Value of Personal and Professional Development

Academic Skills and
PDP

Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................4
Define the concept of personal and professional development..............................................4
Describe and discuss the value of short term goals and identify at least three example........4
Describe and discuss the value of medium term goals, identify at least three example.........5
Describe as well as discuss the value of long term goals and identify at least three example.6
Describe and discuss the value of Personal Development Plan.............................................6
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................8
Reference........................................................................................................................................8
Books and journals.................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Personal as well as professional development define as the whole skill and ability of an
individual person in order to learn different things for the growth and success at the competitive
environment. It has been identified that personal development refers to the process of overall
development as well as grooming of a person which increases their decision making and problem
solving skills. The present report mainly emphasize on the concept of PDP as well as analysis of
various long, short and medium term goals. Apart from this, it also includes an example for
professional development plan along with the reliability of various resources. These sections are
going to be covered in this report which increases the overall knowledge and understanding of an
individual person. In addition to this, the report also includes personal development plan which
help in improving the skills as well as attainment of organizational goals which are long, medium
and short term goals.
Main Body
Define the concept of personal and professional development.
Concept of personal and professional development define as the collection of practices of
various individuals with the aim of enhancing their defined set of skills, capabilities as well as
employability. It has also been identified that these professional as well as academic activities
enhance the capability of individual which leads towards the growth and success of a person at
competitive market. As per the opinion of various authors it has been said that professional
development is one of the most essential procedure for a person as it assist in keeping the
individual in order to stay upgraded which is necessary for the attainment of their goals and
targets. In reference to personal development of an individual it is said that individual will be
able to improve their own life related to their day to day activities whereas on the other hand in
case od professional development a person will be able to improve their skills, capabilities which
as a result assist them in grabbing opportunities.
In addition to this, it has also been said that professional development is one of the most
essential as well as necessary step for every individual person as it assist in gaining knowledge,
improve learning and skills in order to keep upgraded to face current marketing challenges and
issues. It is said that some of the most effective examples for improving professional
development of an individual includes continuous education, skill based training, online