Prospect is a

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which represents

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s and other specialists in both the public and private sectors.

History

The union was formed on 1 November 2001 by the merger of the Institution of Professionals Managers and Specialists and the Engineers and Managers Association. In 2009, Prospect endorsed a transfer of engagements from the Connect union, the union for managers in the communications sector, which became a part of Prospect on 1 January 2010. It was announced on 30 August 2016 that Bectu members had overwhelmingly voted Yes to transfer its engagements to Prospect which took place on 1 January 2017.

Membership

Prospect members work in engineering, communications/utilities, the civil service, museums and galleries, in a range of public and private organisations including the

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, Babcock,

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and the

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Skills

With a largely professional membership, the union has placed a strong emphasis on developing skills and opportunities for career progression. To this end it launched a standalone website called Careersmart in 2014 which provides information and

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s on a range of subjects from career appraisals and CV writing to mentoring and pensions. Careersmart followed the 2013 launch of Prospect's Apprenticeship App for mobile devices which saw 12,000 downloads in the first year. In 2015 Prospect launched a Gatsby Charitable Foundation-funded project, known as RegTech, to register workplace technicians.The benefits of mentoring in workplace and beyond
Unionlearn, 25 March 2015

References

External links

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Prospect career development website
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