Personal Development Plan and Skills Enhancement

This report discusses the concept of personal and professional development, short term, medium term and long term goals, importance of personal development plan and more. It also includes an evaluation of sources. The subject is Academic Skills and PDP and the course code is not mentioned. The content is relevant for students of all courses and universities.

PDP and skills.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main body........................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development.................................................................3
Short term goals along with 3examples of personal goals........................................................3
Medium term goals along with three personal goals................................................................4
Long term goals along with three personal goals.....................................................................4
Importance of personal development plan................................................................................4
Describe and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source........................................................................................................................................6
Evaluation of sources................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8
Books and journal.....................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Personal development plan refers to an activity that helps the individual in planning for the
career and the future development of their own (Owen, J., 2020.). It helps the individual in
continuously building knowledge and understanding about the topics and will also make sure
that the individual is working towards developing the skills that are necessary for their personal
as well as professional career.
Main body
Concept of personal and professional development.
This is a continuous process in which the organization or an individual engage in a learning
activity that helps them in gaining the desired skills or goals and will also help in coping with the
challenges (Urquhart, K., 2019.). It helps the individual in enhancing their career by developing
a specific set of skills. It is important for the individual to make sure that they are continuously
moving towards their goals and objectives so that they can succeed.
Short term goals along with 3examples of personal goals
Short term goals are the one that are assigned and completed in a short period of time. The time
period for these goals should not be more than 6 months. These goals are generally for the skills
that are required by the individual in personal as well as professional lives (Gower, C., 2020.).
Short term goals are the small stepping stones for the individual in order to reach to their
ultimate career goal. Short term goals helps the individual in maintaining the motivation to
achieve a specific goal and to make sure that they are developing their skills continuously.
My personal three short term goals are given below
I want to enhance my communication skills
I want to learn presentation skills
I want to improve my time management skills
Medium term goals along with three personal goals.
These are the goals that takes slightly more time then short term goals. These are the goals that
are needed to be complected within a year. These goals serves as a bigger stepping stones for an
individual in order to reach to the ultimate goal (Shears, L.M., 2020.). It is important for the
individual to make sure that they are keeping their motivation up in medium term goals as it can

be slightly boring for an individual to stick to medium term goals. According to me, my three
personal medium term goals are;
I want to improve my stress management skill.
I want to develop my leadership skills.
I want to learn basics of work ethics.
Long term goals along with three personal goals
Long tern goals are the one that can be the ultimate goals of an individual. These are the career
goals because of which the individual work hard and want to develop a skill set. These goals can
be up to five years or more (Capel, S. and Cliffe, J., 2020.). These goals serves as a major
motivation for the individual and the professional career of an individual depends on this goal.
According to me, long term goals serves as a most important aspect of my life. Some of my long
term goals are given below:
I want to complete my management degree.
I want to learn at least two foreign language.
I want to make six figure income.
Importance of personal development plan
It enable the individual to have a vision about the future career aspects that the individual
actually wants to achieve (Massimi, L., 2020.). It is a set of activities and planning that helps the
individual in developing necessary skills which can help them in not only their professional lives
but will also help them in their personal life.
Skills to be achieved Action plan Evaluation parameters Till date
Communication skills I will make sure that I
attend the seminars
and sessions which
can help me in
developing my this
skill. I want to make
sure that I am
communicating
effectively.
I will try to take
reviews with my
friends and make sure
that I initiate
communication more.
Till October 2021
Stress management I will make sure that I I will make sure that I Till June 2022

skills start practicing
meditation in order to
manage my stress
level (Brindley, J.,
2018.).
I will also start taking
lessons of Yoga as it
can be a very good
remedy for stress.
practise regularly and
I will also try to take
opinion of my family
about the changes in
my behaviour.
Two foreign
language.
I make sure that every
year I learn a new
language so that it can
enhance my skill set
and will also make me
more suitable for my
dream job.
I will attend seminars
and workshops which
can help me in
learning new
language.
With the help of my
understanding about
the language. If I am
able to understand
what other person is
saying then its
success.
Till February 2024.
Describe and discuss how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source.
It helps in making sure that the information given in the sources is authentic and reliable
(Zwozdiak-Myers, P.N., 2020.). It helps in making sure that the sources are providing correct
information about the topics and that the citations in the sources are also authentic.
Evaluation of sources
Source Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Book (Owen, J., In order to Reliable Relevant

2020.) gain
knowledge
about the
leadership
skills.
source, proper
citations.
information.
Journal (Urquhart, K.,
2019.)
Ideas about
skills and
management.
Appropriate
information,
proper
citations.
Good amount
of
information.
Article (Gower, C.,
2020.)
Knowledge
about skill
development
in teaching
sessions.
Appropriate
language
Effective
usage of
writing skills.
Book Shears, L.M.,
2020.
Online and
social media
learning
platforms.
Proper
citations and
good
understanding
of the topic.
Formal
language and
proper
understanding
of topic.
Article (Capel, S. and
Cliffe, J.,
2020.)
Knowledge
about
personal
development
of skills
Not so
relevant
Topic not
covered
Journal (Massimi, L.,
2020.)
Knowledge
about work
ethics.
Proper
understanding
about the
topic.
Topic of work
ethics clearly
mentioned.
Article (Brindley, J.,
2018.)
Information
about goals
and its
Improper
citations.
Ineffective
use of
secondary

effectiveness. sources.
Journal (Zwozdiak-
Myers, P.N.,
2020.)
Information
about
languages.
Proper
citations
provided.
Proper
description of
languages.
Conclusion
From the above report it is concluded that personal development plan is an important aspect of
career development of an individual and it will also help in having motivation that can help in
developing and achieving skills that are essential for the personal as well as professional
development of an individual.

References
Books and journal
Brindley, J., 2018. The role of reflection in ECPD. BDJ Team, 5(2), p.18027.
Capel, S. and Cliffe, J., 2020. Starting out as a physical education teacher. In Learning to Teach
Physical Education in the Secondary school (pp. 7-19). Routledge.
Gower, C., 2020. Knowledge Bases for Teaching Physical Education. In Learning to Teach
Physical Education in the Secondary School (pp. 36-53). Routledge.
Massimi, L., 2020. Deformational Posterior Plagiocephaly. Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery,
pp.1663-1692.
Owen, J., 2020. The Leadership Skills Handbook: 100 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader.
Kogan Page Publishers.
Shears, L.M., 2020. Looking Within: Social Networks and Organizational Social Capital in
Professional Development Programs for University Employees. Drexel University.
Urquhart, K., 2019. Assessing new grads–a good idea?. The Veterinary Record, 184(18), p.561.
Zwozdiak-Myers, P.N., 2020. Communication in physical education. In Learning to Teach
Physical Education in the Secondary School (pp. 262-283). Routledge.