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

This report delves into the intricacies of personal and professional development, exploring self-managed learning approaches, lifelong learning strategies, and the implementation of a comprehensive development plan. It examines the benefits of self-managed learning for individuals and organizations, outlines the processes and activities involved in implementing a development plan, and provides a critical reflection on learning outcomes. Additionally, the report addresses work-based problem resolution, effective communication styles, and time management strategies, offering practical insights for personal and professional growth.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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INTRODUCTION
Personal and Professional Development is a process through which any individual or
organization can determined to meet the challenging goals and process of learning (Allan,
2015). It is highly associated with essential prospect for the development of any individual or
group. There are certain factors that are responsible maintaining personal skills as well as
professional skills. This can be portrayed through impel maintenance of the personal and
professional development of the current skills. They are developed through different measures
like counseling, coaching and mentoring in a long term.
The assessment covers aspects of personal and professional development through evaluating
the areas for lifelong learning. Further, the approaches to self-management and core
competencies can be gained through identifying own skills. It has been assessed that the need
to develop the personal and professional development plan can be articulated with the help of
maintenance process activities of development plan (Bayar, 2014). In the end, the report
provides the effective use of strategies to maintain the growth and flow of operations.
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TASK 1
INTRODUCTION
The report presented here evaluates the approaches to self-managed learning and propose the
ways through which lifelong learning in professional and personal skills are encouraged.
Different measures are undertaken with respect to the self-managed learning. This can be
beneficial for both individuals as well as for the organization.
BODY
1.1 EVALUATE APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGED LEARNING
Self-managed learning is the developmental process through which individual manages their
own learning. With respect to self-managed learning different programs are associated which
structure them and staff to develop certain directions (Voogt, et al. 2015). With the help of
these programs, Self-managed learning has been developed and progressed in a better way.
Individuals and organizations both are accessible to manage those extend of repertoire
capabilities without which needs are reliably managed. It is necessary to develop new learning
skills which empower knowledge and attitudes in support of the organization. Self-managed
learning is generally based on questioning to self about the past experiences, strength and
weakness an individual have, current situation and goals that are targets, different measures to
achieve those goals are set through critique to assess on learning measures (Noe, et al. 2014).
There are different approaches through which self-managed learning is maintained. They are:
 Coaching/Mentoring
 Seminars and Conferences
 Use of Internet
 Social Network
COACHING AND MENTORING
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Coaching and mentoring are the set of activities identified through learning and change.
Coaching and mentoring are strategic complementary services through which individuals
develop their own skills with tangible measures (Stewart, 2014). They can springboard through
coaching and mentor through facilitate exploration with the formulation of goals and provide
support for certain actions.
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
Seminars and conferences help in managing proper communication measures with the people.
This indulges in more amount can configure on presenting most effective ways of self-managing
learning. It is a most wonderful platform through which people share their knowledge and
views and associate in enhancing their skills.
USE OF INTERNET
The internet connects millions of people and contains lots of resources through which they are
transformed in information into the resourceful material. The people configure great
opportunity and knowledge through which social networking and other data related to learning
prospects are found. There is a lot of books available through which self-management can be
progressed (Allen, 2016). They are done through blogs, websites and other discussion forums
available.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
The people are likely to spend their time on the social sites that are gaining the acquaintance of
knowledge-based groups and current world events from the other's post. This shared
information provides the reliable means of developing gaining information on different issues.
One can follow other people through which ongoing event of the other person life can be
encountered through the self-managing way of learning.
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1.2 PROPOSE WAYS IN WHICH LIFELONG LEARNING IN PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS COULD BE ENCOURAGED
Lifelong learning is the activities that undergo the on-going, voluntary and self-motivated
means of encouraging personal and professional development features. It also enhances
sustainability along with social inclusion, active citizenship and competitiveness and
employability (Magpili and Pazos, 2017). There are certain means through which the lifelong
learning can be encouraged. This can be done through continuous improvement measures like
SWOT analysis and self-reflective learning. Through reflexive learning, the events that are
associated can track the developmental factors like seeking feedback can associate with
improving and make sure about the right track of development. By generating SWOT analysis
the fields that are associated can be reliable in guiding and active implementation of new
experiences. Other than this, Self-directing approaches can be independently motivated and
challenges that outlined through four key stages (Jackson, 2015). This can be done through:
Stage 1: Assess Readiness to learn (Higher Education with Industry)
The readiness to learn information helps in self-evaluating the situations and handling the
current situation supported by the network. It helps in extracting the concrete experiences
through actively learning.
Step 2: Set learning goals and continuous development
This can be attained through communicating effectively and leading to the advised instructions
that are critical. The developed goals are approached through maintaining the timeline for
completion of activities. The Goals that are targeted requires feedback and evaluation on the
regular interval in order to meet the desired target.
