Personal and professional development

Personal And Professional Development
(Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Personal skills and competencies against professional
standards
 Identification of own development needs and activities
required to meet them
 Identification of developmental opportunities to meet current
and future needs
 Personal and professional developmental plan
 References

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is very important for a
person as with the help of this, he becomes able to get various
types of benefits. It can be referred as a process by which
people set focus on their goals and objectives by increasing
their skills and experience.

Personal skills and competencies against
professional standards

Cont....

Identification of own development needs
and activities required to meet them
 I should attend various learning events or training
programme where my weaknesses can be improved.
 I should also try to do things practically which will aid
in improving my skills and knowledge.

Cont...
 Senior managers can also help in improving my skills
and knowledge by providing proper guidance by which
I will be able to take better decision.
 Simulation training is also very helpful in improving
my knowledge and skills.

Identification of developmental opportunities
to meet current and future needs
 Involves all members in decision making process
 Conducts brainstorming session
 Objective setting by using SMART criteria
 Seminar and conferences which help in boosting the
knowledge, skills and abilities

Personal and professional developmental plan

REFERENCES
Avalos, B., 2011. Teacher professional development in Teaching
and Teacher Education over ten years. Teaching and teacher
education. 27(1). pp.10-20.
Elliott, J., 2011. Reconstructing teacher education (Vol. 221).
Routledge.
Hamza, A., 2010. International experience an opportunity for
professional development in higher education. Journal of
Studies in International Education. 14(1). pp.50-69.

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