, we
are convinced that the international cooperation of young
professionals will add welcome greater diversity and
value.
How to join
The network is an initiative of Eva Kimonye
in Kenya and Maarten
Smies in the Netherlands. They will start as
network directors and administrators. Young
professionals interested to join the network can do that
on our Group page on LinkedIn. Please tell us your
personal aspirations for joining the network.
Last updated on 30 June 2015