Personal and Professional Development: A Comprehensive Guide to Self-Managed Learning and Development

Personal and Professional Development
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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................3
Task 1 – Essay..............................................................................................................................4
AC 1.1: From the above scenario evaluate six different approaches to self-managed learning
that you have undertaken or you intend to take as part of lifelong learning either from your
workplace or during your time of learning at LSST....................................................................4
AC 1.2 Propose ways in which lifelong learning in your personal and professional contexts
could be encouraged.................................................................................................................7
AC 1.3 Evaluate the benefits of approaches to self-managed learning..............................8
Task 2..........................................................................................................................................10
a). Personal Skills Audit and ratings with justifications for the rating......................................10
b). SWOT Analysis to evaluate own current skills and competencies against professional
standards and organizational objectives. Identify areas for development and opportunities to
meet the current and future defined needs..............................................................................12
Task 3 Personal Development....................................................................................................14
3.1, 3.2 Identify 3 short-term and 3 long-term SMART objectives for own development needs
and the activities needed to carry out to achieve the identified objectives. [2.2, 2.4]..............14
3.3 Critically reflect on own learning throughout this unit against the original aims and
objectives set in the PDP. [M2]................................................................................................16
4.1 Select work based solution on various situational Problems.............................................18
4.2 One of the ways to demonstrate acquired skills that you have developed during your work
or studies is to communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various times.
[M3]..........................................................................................................................................20
4.3 Evaluate effective time management strategies that can help you manage your time
effectively. [D3].........................................................................................................................23
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................24
References..................................................................................................................................25
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Introduction
This study of personal and professional development generally focuses on improving
the skills of learners which can help in making them or their business successful. Six
different approaches to self-managed learning have been taken place in this unit to
understand well which basically includes coaching, interviews, seminars and etc.
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Task 1 – Essay
AC 1.1: From the above scenario evaluate six different approaches to self-
managed learning that you have undertaken or you intend to take as part of
lifelong learning either from your workplace or during your time of learning at
LSST.
There are various approaches which can get used in the self-managing and learning.
Some of those approaches are well discussed below-
Different Approaches Advantages Disadvantages
1. Monitoring/Coaching It greatly helps the
association in various
manners. The experts
share their own knowledge
and experience with the
workers or employees of
the association.
Sometimes providing
coaching to the people who
are already knowledgeable
enough becomes the
wastage of time. It also
includes some advantages
as to create self-awareness
& behaviors as well manner
(Panganiban, et. al., 2017).
2.Seminars Many of the seminars get
arranged for improving the
various skills of the
employees such as
presentation skills,
communication skills and
etc. Some of these skills
also help others in
motivating to speak in the
Sometimes wrong
knowledge gets shared by
the speakers which lead to
the disadvantage of taking
part in the seminar. Some
of the advantages are their
of seminar that people who
are less likely to read can
take part in the seminar to
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public places without any
kind of fear. They get
confidence by attending
these kinds of seminars
which makes their personal
and professional life better
(Donnelly, 2017).
gain knowledge.
Sometimes people expects
too much to gain from the
seminar, not meeting that
becomes the disadvantage
of it.
3. Interviews It includes the advantage of
developing the relationship
between employee and
employer.It mostly gets
used in the professional life
as because before getting
hired by any of the
association, the managers
of the concern departments
checks the capability or
reliability of the candidate.
They also focus on the
skills of the person by
taking care of the needs
and requirements of the
person (Smith, et. al.,
2017).
At the other hand less
attention of both interviewer
and interviewee becomes
the disadvantage of this
process and leads to
dissatisfaction.
4. Conferences It includes the advantage of
including various ways to
increase the efficiency of
skills. Conferences also
Lacking behind with this
efficiency or perfect
workshops proper manner
becomes the disadvantage
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help in increasing the
knowledge about self-
managed learning in
various manners. It
includes some research or
workshops to increase the
skills and knowledge of
people (SKOVHOLT, et. al.,
2017).
of it.
5. Use of internet Using the internet in various
ways also helps in
increasing the skills of
learning and motivation. It
includes some advantages
by adding some more
qualities to increase the
efficiency of the person
related to their work.
Taking the use of internet in
bad manner becomes the
disadvantage of it.
6. Social Networks It gets consider as one of
the best way which helps in
self-managing & learning
the various things which are
importantly required in
personal & professional
development.
Many of the times people
takes the use of social sites
in some negative use which
hampers their development
in most negative manner
and leads to the
disadvantage of it.
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