Importance of Personal and Professional Development

This report explores the importance of personal and professional development in today's fast-paced work environment. It emphasizes that individuals must continually enhance their skills to achieve career objectives, while also benefiting organizations through improved performance. The assignment suggests that companies should implement ongoing development programs to boost employee skills such as problem-solving and communication.

Personal and Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Produce PDP and how it is developed over a period of learning................................................3
Learning from visiting speaker programme................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Personal and Professional development is a continuous development programme by
which an individual develop its goals, strategy and training programme to enhance individual
skill (Hildebrand, 2018). There are various development activity such as computer based
learning, workshop and the on the job training which improves the quality of personnel. Thus,
the primary purpose of Personal and Professional development is to develop ass well as manage
the skill of an individual throughout their career. This report covers following topics such as
preparation of personal and professional development over various period of learning. Moreover,
discussion is made on reflection and analysis of visiting speaker (Olsen, 2015).
Produce PDP and how it is developed over a period of learning
Personal and professional skill are basically designed to enhance the skill as well as
knowledge of an individual. This plans include setting various strategy such as training and
development programme which act as a learning outcome that finally helps in achieving the
success. This kind of planning differ from one individual to other which depends upon the skills
and the area that needs to be enhanced (Mwalongo, 2012).
What do I want
to learn
What will I do to
achieve this?
Resources
needed
Success criteria Target date
Team work Working in a
group helps to
achieve shared
objective. I will
attend all the
lecture conducted
on leadership
programme
thoroughly. Along
with that I will
implicate it in my
real life situations.
To develop
team working
spirit I want
support of my
supervisor
who can
monitor whole
team by
enhancing the
coordination
and
cooperation
within team.
Developing team
work will help me in
future to achieve the
standard of
organisation with the
help of other team
members. Thus, I can
measure my success
during the time of
discussions. Like, if I
have courtesy in my
voice and consider
others opinion as well
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Sep

at the time of
discussion. This will
indicate that I have
successfully learned
from the programme.
Further, my success
can also be measured
from the feedback
which I will receive
from my supervisors.
Notes making
speed
As it is not
possible to retain
every relevant
information. For
this I need to
develop notes
making skill and
this practice will
help to revise the
things so that the
essential
information does
not gets faded
away from my
memory.
Initially my
notes making
skill will not
match up with
the lecture
delivered by
professor so I
will more
dependent on
the written
form of content
such as
presentation.
This will help
me to revive
the lost
information.
Moreover, with
passage of time
I will enhance
my speed to jot
Respective skill can
help me in future to
face various
circumstances by
taking the help of
notes. Also it will
help me to enhance
my skill due to which
I will get good
opportunity in
successful company.
Moreover, I can
measure my skill at
the time of discussion
or brainstorming
when I will landed up
with more authentic
data.
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Sep

down the notes
accurately.
Time
management
skill
My primary
purpose to achieve
time management
skill is to avoid
working before
deadline. Further,
I can achieve it by
making priority list
of the task and
allocated the time
accordingly to
perform multi task
work within
stipulated period
of time.
Furthermore, I will
avoid
procrastination of
essential work
which will help me
to fulfil my task
significantly.
In order to
enhance time
management
skill I will take
the help of my
tutor who will
help me to
perform multi
task work as
well as conduct
all my
responsibility
before
deadline.
Time management
skill will help me in
future to perform
multi task and achieve
set target within
specific duration. I
can measure my
success by preparing
the assignments or
conduct college task
before the last
deadline.
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Sep
Enhance self
confidence
To improve my
self confidence I
have to work a lot
on my
To increase my
confident my
tutor and
friends can help
I can apply my
learning outcome to
convince other as it
has even enhanced my
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22nd Oct

