Table of Contents MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1 P1 Identify sources of information related to the career path....................................................1 P6 Methods of continuing professional development and training relevant to the career plan. .2
MAIN BODY P1 Identify sources of information related to the career path Career path are simply routes which particular person take from their first foray within job market through to their final position before retirement. Moreover, career path simply start with most junior position and end with senior one. Within career path, training and development play essential rule as they provide way which carve out career path. There are several people as well as things which play important role in career path such as career advisers, friends and family, networking, libraries, recruitment companies and online research. Explanation of these in detail are as follows :- Career advisers – They are the individual who give information related to education as well as work opportunities to children and youths. Along with this careers advisors give information related to opportunities and also assist in competencies while designing CV and filling application form. In addition to this, they are the one who help in applying to the vacant position available within organisation. Friends and family – They are the one who play important role in meeting career path of individual person. Because they are aware about what he/she want in their life and help them in accomplishing it. Along with this, friends and family member they help in finding information related to career path as well as also in getting more career opportunities. Libraries – This is the best source for gaining information as well as developing skills and knowledge related to different careers. As several books are available in library which include information related to Doctor, Human Resource, Engineer and several other career path along with their future advantages and disadvantages. Thus, library is also one of the source through whichindividual can learn about different careers and able to choose their career path way. Recruitment companies – They are the organisation who give paid service as individual have to pay some amount for getting recruited in company related to their specialisation. Because recruitment companies tie up with other organisation so they can place individualin better company as per their skills and knowledge. Thus, above mention all things as well as individual help in accomplishing career path by getting better position within business environment which secure future of particular person. 1
P6 Methods of continuing professional development and training relevant to the career plan CPD stands for continuous professional development which is related to the procedure of tracking as well as documenting knowledge, skills and experience which has been gain by individual within both formal and informal beyond initial training. Along with this, continuous professional development plan record which has been experience, learn and then apply. For personalandprofessionaldevelopmentpurposeorganisationsprovidetraining aswellas development session to staff members. In addition to this, continuous professional development procedure provide assistance to individual in managing their own development on an ongoing basis. There are several benefits of Continuous professional development plan explanation of these are as follows :- Developingnewskillsandgainingcompetitiveedge–Continuousprofessional development planning help particular person in gaining new skills as well as competitive edge. Because in this, particular person conduct their own assessment and then develop plan for future improvement. Keeping up-to-date with industry – CPD (continuous professional development) is the planning which help individual in keeping up to date with requirement of industry in present. From latest regulation to techniques as well as methodologies this is necessary for gaining competitive advantages and long term stability within business environment. Thus, above mention are advantages of continuous professional development which help individual in gaining competitive advantages. Professional body - It is an organisation which have individual members who practising particular profession or occupation in that company maintain an oversight of knowledge, skills, conduct and practice of that occupation or profession. They help in continuous professional development because they have knowledge about is which activity will help in developing specific skills and knowledge. As professional body have knowledge about current market trends and its requirement. Thus, they assist in development of individual within more effective manner and result in accomplishing career goals and objectives. Apart from this, there are several methods by which individual can develop their skills and knowledge for gaining better future opportunities such as classroom, distance learning, blended learning, evening classes and many more. 2