Approaches to Self-Managed Learning and Evaluation

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning and evaluation of their suitability and different
learning styles..............................................................................................................................3
1.2 Identification of learning and development method and recommending other people for it.4
1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning.........................................................................................5
4.1 Identification of work-based problem....................................................................................6
4.2 Implementation of learning style to overcome the problem..................................................6
4.3 Time-management strategies.................................................................................................7
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Own current skills and competencies against the professional standards and organizational
objectives.....................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Identification of own development needs and required activities to meet the needs...........10
2.3 Development opportunities required to meet current and future needs...............................10
2.4 Personal Development Plan.................................................................................................11
3.1 Short-term and long-term objectives...................................................................................12
3.2 Own learning against the aims and objective of a PDP.......................................................12
3.3 Updated PDP........................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................15
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INDEX OF TABLES
Table 1: Personal SWOT Analysis..................................................................................................8
Table 2: Table 2: Curriculum Vitae.................................................................................................9
Table 3: Developmental Needs......................................................................................................11
Table 4: PDP Plan..........................................................................................................................12
Table 5: Updated PDP Plan...........................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTION
Personal development means developing one's own personality and bringing
improvement in the personal knowledge and skills. Whereas professional development means
enhancing the level of current performance and career development. Personal and professional
development go hand in hand because if person develops their professional performance than
he/she will start experiencing in its own personal life also (Brown, 2014). The present report is
focused on the enhancement of personal and professional development of an individual. Further,
discussion has been made on the enhancement of life long development through self-managed
learning and ability to take responsibility for own personal and professional development.
Moreover, it has been discussed about the ability of an individual to implement and continually
review one's own development plan and also its ability to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and
transferred skills.
TASK 1
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning and evaluation of their suitability and different learning
styles
There are many ways through which self-managed learning can be done that are seminar
and conferences. With the help of these ways, I can learn many new skills by own. Seminars
and conferences are the effective approaches which provide good opportunity for developing
new skills and abilities (Butt, 2014). Further, I can learn from internet such as various websites
and blogs that contain good articles on self-managed learning and this improves various skills of
me. Interacting and meeting with experienced people in organization also proves to be a good
source of self-managed learning. By watching videos on several skills, improvements can also be
brought (Moog, 2014).
There are various learning styles which have been created by famous psychologist and
professors that can be adopted in order to analyze my own learning needs and enhance the level
of learning in the respect of me. Some of the learning styles are VARK Learning Style which is
developed by Neil Fleming which is an acronym for Visual, Aural, Read/write and Kinesthetic.
In visual, learning is done by watching videos, charts, diagrams, etc. In aural, learning is done
through listening of audios and guest lectures (Cassidy-Rice, 2014). Thirdly, through reading
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