Personal Development Portfolio for Professional and Academic Skills Development

This portfolio includes self-reflection on personal learning and development, transferable skills, personal development learning log, action plan, and CV. It is relevant to PRO333 Professional and Academic Skills Development and BMP4001 Business Management.

Business Management
BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
Portfolio
Contents
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills p-p
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development p
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1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module p
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace p
2.0 Personal development learning log p
3.0 Action plan p
4.0 CV p
References p
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development
Personal and professional development includes the various skills for the
purpose to gain the desire job role and position in the organisation. The process of
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personal development includes the knowledge of operation in the proper
management, interested field, planning of time, proper management for the main
objective of achieving the organisation aims and targets. In this report it involves the
skills and competencies which are essential against the organization and
professional standard of the company as well the production of the action plan and
learning logs for the purpose to develop these skills in the next 12 months and
moreover it includes the personal development plan and a CV. Through personal
learning it helps in managing the needs and requirements for the objective to gain
position in the organisation and also improvement of the set of skills. The personal
learning can be applied to the individuals and goals which could be achieved through
personal and professional development(Weber and Achtenhagen, 2019).
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module
Self learning basically includes approaches which help the
manager to control, pace and procedure the content of their learning
related to the personal development. The transferable skills involves the
skills which are used in the various roles and occupations that includes
communication, self control and problem solving skills. In order for me to
fit in the desired job role, there are various transferable skills which I
need to develop during my modules which involves:
Technical skills: In order to survive in the desired role or category it is
very important for me to improve my technical skills. It basically involves
the information or data of a certain field which involves the knowledge of
various fields, electronic computer, manufacturing, social science
etc(Succi and Canovi, 2020).
Communication skills: Through my entire experience I realized that I
was lacking in my communication skills. Communication is basically the
process of transfer and share of information from one individual to
another. It involves the process of conversion of idea into words. It
includes displaying skills, effective learning, spoken arrangement and
questioning frequently.
Conceptual skills: It basically involves the usage of content for the
purpose of resolving various industry problems for the betterment of the
organisation and to resolve the industry problems. These are basically
the skills that will help me in conceptualizing, identifying and solving
intricate problems.
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1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace
For the purpose to identify the various needs is basically a major task and
major development opportunities includes the goal settings. Through setting of
objectives would be able to develop a few skills in order to develop my academic
skills in the personal life and workplace. Below are the skills I would like to develop
during my workplace, personal life and academic skills(Chomphookarwin, 2021).
Professional skills: In order to survive in a competitive environment and fit into a
specific job role I need to build my professional skills which basically includes the
practice and learning of the academic skills that majorly help in building the
professional capabilities into personal attitude and behavior. The development of
professional skills highly depends upon the individual attention and individual
contribution. The main objective of learning is to secure employment in the future.
With the helps of high quality and standardization it becomes easy for me to
develop the communication abilities in the person within the business fields and also
helps in developing the professional skills in the communication fields. With the help
of self evaluation, I could analyze various skills against the professional standard of
the manager. In addition to that self evaluation helps me in motivating the staff and
utilization of the resources for management of time according to the day operations
(Irby and O'sullivan, 2018).
2.0 Personal development learning log
Date of event What was the
development
activity?
What was I
expecting to
learn?
What have I
learned?
How will I
apply this
learning?
Language The main
objective is to
learn new
languages for
the purpose to
interact with
other
individuals who
belongs to a
different
background.
I was
expecting to
learn new
languages for
the purpose
to develop
my skills for
initiating
interaction
among
people who
have different
backgrounds.
Through
learning new
languages I
would be able
to have better
interaction with
other people
who belongs to
diverse
backgrounds
and different
culture(Almeid
and Morais,
2021).
With the
help of
joining
classes for
the purpose
to interact
with other
people who
basically
belongs to a
different
background
.
Leadership The main For becoming For the In order to
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purpose is to
read the tactics
of the
leadership for
the purpose to
improve the
leadership.
Leadership is
the process of
influencing the
behavior of
people by
making them
strive
voluntarily
towards
attainment of
organisational
goals and
objectives.
a good leader
I would be
focusing on
improving the
competencies
and qualities
of good
leader for the
purpose to
achieve
organisationa
l objectives
and goals(Yu,
2021).
purpose of
achieving
objectives and
goals, there
are different
tactics of
leadership that
I learned for
the purpose of
achieving
objectives and
goals.
improve the
leadership I
will apply
the reading
tactics and
observation
of leading
people.
Decision making Decision
making process
helps in
enhancing
better
interaction with
people in order
to develop and
enhance quick
decision
making.
For making
better
business
decisions it is
important for
for me to
learn the
techniques
and tools for
achievement
of objectives
and aims of
the
organisation.
In order to take
better
decisions
related to the
firm and
business it is
important to
develop
personal
development
and learning
skills
(Skoyles,
Bullock and
Neville, 2019).
In order to
meet the
future
needs of
the
organisation
, it is
essential to
focus on the
decision
making
process and
involving
team
members
for meeting
the needs
and wants
of the
organisation
in the
future.
3.0 Action plan
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What do I want
to learn?
What support
and resources
will I need?
What do I have
to do?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Decision making
In order to
enhance the
decision making
it is essential to
review the past
activities and
use of various
kind of activities.
In order to
achieve
objectives and
goals of the
organisation it is
important to
focus on
participating in
the process of
decision
making(Avidov-
Ungar and
Forkosh-Baruch,
2018).
Through
continuously
keeping a check
on the the
decision making
process and its
effectiveness in
the organization.
2 Months
Team Working
Support from
various
resources and
team members
for the purpose
to manage time
to time
schedules.
In order to
interact with
other people it is
important to
participate
actively in the
team meetings.
With comparing
the past
performance with
the present
objectives and
performance.
1 Month
Time
management
In order to
improve my time
management
skills I will be
taking the help
of the various
resources and
other activities
in order to
ensure time
management(Ka
nkaraš and
Suarez-Alvarez,
2019).
In order to gain
knowledge
about the use of
various
resources for
prior planning of
the activities.
Through keeping
a check upon the
time frame and
various activities
which are
involved in the
present and past
operations(Rajase
karan, 2018).
2 months
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4.0 CV
CV
Career Objectives
The main aim is to be a prove self asset for the company in order to make an enriching
career in the field of management and marketing through gaining pool of opportunities and
possibilities for the personal growth.
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications A degree in the field of marketing (Post
Graduate)
75% score graduation
Experiences:
 Worked as an intern for 6 months in a well known firm
 2 years experience in the field of executive manager
Area of expertise:
 Sufficient knowledge regarding the software and tools
 Organization skills
 Creativity skills
 Emotional Intelligence
 Problem Solving Skills
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References
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Chomphookarwin, K., 2021. The development of English speaking skills for business
presentation and business ethics awareness using supplementary lessons of office
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Irby, D. M. and O'sullivan, P. S., 2018. Developing and rewarding teachers as educators and
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Kankaraš, M. and Suarez-Alvarez, J., 2019. Assessment framework of the OECD Study on
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Rajasekaran, V., 2018. Employability Skills: A Review. IUP Journal of Soft Skills, 12(1).
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Succi, C. and Canovi, M., 2020. Soft skills to enhance graduate employability: comparing
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Weber, S. and Achtenhagen, F., 2019. Measuring Innovative Thinking and Acting Skills as
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