Importance of Continuing Professional Development
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Importance of Continuing Professional Development
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3P1 Key benefits of ongoing professional development for different stakeholders.....................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6P3 Assess own abilities, skills and competences for a specific job role.....................................6P4 Range of learning theories and approaches used for personal and professional developmentprocesses.....................................................................................................................................8TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9P5 Professional development plan to enhance chosen skills and competencies in work context.....................................................................................................................................................9TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11P6 Undertake a job interview for a suitable service industry role...........................................11P7 Review key strengths and weaknesses of an applied interview process..............................14CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................16.......................................................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTIONProfessional identity is referred as professional self concept which is based on differentaspects such as beliefs, motives, attributes and experience (Clark, 2014). This is collection ofunderstanding, beliefs and attitudes about professional role of individual at work operation andactivities. It is very essential for individual to identify their skills and capabilities to performwork in professional way. It is important for organisation to have professionalism in theirbusiness and have professional staff for performance of work. The given assignment is based onHilton Hotels which was founded in 1919 at United States. It is full service hotels and resortswhich is serving globally at more than 570 locations. The aim of report is to explore importanceof ongoing professional development and self directed learning for enhancement of professionalidentity and career opportunities. The chosen job profile for this report is supervisor at HiltonHotel. The manager should identify own skill, competence and learning and developmentapproaches. It has discussed about professional development plan and job application for serviceindustry. TASK 1P1 Key benefits of ongoing professional development for different stakeholdersOngoing development or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is defined asdeveloping, maintaining and documenting professional skills. It can be developed throughvarious training programme and courses on job or watching others in order to learn from them.This is lifelong, planned and systematic procedure for developing and maintaining professionalcreativity, innovation and competence (Continuing Professional Development (CPD), 2019). ithelps in creating value for both profession and individual. There are various types of peopleworking in Hilton Hotel in order to provide services to their guests and users. This ongoingdevelopment help them for achievement of goal and objectives of business. The benefits ofongoing professional development for various stakeholders are as follows:Employer Benefits- They are the person who provide guideline, guidance and manageswork in Hilton Hotel for achieving their goals and objectives. The benefits of ongoingprofessional development to employer are as follows:
Skilled Workforce- Ongoing professional development help employer of Hilton Hotel tohave skilled workforce within the organisation. This can help them for better workperformance and achieve final goal of business.Up to date Knowledge- With help of ongoing professional development can assistemployer of Hilton Hotel to become more up to date about current market and increasetheir knowledge. This help them to make better decision with aid of their knowledge andskills (Cruess, Cruess and Steinert, 2016).Organisation Brand Image- The ongoing professional development can help employerto provide high quality services and products required by clients and guests. This leads increating good brand image of organisation in market that help to increase profit andrevenue of firm.Employee Benefits- These plays an effective role in performing work in respectiveindustry. They take guidance and help from their superior and subordinates for better workperformance. Hilton Hotel focus on providing ongoing professional development to theiremployees which provide following benefits that are described below:Personal Satisfaction- With help of ongoing professional development, it can assistemployee to increase their personal satisfaction regarding their work and organisation.This can lead them to work in effective and efficient manner (Clarke and et. al., 2015).Increased Employability- If Hilton Hotel conduct ongoing professional development intheir organisation, it helps in enhancement of skills and knowledge of employees. Thisassist in creation of loyalty and satisfaction towards their employability and organisation.Intrinsic Motivation- The ongoing professional development helps employees to enhancetheir skills and knowledge. This creates motivation among employees to perform in bettermanner which leads to rise in personal rewards and sake. It creates curiosity, control,challenges, competition, recognition among employees for performance of work. P2 Investigate professional employer expectations of skills and competenciesWhen any individual work in any reputed organisation, there are some expectation whichthey expect from their employee. These are different from another employer as need and demandof each individual is very from each others. The expectation of skills and competencies whichemployer are expecting for role of supervisor at Hilton Hotel are as follows:
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