Self-Management Learning and CPD: Approaches, Benefits, and Recommendations

PERSONALITY AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
TASK 1

INTRODUCTION
 Self-management learning is an effective technique used
by people to grow their learning base, skills and
competency level to a maximum extent. This
presentation lay emphasizes on SML approaches like
coaching, mentoring, interviews, secondments, seminars
and others along with their advantage and disadvantage.
Moreover, it will demonstrates various ways of SML and
CPD such as Honey and Mumford’s learning style and
other along with their benefits to both the individual as
well as organization.

1.1 SELF-MANAGEMENT LEARNING
 Self-managed learning (SML) regards to the process of
obtaining in-depth knowledge of various things through
employing diversified ways.

APPROACHES OF SML
 Learning from research: Individual can access web and
gain diverse knowledge to maximize their competency. It
helps them to keep up-date their knowledge and offer
career advancement opportunities. WWW (world wide
web), blogs, social network etc. are the common ways to
expand knowledge.
 Learning from others: In this, individual can take others
people support and guidance to improve knowledge base
(Petersen, Kushwaha and Kumar, 2015). Coaching and
mentoring are the most common methods used in the
organization to support subordinates. It helps to build
good relationship at the workplace and create strong
culture.