Step 3: Engage in learning Apprenticeship Process
The need of the learning process refers to the instructional methods also with the strategic
means such as self-directing to the ideas for applying the knowledge to the situations whether
personal or professional (Cushion, 2013). Group activities can be conducted through this.
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Step 4: Evaluate Learning
This is self-directed through regular consult with advising others and seeking the feedback of
what they have learnt through their personal and professional experiences. Reflection of the
learner is consciously articulating on the back experiences through which active
experimentation of the model and theories are planned.
1.3 EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF SELF-MANAGED LEARNING TO THE
INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANISATION
There are certain benefits which are created and experienced through assessing the
opportunity by learning and gaining experiences. Models are associated with coaching
mentoring presents self-managed learning benefits (Hill, et al. 2016). There are certain
measures taken to benefit the individual. They are:
Skills for communicating with others- Self-managed learning is associated with the high use of
the ICT deliverables as it is very essential to communicate within the organization as well as
personal. It is necessary to set the behavioural practices through which communication skills
are developed.
Encouragement to personal and professional development of employees- Presenting in front
of public requires an extreme level of high personalize measure through which self-managing
learning is associated (Dobkin, 2016). The presentation skill may outreach to the extreme level
of designation.
Offers Increased Self-confidence for the individual- It is one of the major source of attaining
the goals of the life as well as in profession i.e. meeting business objectives. The role of the
skills such as building up of the confidence upgrade the level of positive treatment of the
attitude through meeting the goals of his life certainly.
Integration of work activities- Working as a team helps in exploring the knowledge and also
coordinates with the team members and represents the group (Magpili and Pazos, 2017). It is
necessary to learn the attitude of the team in order to carry out the work activities in an
integrated and self-managed form.
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Through Self-managed learning, access to create opportunity occurs. This opportunity helps the
learner to gain the experiences from their role models such as coaches and mentors.
CONCLUSION
Thus, different approaches associated have helped in supporting framework to self-managed
learning. It is also mentioned that the ways that lead to lifelong learning can be encouraged
(Victor, 2017). Henceforth, lastly, evaluation of the benefits of self-managed learning in context
to the organization and for an individual is elucidated.
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TASK 3
INTRODUCTION
The report covers the process and activities that are essential for the development and
implementation of the activities of the plan. It has been discussed in the study that the process
and activities that are involved are documented through as it requires different means. The
aims and objectives of the learning process are planned and targeted to achieve them. Certain
constraints are involved in outreaching the target (Megginson and Whitaker, 2017). This can be
maintained through different means of improvement in the skills.
3.1 DISCUSS THE PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
There are many processes through which implementation of the development plan has been
carried. For this, the activities that are discussed presents comfortable environment. It is
necessary to set goals for person’s personal development as well as for professional
development. Implementation of any development requires resources through which assurance
of positive outcomes can be entertained. The requirement of the budget to carry out the plan
can be developed as to outline the cost of implementing the development plan. It is necessary
to ensure the allocation of the implementing the changes and activities which utilizes measures
the development plan once objectives are set (Magpili and Pazos, 2017). The goal is to develop
the communication skills as it is the most effective way to explore in the personal and as well as
professional way. The actions that are essential to be taken for effectiveness and challenges are
ensured are managed through the implementation process. Strategies that are adopted can
keep effective measures on monitoring of overall activities and set comparison through the
problem associated. The activities that are undertaken to implement the plan are:
COACHING AND MENTORING: This is the most effective process through which implementation
of the process and services can be assured. The activities that are proposed can be performed
through supporting and maintaining the flow of learning and meet the needs of future with
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defined objectives. By mentoring the skills can be enhanced and can lead to an advantageous
measure of analyzing improvement in the development of activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The improvement of the communication skills requires the regular practice
of learning and reading books, plan and another comfortable environment. The activities that
are included in improving the communication must be processed only when involving in the
certain training sessions, discussions with friends and colleagues, taking part in conferences and
seminars (Allan, 2015). It is also experienced that participation in presentations and attending
more talk shows can eventually help in handling things responsibly.
TIMELINE:
BASIS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8
INITIATION OF
IMPROVING SKILLS
SET TARGETED
GOALS
REACHING OUT
CLASSES FOR
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
IMPROVING
COMMUNICATION
PRACTICE/
COMMUNICATING
WITH OTHER
EFFECTIVELY
CONSTRAINTS
OVERCOMING
FROM
CONSTRAINTS
BUDGET
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DEVELOPED
EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS/OUTCOMES
OF THE PROJECT
BUDGET: There are different organizations associated with influencing the skills of the users of
the business. This can set the platform for the individual to explore the services through
persuading and negotiating with the service providers. The program caters to provide a wide
range of information on unique opportunities to participate in the series (Certo, 2015). The
course takes place in the period of 3 months and cost of the course is around 1,199 GBP
exclusive of taxes. The classes will be started from the 14/04/2018 and end on 22/07/2018.