communication
skill as well as my
enhance my
knowledge.
Further, I will
participate in
various co
curriculum
activities such as
debate or any inter
college
competition.
Along with that
while deliver
presentation mu
self confidence
will boost up.
me by
encouraging
me to
participate in
various
activity. Along
with that if they
will show faith
on my then it
will motivate
me to achieve
organisation
task
successfully.
convincing power.
For instance, if in
future my
organisation adopt
any changes then I
can motive others to
remain flexible and
adopt the changes.
Learning from visiting speaker programme
Based on the speech delivered by visiting speaker on the topic of 4P's as well as
leadership team for machinery plant in Sunderland. This programme made us familiar with the
significant role of leader in order to achieve organisational success. Along with that organisation
must make sound decision regarding 4P's by delivering right product at right place at right price
to cater right segmented market. This not only strengthen the internal operations of business but
also helps to overpower competitors. Therefore, attending such programme gives a guidance
about how an organisation can expand its function and maintain the coordination within the same
department or among various departments by adopting proper leadership style as well as
marketing strategy .

Group Log
Date
Activity/
Experience
Outcome Reflect the
learning
Application of
learning
outcome
1st July On the
programme
speech was
delivered by
visitor on the
topic of
leadership team
and 4P's of
marketing.
In the programme
visitor enhanced
our knowledge by
delivering
informative
lecture.
Respective
session helped
me a lot to
enhance my
learning on varies
essential topics of
marketing which
finally helped me
to understand the
strategy set by
organisation in
order to promote
their product.
Along with that I
come to know
how leader helps
to shape the
structure of
organisation.
This programme
helped me to
understand that
leader are the
essential part of
organisation that
manages the
internal function
performed by
various
employees within
the organisation.
Like, they
motivate the
behaviour of an
individual in such
a manner they
remain motivated
in order to attain
organisational
objective. Further,
they strengthen
the relationship
with their team
member in such a
manner both
remain committed
I can apply
respective
knowledge in
the practical
situation that
may arise in
future while
working in
organisation.
Like, I will be
cooperative with
my team which I
will get in
future.
Moreover,
instead of just
putting my
views forwards I
will consider
other views as
well so that we
will come up
with better
conclusion.
Furthermore, if
I take decision to
set up my own

towards company
that helps to
decrease turnover
or absenteeism
rate. Whereas,
discussion is also
made on four P's
of marketing that
is product, price,
place and
promotion which
is a part of
marketing mix
that helps to
promote the
product by
increasing the
profitability of
firm. It basically
emphasize on
providing right
product to right
customer at right
price and at right
place.
Additionally,
product refer to
the item that is
being delivered
by company to its
potential
business then
this lecture can
help me to set
exact strategy
related to four
P's. In addition
to it, I will
analyse the taste
of product based
on which I will
come up with
differentiated
product that
satisfy the need
of customer.
Then I will set
price based on
competition as
well as I will use
online and
offline platform
to make my
product
available to
customer. Thus,
as it is
significant to
make customer
aware about the
product for
which I will use

customer. Price
means the amount
set by
organisation to
offer the product.
Place means
geographical area
where item will
be served whereas
promotion refer to
the technique
used by
organisation in
order to promote
their product
through various
platform. Thus,
firm must give
quality time while
taking these
decision as whole
process or
department of
organisation
works around this
strategy.
most suitable
tool of
promotion that
can be
traditional media
or social media.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been determined that personal and professional development
skill plays a significant role for the continuous learning of an individual. Thus, there are various
areas or skill of an individual which needs to enhanced with the passage of time as it help the

staff to attain their career objective. Along with personnel its also helps organisation to achieve
their short as well as long term objective. Additionally, organisation must make continuous
development programme to enhance the various skill of employee such as problem solving as
well as communication skill which are essential for the success of organisation.

REFRENCES
Books and Journal
Hildebrand, J., 2018. Bridging the gap: A training module in personal and professional
development. Routledge.
Mwalongo, A., 2012. Teachers’ perceptions about ICTs for teaching, professional development,
administration and personal use. International Journal of Education and Development
using ICT. 7(3). pp.36-49.
Olsen, B., 2015. Teaching what they learn, learning what they live: How teachers' personal
histories shape their professional development. Routledge.