Personal Development Plan and Action Strategy

This assignment provides a comprehensive report on creating a Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Action Plan to improve skills. It includes identifying strengths and weaknesses, learning new skills through PDP, building confidence, using optimal numerical information, and effectively presenting oral/visual information. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of focusing on weak areas, taking time for improvement, and preparing effective strategies with training and expert advice.

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Write an introduction to Academic Skills
Personal Skills Audit
(Complete the table below-rate yourself - 4 if you are good or 1 if
you weak, 2 or 3 if average- explain why you gave that point)
SELF MANAGEMENT 1 2 3 4 Examples to support your
judgement
Mange your time
effectively (meet
deadlines, get
appointments and classes
on time)
✔
I am able to manage time
effectively as I always try to
meet the deadlines that are
provided by the lecturer for
the projects. Along with this,
I always try to reach in the
classes on time so that I
would not miss any lecture,
but some times I miss the
classes due to some
consequences such as delay
in the arrival or taxi or bus.
Set realistic objectives
and priorities
✔
I am able to set objectives
effectively and set as
priorities basis. I always try
to prefer those realistic
objectives which is
important for me. But I am
average to set objectives
and priorities because I have
no experience about how to
easily achieve objectives
and priorities. Moreover,
many time I am not able to
achieve my objectives.
Monitor, evaluate and
adapt own performance
✔
I am capable to track,
analysis and change own
performance as per the
requirement But I do not
monitor the performance
effectively after the giving
performance. I do multiple
tasks at a time this is the

main reason I do not be able
to evaluate them properly. It
is required to evaluate my
performance after
completing the tasks.
Show flexibility and see
that there may be more
than one way to solve a
problem
✔
I am very good at problem-
solving skills because when I
face any problem at that
time keep mind peaceful and
find out various solutions. I
stay flexible in a critical
situation and apply several
ways to sort out a problem.
So I am very good in
flexibility
Behave in a professional /
ethical manner ✔
I am always behaving in a
professional/ethical manner
at the workplace due to an
increase in my performance
in an effective manner. To
present any task in front of
senior I was practicing about
my topic before a
presentation. Many times I
can present in a loud way to
my presentation which is not
including into ethical
behave.
Deal with criticism
constructively ✔
Most of the time I am facing
a problem of criticism from
my lecturer regarding
projects. They always
provide me low grades and
criticize my work. That time I
am effectively working on
my performance and try to
increase. But I am average
due to caring less for my
project.
MANAGING YOUR
LEARNING

Use a range of academic
skills such as analysis,
synthesis, evaluation
✔
I am using good academic
skills to present my project
in front of lecturer. Along
with analysis, synthesis and
evaluation of my work after
the done of work which
become advantage for me.
Sometimes I am not
evaluating my work
effectively so remain
average.
Take responsibility for
your own learning
evaluating and adapting
how you work in order to
achieve your goals
✔
I am taking responsibility for
own learning evaluation
effectively. Adjust work as
per the requirement to
accomplish my goals. I am
focusing on my responsibility
effectively and change those
activities which are become
barriers to conduct activities.
But sometimes I can not
focus on responsibility and
can not accomplish my goals
as well as objectives.
Set yourself realistic
objectives, priorities and
standards ✔
To manage my learning
skills I can set my realistic
objectives, and priorities
them. It will help to increase
learning skills because I
focus on my objectives and
try to achieve them
properly. As a result, my
skills get increased.
Use learning in new or
different situations/
contexts ✔
I am very good learner
because in any condition
ready to learn. Once i was
sick and at that time i
focused on learning skills by
study upon skills and
motivational books that how
can I learn things in
miserable conditions. It is
good for me because it helps
me to increase my
knowledge criteria and

learning for
acknowledgement of new
things.
Learn through
collaboration with others ✔
I can learn new things
through cooperation with
others. When I was learning
with my friends at that time
focus on study. Many times
do not focus on everything
so it reflects a negative
manner and decreases my
performance in front of the
lecturer. I am average in the
learning skill and need to
improve.
PROBLEM SOLVING
Identify the key features
of the problem ✔
I can recognize key features
easily from the problem. It
will help to find out the
solution and apply it
efficiently. For example –
When I was in graduation, I
faced problem in learning
Greek language. I was not
able to understand the
language properly. I
identified key required
areas, features to rectify the
problem, and started
working on it.
Identify the options
✔
To sort out the problem of
Greek language find out
different alternatives which
can help to understand this
language. I am not able to
find different solution easily
of this type of problem due
to lack of knowledge about
different languages.
Identify solution and plan
and implement a course
of action ✔
As I be able to find out a
different solution regarding
understating the Greek
language problem than I

prepared a plan. This plan
applies to a course of action
without having an accurate
knowledge. So, I did not
prepare a plan for the
problem. I am not able to
apply a plan to sort out the
problems effectively.
Carry out solutions,
monitoring progress ✔
I found a translator to
resolve the detection
problem of Greek Language.
It can help to understand the
problem clearly than an
application solution. After
all, these need to monitor
progress in own
performance. That will help
to understand other reasons,
which become a barrier to a
problem. Many times did not
focus on the answer and
apply it without
understanding.
COMMUNICATION
Present oral/visual
information competently
✔
I have problem to present
oral/visual information
completely due to public
speaking. I am presenting
myself in effective manner
and did not speak in
confidence manner. It will
create a problem for me and
get low grade as compare to
other students. There is
required to practice of
speaking and build up
confidence in effective
manner.
Use appropriate language
in a range of different
assignments with
accurate spelling,
✔
At the time of preparation of
projects I can not use
effective language to
present my project in front
of lecturer. I have not

