Personal and Professional Development: Attainment of Employability and Study Skills

This report explores the contribution of personal and professional development to the attainment of employability and study skills. It discusses the stages of Gibbs reflective model and highlights the importance of communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. The report also provides an action plan for future improvement.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
The way in which completion of the task and module contributed in the attainment of
employability and study skills.....................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is the process of enhancing the qualities that are
required by individuals to meet their career goals and objectives. It is very important for all the
students to make sure that they are able to develop all their skills whether these are related to
study or employability because it can help to attain growth in future (Avidov-Ungar, 2016). This
report is based upon the analysis of the way in which the whole module and the tasks performed
earlier contribute in the development of different types of skills. These are communication,
research, ICT, team work, time and self-management and problem-solving qualities. For the
purpose of creating the reflective journal Gibbs reflective model is used and there are six
different stages of it which are description, feeling, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action
plan.
MAIN BODY
The way in which completion of the task and module contributed in the attainment of
employability and study skills
Gibbs reflective model is one of the main models which are used for the purpose of
reflecting upon personal experience. There are six different stages of it which could be used by
individuals to reflect upon the situations which were experienced by them while completing a
module or performing specific task. This model is also used by me to reflect upon the way in
which the previous task and whole module of professional and personal development. While
studying in the university tutors assign different types of projects to all the students which are
required to be completed by them. When I was studying in the university different tasks related
to leadership, corporate social responsibility and other topics were assigned. By working on all
of them I was able to enhance my skills study and employability. The detailed analysis of my
experience is as follows by using all the stages of Gibbs reflective model:
Description: While studying in the university the tutor assigned different tasks so that all
the modules to complete the course could be completed properly. In order to meet the career
goals, it is very important for me to perform all the tasks successfully. All the students in the
class were required to complete the tasks within specific time limit. At the time of submission, I
complete the whole project successfully and submitted it to the tutor (Bennett-Levy, 2019). I
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wanted that I should complete it before the submission date so that I can analyse it and make
proper changes to score higher marks.
Feelings: When the tasks related to leadership and the whole module of personal and
professional development were assigned to me, I felt little low as it was not good in ICT, self and
time management, problem solving and team working. Due to this I was afraid that I will be able
to complete the project or not. In order to complete the whole project, I took help of my friends
and classmates and they helped me to complete my task successfully. While completing the
module of personal professional development I was thinking that it has helped me to bring best
out of me so that I can attain my career goals and objectives. When the project was submitted by
me, I was feeling very good as I submitted on time and completed all the tasks successfully.
Evaluation: The whole module of personal and professional development was very
important for me as it was focused with the development of employability and study skills. When
the tasks of it assigned to me, I was not aware of the details of topics. In order to get information
of them I used my research skills and gathered knowledge about them. Apart from this, I also
worked very hard so that I can accomplish the goals. The previous task helped me to develop my
research skills as it was used by me to gather proper information of all the topics that were
assigned to me while studying in the university (Davies, Curtin and Robson, 2017). The thing
which was not good for me was the completion of the project on the same date of submission.
Due to this, I was not able to check my work and make improvements. During the completion of
module, I enhanced my self and time management, problem solving, ICT and communication
skills. I asked my friends and classmates to help me which enhanced my communication skills.
They helped me to complete the whole project and all of us helped each other which improved
my team working capabilities. I was also having very low knowledge of information technology
but the tutor helped me to working with it which also helped me to improve my ICT skills. Time
and self-management skills were also enhanced by me by making sure that I manage all my work
properly and try to complete it before the time limit. The whole module and the tasks of it helps
me to enhance my study and employability skills. All of them will be used by me to make sure
that I reach to my career goals in future. With the help of all the skills I can also complete all the
future tasks successfully and score very good marks.
Analysis: While completing tasks of module I was very much focused with the
completion of it which helped me to complete the whole project successfully. Apart from this, all
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the classmates, friends and tutor supported me to make sure that I work on my project and
complete it properly. Some of the things didn’t went well because of my weak skills such as
communication, problem solving, ICT etc. The whole module helped me to understand the
importance of communication and team work because by working in groups all the individuals
can complete all the difficult tasks successfully. Apart from this, the module also helped me to
make sure that I overcome all my weaknesses so that possibility of failure in future tasks could
be ignored (Kroll and Dussias, 2017).
Conclusion: From the whole module of personal and professional development and its
tasks I learned various things. One of the main learning of mine was importance of proper
communication. If a person is not able to interact with others then it will be very difficult to ask
them for help and complete a difficult task successfully. I also learned that team working is also
very important for all the students as it can help to reduce the level of difficulty of different tasks
as each and every person can handle the tough tasks according to their capabilities. Apart from
this all the tasks that were performed by me while completing tasks of the module I also
enhanced my research, problem solving and other qualities which were beneficial for me to reach
career as well as study related goals (Mahlanze and Sibiya, 2017). If I need to handle any
situation like this in better way then it is very important for me to make sure that I should make
proper schedule for all the tasks related to project. It can help me to meet the predetermined
goals of the task. In order to get positive results, I could have completed the tasks of the module
before the submission date as it would have helped me to make changes in the project.
Action plan: This stage of the Gibbs reflective model is related to the steps which could
be taken in future to handle same type of situation. If I will be working on the tasks similar as the
tasks of module of personal professional development, I will be required to make sure that I am
able to perform all the tasks on time. I will also be required to make schedules for all the
activities so that I can make sure that all of them are performed properly. Apart from this I will
also be required to make sure that I am able to gather proper information of the topics which are
assigned to me as it will reduce the difficulties in the attainment of goals related to the tasks
(Markham, Gentile and Graham, 2017).
CONCLUSION
From the above project report it has been concluded that personal and professional
development is the process of analysing the skills that are weak so that improvements in them
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could be made. With the help of it, all the students can make proper changes in their
employability as well as study skills. Apart from this, it can also help to analyse the steps that
should be taken in future so that all the career goals could be accomplished successfully. While
writing a reflection, different model could be used. Gibbs reflective cycle is one of the best
models which could eb used for this purpose. There are six stages of it which are description,
feeling, analysis, evaluation, conclusion and action plan.
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REFERENCES
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Davies, K., Curtin, M. and Robson, K., 2017. Impact of an international workplace learning
placement on personal and professional development. Australian Occupational Therapy
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Kroll, J. F. and Dussias, P. E., 2017. The benefits of multilingualism to the personal and
professional development of residents of the US. Foreign Language Annals, 50(2),
pp.248-259.
Mahlanze, H. T. and Sibiya, M. N., 2017. Perceptions of student nurses on the writing of
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Markham, M. J., Gentile, D. and Graham, D. L., 2017. Social media for networking, professional
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