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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1Magazine article in Personal development portfolio .............................................................11.1 Different approaches to self-managed learning................................................................11.2 Various ways in which lifelong learning could be encouraged........................................21.3 Benefits of self-managed learning to the individual and organization ............................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................42.3 Development opportunities to meet current and future needs..........................................72.4 Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs...........8TASK 3............................................................................................................................................93.1- Discuss the processes and activities required to implement the development plan........93.2- Undertake and document development activities as planned .....................................103.3 Reflect critically on learning against original aims and objectives in development plan103.4- Update the development plan based on feedback and evaluation.................................11TASK 4 .......................................................................................................................................124.1: Select solutions to work-based problems......................................................................124.2: Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels.............134.3: Evaluate and use effective time-management strategies...............................................15D 1. Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusion...................16D2. Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities..........................................16D3. Demonstrate convergent, lateral and creative thinking.................................................17M1. Strategies to find appropriate solutions ........................................................................17M2. Design and apply appropriate methods ........................................................................17M3. Present and communicate appropriate findings ...........................................................17CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17.......................................................................................................................................................18REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19.......................................................................................................................................................20
INTRODUCTIONPersonal and Professional Development is a way by which an individual sets some goals,strategies and plans so that they may improve their skills from the learning and training. Theoutcomes of learning and training are also set up while making goals and plans. The mainpurpose of Personal and Professional Development is to enhance the current skills of anindividual so that it may help in future development and growth of a person. In addition,professional development introduces to the gaining of skills and knowledge for careeradvancement and personal development. It covers all kinds of possible learning opportunitiesand meetings situated in practices (Agafonova, Bryukhova and Kaigorodov, 2015). For thisreport, “Travelodge Hotel” is given private organization operating in the hospitality sectorthroughout the UK. Main purpose of this report is to help an individual become confident inhandling its own personal and professional skills and to attain career and personal goals. Thisreport divided into different section which includes effectiveness of self-managed learning inenhancing lifelong development of person. Along with this, personal skills audit anddevelopment plan of an individual is also cover in this project. At last, solution to work-basedproblem, communication style and time management strategies also follow in this study. TASK 1Magazine article in Personal development portfolio To: Travelodge HotelFrom: Staff members Date: 21Jan 2019Subject : Self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development1.1 Different approaches to self-managed learningSelf-managed learning as the name suggests is defined as abilities and skills developedthrough learning done by an individual. It can be helpful and essential in both personal as wellas professional life. In addition, it is an effective way in which persons can handle their ownlearning systematically. This means Travelodge Hotel can have self-managed learning systemthat fit in their structure and ensure staff member in developing in a different direction. Asemployees can take responsibility or duty for accurate decision about what, how, where andwhen they learn. There are different approaches to self-managed learning which are provided by1
the Travelodge Hotel to their staff member are determined as under: Social networks: It refer as a most popular and beneficial way for the staff members tolearn different new or unique ideas by the assist of various types of social media. For this,Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc., are known as best platform and support a person in acquiringand managing own knowledge (Berragan, 2013). In regards of Travelodge Hotel, businessmanager suggest their workers to follow above all these sites and enhance their skills andknowledge in field of hospitality sector. This approach also help the workers of hotel to dealwith complex situation in an easy manner. For example: employee of such hotel can also learnhow Mark Zuckerberg (Social network Owner) became successful; and following theinformation or data that they obtain. As workers can apply such knowledge or experience totheir own lives thereby analysis the means of succeeding in their personal and careerdevelopment. Conferences and seminars: This is also introduce as an effective approach of increasinglearning and knowledge of employees in specific field. For this, Travelodge Hotel have toarrange a conferences and seminars, it will support an individual to enhance their