The Importance of Ongoing Professional Development

   

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Hospitality(Professional Identity)
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTON.............................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1Importance of ongoing professional development and self directed learning to enhanceprofessional identity and opportunities.......................................................................................1TASK 2...........................................................................................................................................4Investigate professional employer expectation of skills and competencies with in organisation.....................................................................................................................................................4TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5Assessing own abilities, competences for a specific job role....................................................5Hard and soft skills of an individual skills and competencies....................................................7SWOT analysis of skills and competencies................................................................................7TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12.......................................................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTON In toady's context professional identity and practice had been a necessary part for anindividual in personality with the main motive to encourage and enhance long term career andgrowth of an individual. This practice basically involves various skill, potential andcompetencies to identify certain steps to overcome and types of issues faced by an individual. Itis basically developed for an individual in or to gain experience, motives, attitudes and beliefsthrough out life(Cruess, Cruess and Steinert, 2015). Moreover, in current trend professionalpractice is necessary to undertake various personal exposer which are more higher and cultivatetowards define goals and objectives. In this report organisation chosen is Marriott International,an American multinational company diversified hospitality of broad range of portfolio hotelsrelated to lodging facilities. This report is going to analysis the importance of ongoingprofessional development and self directed learning to enhance professional identity and careeropportunity. Additionally, identifying expectation of professional employer skills andcompetencies within an organisation. It will also help in accessing own skills and abilities for aspecific job role. Moreover, reviewing range of learning theories which are considered to bestdevelopment approaches in order to enhance own professional and personal development. TASK 1Importance of ongoing professional development and self directed learning to enhanceprofessional identity and opportunitiesOn going professional development is defined as an organised process of maintainingrecords regarding skills experience and knowledge of people or individual that usually learnedwithin work area. It is essential process that enhance an individual knowledge and skills as wellas develop them to take decision which effective in nature. Basically, it is a development processof findings needs of relevant skills and potential in order to develop oneself in longer term basisand fully fledge and career path(Edwards, 2015). Eventually, it aims toward encouraginginformation, knowledge and skill of a candidate as it is an ongoing process through which anindividual can learn on regular basis either on job basis or a course. Moreover, self-directedlearning is an oriented process in which an individual is generally motivated for learning andacquiring new things by their own efforts within a specified period of time. Herein, inhospitality industry on going development process has become important in managing customer
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as well as solving their criteria, problem or issues faced by them. As this role is engaged inempowering both employer and employees as they are focusing own organisation goals andobjective in order to achieve them within stipulated period of time(Wald, 2015.). Herein, alongwith roles and responsibilities of both employer and employees there are certain benefits of itwhich are determined below: Employer: In terms of ongoing development it is responsibility of an individual to satisfybusiness needs. Herein, an employer plays an effective role in generating profit as well asincreasing productivity in competitive market place. An employer is one who desire about isemployees and staff members who have unique key skill, abilities as well as trait them or alignin achieving goals and objectives of business within stipulated period of time. Moreover, fromthe process of ongoing development an employer of Marriott will able to achieve its mission andvision in an effective manner. Herein, some of the benefits for employer are discussed below.Developing skilled and knowledgable team: In an organisation it is the role or elsebenefit of an employer to develop a skilled and work forced employees with in an organisationso that goals and objectives can be acquired(Goldie, 2012). Herein, employer of Marriott, aredeveloping a skilled work force of employees by motivating them as well as providing essentialknowledge which are required to perform task and activities in an effective manner. Thus, if anorganisation will have motivated, skilled and knowledgable team then they can achieve theirgaols and objectives within stipulated period of time (Wenger-Trayner, 2014).Increased productivity: In an organisation employers play's a vital role in encouragingemployees as well as motivating them to work in an effective manner so that they can increaseproductivity within an organisation. Herein, the manger of Marriott need to ensure that each andevery employer is engaged with their roles and responsibilities which are assigned to them sothat desired gaols can be achieved. This would be done if mangers have proper schedule ofachieve task and effective within stipulated period of timer. Moreover, if a respectiveorganisation have proper engagement of employees with in workplace they than a firm canincrease its productive in competitive marketplace as well as attain sustainability for longerperiod of time(Edwards, 2015).High morale: If an employer with in an organisation are providing benefits to itsemployees and staff members by having flexible working hours as well as other benefits to themin order to increase their morale value. It is also benefit for an employee as it will help in
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