punctuation and grammar knowledge of punctuation,
grammar in deep manner.
That's why many times I
forgot to mark comma,
hyphen and words
agreements. I did not apply
proper grammar to write
project and can not
understand where is
problem coming.
Listen actively and
effectively building on
other people’s ideas and
offering constructive
criticism
✔
I have a quality of good
listener so I am listening to
everyone in an effective
manner. I have also quality
developing other people's
ideas and providing
constructive criticism. It will
help to understand the
problems of people and
inappropriately provide
suggestions. When people
develop ideas that time
defines positive and
negative aspects to help
peoples.
Speak fluently and
confidently to a variety of
audiences ✔
Due to lack of confidence I
can not speak fluently and
confidently in front of
different types of audiences.
There is required to build up
confidence in effective
manner to present myself to
a variety of audiences. I
need to practice before
present any task and use
different tips from expertise
to improve it.
Produce a variety of
written documents using
appropriate formats ✔
I have ability to produce
different types of documents
in good manner. To present
any documents need writing
skills and it is presented into
suitable formats that help to
readable person. When
information present in

appropriate manner that
time user feel good and give
high grades. It is good for
me to improve my
performance.
Use charts, diagrams and
other illustrations to
support verbal and written
communication
✔
Most of the time top present
my projects I can not use
charts, diagram and other
illustration for effective
communication so it will
influence to my performance
in negative manner. There is
required to use these things
that will help to present
project in effective manner. I
am average in presentation
and easily cannot use
charts, diagrams as well as
illustration.
Use appropriate
technology and media
including IT
✔
I am good in technology,
media as well as IT because
it can help me to prepare
projects in effective manner.
Through these tool searching
of matters and write about
the projects topics. It can
help to improve performance
and get goof grades.
WORKING WITH
OTHERS
Plan with others ensuring
there are clear goals, take
responsibility and carry
out appropriate tasks ✔
I have ability to plan with
others and assure about the
clear goals, take
responsibility to carry out
suitable tasks. Many time I
can not focus on all tasks
which become reason to did
not achieve effectively of
goals of a company.
Respect the views and
values of others and
I am very good to respect
the to everyone regarding to

adapt to the needs of the
group/ team
✔ their thoughts and provide
importance to others. I can
listen to everyone and
provide chance to give
suggestion on particular
topic as a result everyone
take participation to achieve
gaols and objectives which is
set by team.
Assist and support others
in learning
✔
I have good learning skills
and adapt any situation
which can help to assist and
support to others regarding
to their work. But many time
I did not focus on my team
member and they have done
wrong work. As a result I can
face different types of
problems. So there is
required to focus on every
one and provide direction
regarding to goals.
Work to collective goals
and agreed plans
✔
I can work as a team
members and collect
information to achieve
collective goals in effective
manner. There is required to
prepared different types of
plan which is important for
everyone. When I saw a
ream member prepare a
effective plan that time
agree with him and follow
their plan to effectively
achieve goals.
Negotiate with
individuals/groups ✔
I can negotiate with
individuals/groups to
complete tasks. But due to
lack of confidence easily
cannot communicate. It
became as barrier to
increase performance in
effective manner. I can try to
talk with every team
member and take their

reviews regarding to goals.
DATA HANDLING
Use appropriate sources
of information e.g.,
library, retrieval systems,
IT, people etc. ✔
To present project need to
utilise different sources to
gather information. It can
help to deeply understand of
projects and their
requirement. But some
times I cannot arrive to
library, IT and people to get
knowledge which can show
negative impact on my
performance.
Handle large amounts of
information and data
effectively interpreting
results
✔
To present data and large
amounts need to tackle in
effective manner. Interpret
data to understand which
result is coming but I am not
focus on data and interpret
without understand.
Use appropriate numerical
information ✔
For present projects need to
use numerical data which is
weak of me. I did not use
numerical information to
present projects in effective
manner. There is required to
search appropriate
information that can help to
present in effective manner.
Use information critically
and innovatively and in
support of the argument ✔
I can use appropriate
information to present
project and different types of
tasks. I can use these
information to do invention
and support of the
statement of people when
they are right. Many time I
cannot and provide
judgement which is not right
and I have no experience

regarding to this work.
Write your strengths and Weaknesses
My Strengths My Weaknesses
My strength to show flexibility and
find out more than one way to
solve a problem
Take responsibility but cannot
conduct in effective manner to
accomplish goals
Use learning in any
situation/context
Easily cannot recognise
alternatives of problems
Respect to thoughts and provide
importance of others
Lack of confidence
Variety to written document in
different formats
Present oral/visual information
competently
Use good academic skills Do not use right numerical
information.
PDP PLAN
Skills which
is learned.
Why it was
required to
be learned
Sources
required to
learn skills
Time taken
to learn
Did applied
somewhere
in working
Build up
confidence
To present
myself in
public
speaking
To take
suggestions
from
expertise
4 months Yes it is
helping to
improve
communicatio
n skills
Use optimal
numerical
information
To present
projects in
effective
manner
Library,
books,
articles
5 Months It helps to
increase
performance
in front of
lecturer
Identify
different
To sort out
problems in
Talk with
other
6 Months It helps to
increase