learningability and achieve personal as well as professional goal within given period of time. Further,this assist employees to become more confident or positive in speaking in public. Use of internet: This is also refer as an effective approach used by the hotel managerwith the purpose of enhancing skills and knowledge of employees in specific areas. For this,manager suggest their workers to read different number of journals, articles, books related totheir job. As it help them to attain their professional and personal goal as well as enhancegrowth opportunity for career development (Busse, Aboneh and Tefera, 2014). Therefore, all these approaches are more suitable but Travelodge Hotel only suggest totheir workers to use internet because there are different information available on it about anyfield. As it also assist workers to gain their learning and understanding as well as achievepersonal and professional goal. 1.2 Various ways in which lifelong learning could be encouragedLifelong learning is the voluntary, self-motivated and ongoing which pursuit of knowledgeor skill for personal as well as professional reasons. Thus, it not only improve active citizenship,personal development and social inclusion, but also self-sustainability and employbility(DeGraaf and et. al., 2013). Along with this, there are different ways in which lifelong learning2
could be enhanced in regards to personal and professional development. Some are determinedas under: Continuous professional development (CPD): It is refer as an effective way used by theworkforce of Travelodge hotel for continuous learning, enhancing skills and knowledge. Thisapproach also help the workers in identification of its strengths and weaknesses. This CPD ismore essential for individual to attain their personal and professional goal easily. Self-reflective or directed learning: It introduce of actions, opinion, judgment and personalknowings that will relate to professional development of workforce of Travelodge hotel. Thiswill also assist them to acquire new or unique things at workplace as well as also createpersonal ability by getting the responsibility and work allotted to them (Diale, Pillay andFritz,2014). In addition, this approach is used by them for studying and accepting entirechallenges without any support. Therefore, both approaches are essential for managers and employees of Travelodge hotelto enhance their lifelong learning and attain personal as well as professional goal. As a managerin the Travelodge Hotel I use different types of learning theory such as Kolb’s learning cycleand reflexive modernization theory. All these are highly essential and effective for my byincreasing my lifelong learning and also assist in achieving personal and professional goal ingiven time duration. 1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning to the individual and organization In self-managed learning workforce take the initiatives to handle and manage their learning.Such type of learning has different positive influences for organizations as well as employees.There are some benefits of self-managed learning to both individual and organization aredetermined as under: Benefits to Individual (Assistant Manager): There are some advantages of self-managedlearning to assistant manager of hotel which them in increasing conference level to adapt inkind of situation within an organization (Fechter, 2012). Self-managed learning help themanager to improve skills and knowledge about the business functions and activities inappropriate manner. Self-managed learning is effective and more essential for manager to learnand enhance presentation ability. As such type of learning is flexible, business manager becomemore comfortable or free to learn via self-managed learning. It also aid assistant manager ofsuch hotel to learn various essential skills or knowledge in their own ways. For example: self-3
managed learning help me in increasing my communication skills. It help a person to becomestrong and effective in the communication quality. It is most essential skill needed in the actualprofessional environment, by accomplishing this, I can ensure better respect and position inworkplace and increase confidence level in presenting tasks and activities. Benefits to Travelodge hotel: One of the most essential benefit and advantage of self-managed learning for company is that Travelodge hotel can decrease their costs of organizingformal learning program by inspiriting self-managed learning for workers (Floyd, 2012). It alsosupports employees to understand the values and culture of hotel in a short duration. As theycan be capable to apply all rules and regulations in proper manner, so organization is highlybenefited by having knowledgeable and disciplined workforce without learning program forthem. It also enhances the skills and knowledge of workers ultimately hotel are benefited asskilled or efficient workers help them in increasing profitability of them. There are differentbenefits of self-managed learning to the Travelodge hotel such as to retain employees long time,better level of customer services, reduction of recruitment cost and many other. All these areessential for the growth of hotel. TASK 22.1 Evaluate own Current Skills and Competencies Against Professional Standards andOrganizational ObjectivesAs the Manager of Travelodge Hotel, I am doing an evaluation of my own skills andcompetencies. It is because it will give me the grounds for improvement. I will come to knowabout my strengths and weakness so that I may work upon them. Also, these improvements arealso necessary for the successful running of an organization (Grima-Farrell, 2015). EveryOrganization wants that their objectives must met within time and give them expected result, andfor this like every other organization Travelodge also do have SMART Objectives. So for theseobjectives to be achieved it is necessary to evaluate my skill as to know how much I am capableof in order to improve the current working of Travelodge. In my best qualities, I would like toinclude my friendly nature, respecting other people, good listening. A table of my Audit Skill isprovided below:SerialNo.I am Capable of Score Score From OtherPeopleDifferences1Problem solving skill78-14
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