3.2 UNDERTAKE AND DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AS PLANNED
The development of the process and activities involve a high level of standards that are
maintained through proper balance activities. The documents that can help in achieving the
standards of the development plan enhancing the personal and professional skills are:
 Attending training courses which provides a platform to grow skills such as inside and
outside skills
 Formal and informal means of learning various aspects that can set the communication
skills stronger
 Through improvement of this skills, the interactive measure at the workplace is
enhanced
The documents that are undertaken to articulate the development Activities as planned are:
LEARNING FROM OTHERS- coaching and
mentoring
This method helps in approaching the skills or
knowledge of the person through asking help from
others (Dobkin, 2016). Coaching and mentoring
can facilitates the learning and development
experiences. Through maximization of the training
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courses effectiveness of the skills are somewhat
reliable in building good relationships with others.
It also proved to be quite effective
SECONDMENTS The temporarily change of job role for an
employee in the same company can bring out
benefits within self and for the organization. This
helps in the development of the acquisition of new
skills and improving flexibilities and adaptabilities
through enhancing the essential skills (Stewart,
2014).
The role of this skills helps in motivating the
employees and aid in assistance from skilled
personnel. It also accesses to the high demand of
the employers in improving the skills and setting a
positive relationship with others
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES This is generally used to focus on documented
means of information through lectures or
presentation. The new information from the
experienced people is provided to handle the
particular situation (Noe, et al. 2014). It has
provided the new potential idea through
exchanging growth and promoting the events such
as workshops and forums
COMPUTERISED INTERACTIVE LEARNING (E-
LEARNING)
E-learning is the most interactive way it provides
an unlimited amount of data which can be shared
anytime. It has also saved time and money. The
people are connected in order to understand the
data in the most simplified form (Jackson, 2015).
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3.3 REFLECT CRITICALLY ON OWN LEARNING AGAINST ORIGINAL AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES SET IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The development activities that are planned can be documented and undertaken accordingly.
The timescale set for enhancing skills is of 3 months but it can be done on regular basis. The
first month would be based on improving the vocabulary instances and other shortcomings
through regularly attending the group discussion sessions (Hill, et al. 2016). These skills can
possibly help in enhancing the activities through which segments are planned. Regular practices
and the planned task can help in generating the segments. This can involve proper feedback
and performance-based improvements. It can help in undertaking the weak skills
improvements and targeting on overcoming those weak skills. The feedback can record under
the guidance of the tutor at the coaching centres or through families and friends at the
workplace. The feedback provided by the tutor is pronunciation and inclusion of the new words
while communicating with others is not enhanced properly which is needed to be undertaken
(Bayar, 2014). This objectives set for updating the activities can be managed to meet the short
deadlines of the task. Thus, it helps in enhancing the performance and investing in the activities
of the self-learning and management.
3.4 UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND
EVALUATION
The feedback provided by the tutor was less involvement of the new words for the formation of
the sentences. This can be improved through regularly reading of the newspapers, hearing the
English music or songs or any other means of communicating in that language. The skills can
improve the weaker area of the individual through which team leading skills are also developed.
An effective way to self-managed learning can help in improving the communication skills and
setting a direction to lots of things (Allen, 2016). Henceforth, skills are improved by taking part
in debates, events and another way of presenting the work through effective communication
means. The development plan can be updated as the part of the constraints in the
developmental stages of enhancing the skills.
Skills Lacking Updated actions Timescales
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Team working Distribution and
support of work
Improve interaction 2 months
Lack of knowledge on
effective pronunciation
Analysis of the E-
learning trends
Online resources and
book reading
3 months
(Magpili and Pazos, 2017)
CONCLUSION
The skills are enhanced through different means such as through E-learning, Secondments,
news and groups and other sources. By those processes and activities enhancement in the
activities that are planned are implemented. Certain constraints that are involved in achieving
the goal are accommodated with the help of seeking feedback from others (Dobkin, 2016).
Based on the feedback which is provided enhancement to gain competitiveness in achieving the
goal has been formulated in the study.
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TASK 4
4.1 RESOLVE A WORK-BASED PROBLEM
There are several challenges that are faced by the organization in operating the business. This
can be attained through facing key challenges which includes discrimination on the basis of the
linguistic barriers, employment-related challenges and other problems. One can set their goals
and objectives relative to the economic and technological problems. It is important to
strategize activities that enable the individual to achieve the set goals and objectives can be
attained through providing fair chances to speak and representing an equal opportunity to the
people (Certo, 2015). It is necessary to safeguard people from the challenges they face in the
workplace.
For example- Suppose working in the Hotel where the people faces the technological operation
problems and economic problems along with discrimination and other relative challenges.
