(PDF) A reflection on continuing professional development

Content
Introduction
Continuous professional development (CPD) plan
Reflection
Conclusion
Reference

Introduction
A portfolio is an important tool for every aspect of human life, from job seeking to
build career portfolio tune and sync with the professional and personal life. A
portfolio is referring to the compilation of professional documentation and work
samples which provides the proof of sample or accomplishments work. The portfolio
can be in a form of binder or in a physical form which organises the sample of work
or with the electronic files and can be published in online (Brackman, 1984). Portfolio
is a greater way to keep track about the accomplishment in the work place along with
the individual skills improvement. A portfolio showcases the work to the potential
employer and also helps to review and get promotion (Wratschko, 2009).
From the establishment of any company, a human resource team is mandatory
obligations that have control on every aspect of the company. HR team is the
umbrella for the company. As a trainee HR person of Aromas’ Holding requires a
great deal of skills. Being a holding company requires a rage of skilled employees to
run the company smoothly.
The following portfolio will put spot light on the Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) Plan of a HR Trainee of Aromas’ Holding. The planning and the
improvement needed by the trainee will be outline elaborately, which will help the HR
trainee to minimize the skill gap and shine like a sunflower in the further professional
stage. Before CDP there is another term is personal development plan (PDP), PDP
is the starting plan of the employee or the individual to strive and make the dream
career to the reality. PDP is the process for the individual to gain strength and to see
the dreams to be true. Though PDP is the baby steps to walk the long road of the
career, yet the process brings out the weakness and the strength of an individual.

Getting focused on the weakness and the strength help the individual to polish more
to the strength and minimize the weakness part and learn to cope with it. For any
individual both the CPD and PDP is a major process, both the process helps the
individual to bring out the best of them. In the job sector the only thing that matter is
the applicable skills and the knowledge along with the process to implement the
learning in the job position. Only the employee with the eagerness of continuous
learning can get the promotion and even can switch the job position and claim the
higher post in different company. To sustain in the job sector CPD is important along
with the future plan which CPD induced to the employee. Contentious learning is
wealth in every aspect of lfe, both in personally and professionally.
Lastly there will be a reflection on the CPD Portfolio mentioning the future changes
for the HR trainee. The Gibbs model of reflection is used to demonstrate the
reflection process of the HR trainee. The reflection elaborate the steps of the HR
trainee take to get the job in the Aromas holding company and also talk about the
experience and the future plan of the HR trainee.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Plan
CPD refers to process of documenting and tracking the knowledge, skills and
experience to gain both the formal and informal in work without any prior training
(Stogdon and Kiteley, 2010). CPD is used to manage the regular development, the
function help to record, reflect and review the learning outcomes. For professional
service CPD helps to enhance the capabilities to maintain the knowledge and the
skills the service sector. CPD enhance the speed up the pace to increase the
learning process for the current professional standards. CPD make an individual to
be a meaningful contributor for the workplace and the team. CPD increase the
confidence of an individual to adjust into a new position and open more opportunities
for the near future. CPD increase the confidence of the individual and the team in the
profession and in the field of professionalism (Tantranont, 2009).
A PDP preparation plan
A personal development plan gives a framework as a way to perceive the areas of
the strengths and weaknesses and bring up with a framework to capitalize and
optimize the current abilities and capabilities. A PDP is a self-reflection mirror of an

individual. A PDP gives a roadmap and a visual outline which clearly bring out the
gaps in learning and skills. PDP helps to make career plan or change. PDP helps to
learn new skills and gain knowledge and to gain new heights in the job sector. The
personal development plan help to become enthusiastic dedicated and gain the
ability to plan and learn. PDP is the process of self-improvement.
Name: Aryan Chowdhury Date: 26.03.2020
Programme: MBA in global business Career goal: To be a well-known HR
manager
What are the
objectives for
development
?
Priority What
activities
to achieve
the
objectives
?
What
resources
need to
gain the
objectives?
Target
date to
gain the
objectives
?
Actual date
to achieve
the
objectives
?
Personal
fitness
improvement
First Allocate
particular
time
throughout
the week
for fitness
and make
a schedule
to enhance
stamina
and fitness.
Eat healthy
food and get
enough
sleep to
achieve the
objectives.
30.6.2020 Annually or
quarterly
Improve
planning and
decisions
making skills
First Try to be
the group
leader
Use the
revision and
training
opportunitie
s
30.6.2020 Continuousl
y
Build the
confidence in
First Volunteer
to lead
Get
feedback
30.6.2020 End of June