Academic Skills and PDP

Academic Skills and PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
1. Concept of Personal and Professional Development...............................................................3
2. Value of Short — term goals...................................................................................................4
3. Value of Medium — term goals .............................................................................................5
4. Value of Long — term goals ..................................................................................................6
5. Value of a Personal Development Plan...................................................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX : PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN....................................................................9
INTRODUCTION

Personal and professional development are two perspectives of life which are important
for an individual. Personal development is defined as the growth of an individual during the
entire lifespan (Allen, Palermo, Armstrong and et.al., 2019). Professional development is defined
as the career development including the individual's academic growth in study or to acquire a
certain job to reach at a particular desired position. The report will examine the concept of
personal and professional development, value of short — term, medium — term and long —
term goals will be identified along with preparing a Personal Development Plan which will
describe in detail the three goals mentioned.
MAIN BODY
1. Concept of Personal and Professional Development
Personal Development is defined as the skills and abilities that builds the human
behaviour, enhances the quality of life and fulfilment of dreams and aspirations which a person
desires for (Tattum and Tattum, 2017). It consists of building or renewing identity, improving
wealth. Personal development is a process which undergoes the whole life span of an individual.
Individual development leads to improvement in the weak aspects of an individual and
strengthens them for the long run.
The concept that falls under personal development explains that an individual's life is
very important. Personal development is significant for an individual because it gives clarity to
personal vision, sharpens existing skills, improves effectiveness and efficiency in the work and
overall develops individuals weaknesses to strengths. It is an important aspect for individual's
growth and development as it will aid in self-help and enhance the skills to work better. Personal
development is the key ingredient to happiness and through this factor one can achieve whatever
an individual wishes to. Thus, personal development evolves the personality of an individual to
acknowledge the life which has been offered to him.
Professional development is defined as the learning process to earn or to reach at a career
position along with the academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, formal
learning practices which helps an individual to reach heights in the career wished (Evans, 2019).
Professional development is concerned with the career development which an individual chooses
over his lifetime and reaches a certain point in the career where the individual is satisfied. It is
very important for an individual to set a goal in professional to make sure life is secured.