Personal and Professional Development

Personal and Professional
Development

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Evaluating approaches to self-managed learning.............................................................1
1.2 Lifelong learning encourage personal and professional development of individual........1
1.3 Evaluating benefits of self-managed learning..................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Evaluating current skills and competencies against professional standards....................2
2.2 Identifying own development needs and activities required to meet them......................2
2.3 Development opportunities to meet future and current needs..........................................3
2.4 Plans for personal and professional development............................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Process that help in implementing development plans.....................................................4
3.2 Required documents to implement activities for personal and professional development4
3.3 Aim and objectives of plans related to development........................................................5
3.4 Development plans on the basis of feedback and evaluation...........................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5
4.1 & 4.2.................................................................................................................................5
4.3 Time management strategies and policies........................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
This project discusses about various development skills. Mangers implement different
skills to influence behaviour of employees. Further this project discuss about approaches to self-
managed learning (Avalos, 2011). Lifelong learning encourage personal and professional
development of an individual. Evaluating benefits of self-managed learning, evaluating current
skills and competencies against professional standards, identifying own development needs and
activities is required in order to explore development opportunities to meet future and current
needs. Plans for personal and professional development, process that help in implementing
development plans, required documents to implement activities for personal and professional
development, aim and objectives of plans related to development, development plans on the
basis of feedback and evaluation, solutions to work based organisation, communication of
variety styles in various level of management and time management strategies and policies.
TASK 1
1.1 Evaluating approaches to self-managed learning
Individual can learn and develop themselves using various approaches known as self-
managed learning. Some of them are as follows.
Seminars and conferences: this is considered to be as effective tool, which give people
opportunity to express their ideas and knowledge. Seminar help people in learning new things
and developing their presentation skills (Casanave and Schecter, 2012).
Social networks: this networking site help people to stay connected with each other. They form
groups according to mutual understanding. Using social networking site people can learn and
chat with their friend.
Internet: there are special search site like google scholar, which provide academic related
journals and articles. Individuals can learn self-management techniques using internet.
1.2 Lifelong learning encourage personal and professional development of individual
Lifelong learning techniques is a continuous process, this contributes in personal and
professional development of an individual. Swot analysis help individual to identify their own
strength, weakness, opportunity and threats. I am working as manager in Travelodge hotel. My
strengths are good communication skills and learning skills. My weakness is sometimes I get
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