Personal and Professional Development Plan

Personal and
professional
development plan

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ..........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Assessing approaches of self managed learning..............................................................1
1.2 Ways in which lifelong learning should be encouraged..................................................2
1.3 Benefits of self managed learning to individuals as well as Travelodge........................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
2.1- Evaluate own current skills and competencies against professional standards
organisational objectives........................................................................................................4
2.2 Identification of own development needs and activities which are required to meet them.. 4
2.3 Identifying development opportunities for meeting current as well as future needs.......5
2.4 Devising a personal and professional development plan based on the needs identified.. 6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Process and activities required in implementing development plan...............................7
3.2 Undertaking and document development activities........................................................8
3.3 Critical reflection on own learning against original aims and objectives........................9
3.4 Updation of development plan based on feedback as well as evaluation........................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Solutions to work based problems..................................................................................10
4.2 Communicating in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels...........11
4.3 Evaluation and usage of effective time-management strategies.....................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Development is the need of today's fast moving generation. Personal and professional
development is a name given to a concept which deals with overall development of an
individual. Main aim of personal and professional development is to effectively manage own
learning and growth of an individual. It is quite an important tool that helps in increasing and
developing skills and knowledge of an individual (Allen and Penuel, 2015). This report has been
made on basis of Travelodge hotel which is a private sector business concern in hospitality
sector. It is located in Llford, UK . It is a chain of around 400 hotels which is known for its
hospitality services as well as new innovative schemes in holiday packages at very attractive
prices. As per this report, it is important for manager of Travelodge to effectively develop and
manage their self learning skills leading to growth in future opportunities. Furthermore,
professional development plan has been designed by managers for assessing strengths and
weaknesses of its employees. Lastly, interpersonal as well as transferable skills have also been
mentioned here.
TASK 1
1.1 Assessing approaches of self managed learning.
Self managed learning refers to a process which is used by individuals for finding
alternate ways of lifelong learning whether it may be within organisational boundaries or for
their personal and future opportunities. Self managed learning is a process which is used by
individuals for enhancing their learning skills. This concept is highly preferred by business
entities that lay emphasis on developing skills of their employees by means of training and
development. In present scenario, manager undertakes self managed learning for improving his
own efficiency which may further help in timely accomplishment of goals and objectives. Some
important approaches or techniques that help in self managed learning have been stated as under:
Internet: Internet is a quite widely used medium which is accessible by almost everyone.
It acts as an effective tool in improving potential of people at their respective workplaces (Brody
and Hadar, 2015). Through internet, individuals can access a great amount of data and
information on various topics. All this further helps in developing knowledge of an individual
and also makes them successful.
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Conferences and seminars: Conferences and seminars are an effective and constant tool
which keep people updated with current happenings in surroundings. Both these tools provide a
platform to employees where they can present their knowledge and information in front of other
people. Also, it is an important tool for resolving issues and gaining confidence. As knowledge
of employees enhances so does their confidence level also (Bukor, 2015). In Travelodge also,
managers are given a chance to attend seminars and conferences which enhances their morale
level.
Social network: Social media acts as a channel that facilitates interaction between
humans. This further helps in developing self managed learning skills of individuals. Hence, to
receive benefits from social media platform owners and managers of Travelodge hotel always
provide guidance to their employees about using social media and keeping updated with day to
day changes in surroundings.
Above stated are certain tools and approaches that help in developing self managed
learning in employees and further facilitates in timely achievement of goals and objectives.
1.2 Ways in which lifelong learning should be encouraged.
Lifelong learning refers to a voluntary and ongoing learning process which can be used
for both reasons personal as well as professional. It is a quite effective approach which helps
people in achieving their goals and objectives on a timely basis. Furthermore, it also enhances
social inclusion of a person along with self sustainability and competitiveness. This process
keeps changing depending on person to person. This approach is considered by managers of
Travelodge for solving their issues and maintaining a healthy work balance in their organisation.
Importance of lifelong learning has been discussed as under:
It enhances knowledge of employees in Travelodge by well developed career
advancement techniques. It is also responsible for enhancing employability level which further
leads to development of promotion aspects. All these factors combined together lead to
motivation and a developed satisfaction level (Bynum, 2015). Lastly, it can be said that lifelong
learning is an essential approach that aids people in grabbing growth opportunities that are
available in market. There are various methods of Lifelong learning that are available. These
methods have been stated as under:
Continuous professional development: Continuous professional development is a key
technique which is undertaken by managers and employees of Travelodge hotel for enhancing
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