Personal and Professional Development Process

Personal and
professional
development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning.....................................................................1
1.2 Ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be
encouraged..................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Evaluation of benefits of self-managed learning to individuals and organisation................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Evaluation of own current skills and competencies against professional standards and
organisational objectives.............................................................................................................3
2.2 Identification of own development needs and the activities required to meet them.............4
2.3 Identification of development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs........5
2.4 Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs................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 Reflect critically on learnings against original aims and objectives in development plan.. .8
3.4 Updating development plan based on feedback and 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................10
4.3 Evaluation and usage of effective time-management strategies.........................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Skill enhancement is a vital need of every individual. Personal and professional
development is known to be a concept that aims at overall growth of a person's skills and
talent. Personal and professional development mainly is assumed to be a way which helps in
managing learning as well as implementing strategies for growth of individuals (PERSONAL
OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. 2012). This report has been based on
Travelodge hotel which is a private business entity. It is known to be second largest budget
hotel as well as third largest hotel chain in UK. This project deals with self learning skills of
managers for promoting future development. Also this report stresses on strengths and
weaknesses of an individual. This report is based on ways in which lifelong learning can be
practised. Furthermore, various ways and styles of communication have also been mentioned
here.
TASK 1
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning.
Approaches of self managed learning
Date: 29 January, 2019
Place: Llford, UK
Self managed learning is an approach which helps individual's in managing their own skills
and learning processes. This process helps in enhancing overall development and skills of an
individual. Many major business concerns use this approach for developing skills and
knowledge of their employees. This approach preparers managers to deal with any uncertain
and complex situations. This approach is used by managers of Travelodge hotel to timely
accomplish goals and objectives (Allen and Penuel, 2015) . Managers also consider self
learning for training employees thereby helping them in learning new techniques. Some
major key approaches of self managed learning have been explained as under :
Conferences and seminars: Conferences and seminars help managers of Travelodge
in learning new innovations and techniques. This approach further helps in managing self
learning and attaining goals and objectives. Managers and owners of Travelodge hotel
believe that attending conferences and seminars greatly helps in enhancing knowledge as
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