Thus, those challenges can deal by incorporating employment law at the organization. The
importance of the policies and guidelines at the workplace is very essential. This can help in
providing equal opportunities to the people associated with the workplace. The rights to
comply with the set laws and regulations can be directly through maintaining the organizational
practices effectively. The set rules provide organization to be reliable ethically and morally in
providing an opportunity to others (Voogt, et al. 2015). It helps in training the employees for
the particular task which improves their efficiency and effectiveness towards their work. The
disciplinary actions recorded set an outline through which procedures to be carried out without
taking sides of anyone is to be handled.
Other than this, lack of progression, low motivation and poor communication skills are also
some effective problems that impact the efficient working structure of the organization. There
are possible solutions to overcome these problems (Jackson, 2015). They are:
 motivating employees through rewards and incentives
 Through planning interacting activities that increase teamwork
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Thus, those measures can set an attracting assistance to overcome those problems.
4.2 COMMUNICATE IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND APPROPRIATE MANNER AT
VARIOUS LEVEL
Communication is most effective essential for enhancing the performance of any organization.
It is necessary to ensure that organization follows a particular means of communication styles
that can outreach to the objectives and activities of the organization. There are different types
of communication and styles that are followed at various levels. This can be classified as a
verbal and non-verbal form of communication. Through verbal communication or oral
communication effective thoughts, attitude and behaviour are identified. Oral communication
presents the importance of the communication through which discussion, interaction and other
opinions and ideas are critically evaluated. Communication can be defined as the process of
sharing information from one place to another place effectively (Megginson and Whitaker,
2017). This can be done by following the chart structure of any organization. For example-
organization structure is highly dependent on the communication style. This can either solve
the problems or can incur certain strategies and policies to create the adherence of problems
with every employee. This code of conduct from employees end has set an outline to the
activities that are carried out in the organization. Assurance for raising the activities can be
done through representing correct channel and language which is used. In case if channels are
not followed than can affect effective communication.
Different communication styles are approached through which negotiation, persuasion;
presentation skills, assertiveness and respect for others are reflected. For example- the case of
the hotel consists of the different working level (Victor, 2017). The managerial level can relate
to communication style of presenting feedback to the staff and other members in order to
incorporate the change in the existing process.
There are some pros and cons that support the issues and loopholes in the organizational
functioning. This is managed by implementing rewards, incentive policies and other means
through which staff is retained and communicated in an effective manner.
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Other means of communication is non-verbal communication through which sending and
receiving words are presented through gestures, language, signs, body, and other visual means
of communication. It emphasizes on reflecting different skills that employees need to develop.
Various actions are taken in order to improve skills (Certo, 2015). These can be maintained
through communicating effectively through communication techniques and skills. This vital
change can facilitate effective communication in the workplace through surpassing
organizational performance.
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4.3 EVALUATE AND USE OF EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Time management is the process through which planning and organizing of the activities that
are managed. It enables to work smoothly and smartly. It helps to execute the task within less
time. The time management helps in taking its effective measures at a time of tight and
pressure conditions. Good time management requires an important shift focuses on which
effectively manage need of the business (Cushion, 2013). There are several strategies through
which managing time and reduction of wasted time takes place. This can ensure by using
effective management strategies:
PRIORITIZING WORKLOADS
It is important to set the time for performing risky and challenging activities. This strategy is
based on the work through which employees perform their duties with effective responsibility
in achieving the organizational objectives.
SETTING WORK OBJECTIVES
This strategy is based on promoting the activities of the organization and performs the rights
and duties in the targeted framework (Bayar, 2014). With this strategy, targets are achieved
through the collaborative working of the organization.
USING TIME EFFECTIVELY
Setting a timetable to manage the event of activities can be ensured. This timetable helps in
providing the accountability of the actions that are necessary to be taken on the effective time.
However, completion of the task is highly achieved with this strategy.
SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS
This strategy is applied in order to improve the activities from time to time. It will ensure that
task which is allocated through individual measures start with keeping tolerant measures
reliable. The time requires to execute the task is noted and based on which next task is
scheduled (Victor, 2017).
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RELIABLE ESTIMATE OF TIME
Estimation of time required to complete the task is based on the skills and effective functioning
of the employees. It is necessary to ensure knowledge of delivering high organizational results
through setting training and assisting with organizational results and objectives on time
(Dobkin, 2016).
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CONCLUSION
Self-managed learning is the effective tool through which enriching work environment and
raising self-confidence in within are developed. Through this lifelong learning and effectiveness
in professional and personal development is achieved. Moreover, the skills those are analyzed
help in improving the major areas which are lacked. The development plan activities and
processes are developed in order to critically evaluate their impact on personal and
professional development. The report also enlightens about the key issues that take place at
the workplace. It has also presented possible solutions to minimize those identified issues.
Certain time management strategies are used in order to enhance the personal and
professional development of skills and activities that are undertaken.
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