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Networking, whether formal or informal style, needs to establish cognition... [15]
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I believe that I have trained myself this social ability to connect and link people together in order to produce a stronger association in my certain profession.
The most recent task which challenged me to operate networking skill during a full - time job was mainly in research and training. Last year, between May and December 2015, I received a grant from the National Research Council namely a deep - litter pig production system, was one of a well-being pig keeping systems, and aimed to be applicable for schools, pig farmers and rural villagers. I attempted to use my networking skill by inviting together a large group of numerous stakeholders.
Firstly, for a training group 1) I contacted with an educational area district office to seek for a school that looking for my topic, 2) I informed Chumphon Provincial Farmers Council office to ask for pig farmers group that would like to try a new method to improve their skills, and 3) I also visited a deputy chief executive of the sub district administrative organization to open an application for rural villagers whose earnings were estimated lower than the national income. Subsequently after these three target groups had been interested in my project. I realized that it was involved various fields of skills, without cooperation, I would never achieved its excellent results.
Hence, my staffs then were teamed up, secondly, for a research-education-extension group, I made an approach to an expert in the social science field to be responsible for a focus group and analyze trainees' local abilities, resources, and cultural practices to create achievable courses that are compatible with them. The next ones were my colleagues who would take care of relevant documentation and other related activities. And two lecturers, the first one was me who taught the principles of the knowledge from researches, the second one was my on-farm research net-worker to share professional skills via his experience.
Throughout the training, I taught these learners academically along side with giving everyone a chance to speak, allowed this network flexible and informal, plan diverse activities and meetings, and share responsibilities whenever a group working-style has sat up. Later In August, my networking school has won the first place of the national award for the best practice in sustainable agriculture activity. Moreover, with my guidance, the pig farmers and the rural villagers have also achieved a monetary support by the government to extend their deep-litter pig production, resulted in presence of farmer-to-farmer networks themselves.
I am confident that my previous skills would allow me to build larger animal welfare networks with Chevening; members encompass the moral people from diverse profession but one vision that animals have the rights to live well as long as they are alive. This would run by my campus, and has me as a catalyst in animal welfare controversial issues for better understanding leads within my workplace and community. Thus, my role as an alumna is to utilize my skills internationally gained from the United Kingdom.
Many THANKs@Phoowadon