Skills and PDP

Skills and PDP

Table of Contents
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Personal and professional development.................................................................................3
Short term goals with examples.............................................................................................3
Medium term goals with examples.........................................................................................3
Long term goals with examples..............................................................................................3
Personal development plan.....................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Discussing the way through which author, reliability, purpose and relevance affecting sources
use...........................................................................................................................................5
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................5
Discussing evaluation of sources which has been used in essay............................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

TASK 1
Personal and professional development
Personal development is related with embarking the efforts to improve skills and abilities
for getting growth in personal life (Hill, 2020) . On other side, professional development
comprises development of additional skills for gaining success in professional career.
Short term goals with examples
These goals are related with short period of time which can be prepared for a day, week or
month. Short term goals play a vital role in stimulating an individual for achieving success in
long term (Hill, 2019) .
Examples:
 To minimize the level of stress and anxiety.
 To improve writing capabilities in an effective manner.
 Developing public speaking skills.
Medium term goals with examples
These goals are prepared for creating a balance between short term & long term goals.
Medium term goals are helpful in creating a person engage in achieving predefined goals which
will significantly help in terms of attaining long term vision in successful manner (Canfield,
2018).
Examples
 To take different online course for gaining versatile skills.
 To gain university degree with good grades
 To develop time management skills.
Long term goals with examples
These goals are formulated for longer period of time which is generally 3 to 5 years. Long
term objectives are important for keeping a person engaged and committed towards set goals
(Cottrell, 2019). These goals also provide an appropriate direction for putting efforts in
significant manner.