Employability Skills and Professional Development

Employability Skills and
Professional Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
COMPONENTS OF PORTFOLIO.................................................................................................3
Introduction............................................................................................................................3
Aims and Objectives...............................................................................................................3
CPD..................................................................................................................................................4
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Employability skill is defined as transferrable skill that individual desires to acquire to
achieve its future professional career goals. Professional development defined as an activity of
improving own skills and abilities to achieve desired job in reputed organisation (Asonitou,
2015). Every individual knows their own capabilities and weaknesses thus giving continuous
efforts for further improvements helps in getting satisfactory employment opportunities. The
present assignment report is based on Aldi which is a supermarket chain having headquartered in
Germany. It was established in the year 1946 by Karl and Theo Albrecht. The report discusses
the concept of personal development plan along with the aims and objectives that an individual
have for its future career goals. Along with this, continuous professional development is also
defined under this report with the reflection of undertaking PDP plan.
COMPONENTS OF PORTFOLIO
Introduction
The Personal Development Plan (PDP) prepared in assessment 1 provide information
regarding abilities and skills which are lacking in individual and ways for improving them
(Fletcher, Sharif and Haw, 2017). PDP is defined as process that helps in establishing objectives
as well as aims of person where they want to achieve and see themselves in their career life
(Chretien and et. al., 2015.This helps them to identify their skills, knowledge and competence for
their personal and professional growth and development. With the help of PDP plan, Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) plan is prepared for improving lack skills and abilities in given
time period for achievement of goal and objectives.
Aims and Objectives
To become HR manager in Aldi, here are aims and objectives that I need to achieve
within specific time period:
Aim
To enhance my strengthen skills and eliminate weaknesses by participating in various
development programs so that desired job can be achieved successfully.
Objectives
 To improve my problem solving skills to increase productivity of employees at
workplace.

 To improve my time management skill so as to get work done from employees in timely
manner.
 To enhance decision-making skills so that I can take proper decisions which will be
easily acceptable by all employees.
 To increase emotional intelligence skills so that I can able to identify what employees
actually expect from an organisation.
CPD
CPD
Continuing Professional Development, it is identified as a procedure in which documenting
or tracking the skills, knowledge and experience that is earned in formal or informal manner.
CPD is a record in which mention what has been apply, learn, and experience by personnel.
The professional are participate in activities to develop or enhance their skills or abilities in
efficient manner. CPD make learning more active. It is combined of various procedure, in
these procedures the e-learning, events, programs, workshops, conferences,idea sharing.
These are focus on improving the person in positive manner or enhance the individual or
professional development. CPD is also called an ongoing process. CPD is an ongoing
process in which maintaining, documenting and developing professional skills of personnel.
The individuals can improve or enhance their skills by participating in training programs or
courses in effective manner. After the professional development plan it provide
opportunities to improved their skills. It is requires professional qualification for job at
organisation or company. CPD ensure the academic or practical qualification. It is essential
for organisation, individual, or whole organisation to helping in order to keep the knowledge
and skills up to date. CPD is professional development towards the enhancement of skills
and knowledge of individual in efficient or effective manner. The CPD providing the leads
to organisation for gaining knowledge to their stakeholder. They provide workshops,
training programs for utilising their time in learning requirements. The CPD helps to
individual to focus on becoming as effective professional. It is provide learning and training
personnel. That helps in enhancement of their confidence or career growth and success.
With the help of CPD assistance the individual can easily adapt change of environment in
positive order. That is indulge themselves as per requirement of workplace. CPD shows
commitment with professionalism as well as individual developments. That creates