Personal Development Portfolio: Self-Reflection, Transferable Skills, Learning Log, and Action Plan

This personal development portfolio covers self-reflection on personal learning and development, identification of transferable skills, a learning log, and an action plan. It discusses the importance of personal learning and development, transferable skills, and skills to develop in academic studies, personal life, and the workplace. The learning log includes a table of dates, development activities, learning outcomes, and applications. The action plan outlines what the author wants to learn, the support and resources needed, what they have to do, and how they will measure success.

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
PORTFOLIO

Table of Contents
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable skills...................3
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development...........3
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this module 4
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the workplace
......................................................................................................................................................5
During my academic studies, there are many skills that I want to learn and imbibe
for personal growth as well as for growth in my career. Few skills that I learned
from academic studies are communication and teamwork. I have also developed
the skill of time management for my personal growth which are very useful in my
learning at business and management. Some of those skills are mentioned below: 5
2.0 Personal development learning log............................................................................................5
3.0 Action plan.................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable
skills
Personal learning is an approach to do the study in best manner. The ability of personal
learning provide confidence to the student to improve their skills and also it tell about the
deficiency in their personality. The topic which got learn personally by me, it will never
happened that I got forgot that topic. Because, I learned it with my efforts and with my personal
learning. No one else will teach me better the way i can learn by myself. There is another term
known as personal development which assist me to build my character and my personality
better(Blaschke,2019). It pushes me to bring some positive changes in myself. Personal
development generally means, improve the quality and ability to perform any work and being
healthy and wealthy in the life. It pushes an individual to improve the mind set which helps to
cop up with the difficult situation. There is a type of skill which can be use anywhere and also it
require at any work place, it is known as Transferable Skills. These skills show the personality of
an individual, at the time of interview also the skill which matter and which will be seen in an
aspirant is transferable skill only. It shows the personal identity of mine and also build my image
in the same way I am represent myself in front of others. Its a quote that “first impression is the
last impression”, its a transferable skill only which shows our impression and expression in the
real manner. These three qualities help me to build my personality and get success in my life.
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development
The personal learning and personal development are the keys for me to build myself
strong in every aspect. As a student these are the qualities which should be prepare by student in
himself. It gives an opportunity to me to investigate my capabilities and learn from my mistakes,
this is the real concept of personal learning and also of development(Dewi, 2019). These are the
qualities which an individual himself has to bring in the personality, its not only help me in

learning my academic topics but also it helps me to develop my personality and bring some
positive changes in me. These qualities will make aware about the right and wrong and also give
us the target of our life. As, a student of business and management, it is very crucial for me to
improve my skills like communication skills, management skills etc. I got able to adapt these
skills only by adapting the habit of personal learning and the personal development. These two
qualities gives me a big support in my academic, especially in my business and management
field. It gives me a different level of confidence which helps me to stand out in every
competition.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this
module
The abilities and talents that help an individual learn and grow from his job are
transferable skills. The skills that help in enhancing the growth of an individual on professional
front also determine transferable skills. I have learned few skills, being a student of business
from this module which are really useful in academics. Skills that in have learned are mentioned
below:
 Multitasking – The skill of multitasking means doing various skills at one time and
managing them properly. I got to learn this quality from my academic session which
helped in dealing with different situation at a time. I have also learned different subjects
which enhanced my capability to do various tasks at same time. This skill has helped me
complete my projects on time (Elfeky 2018). At the time of gaining knowledge of
business and management, I have even participated in sports activities which helped in
my personality development. This module has helped me enhance my skill on managing
different task at the same time.
 Leadership – Being a student of business and management, it is very important for me to
learn the qualities of leadership, which is a great opportunity. This skill has made me
learn the quality of running a business single handedly and making strong foundations for
it in the future. There has been many positive changes in the life of an individual with the
quality of leadership which has changed the manner of dealing with problems by
changing the perception of an individual. I have imbibed the skill of leadership through

this module from which I have learned the importance of leadership skill and its
application in the future.
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the workplace
During my academic studies, there are many skills that I want to learn and imbibe for personal
growth as well as for growth in my career. Few skills that I learned from academic
studies are communication and teamwork. I have also developed the skill of time
management for my personal growth which are very useful in my learning at
business and management. Some of those skills are mentioned below:
 Teamwork – It is very important for me to learn the skill of teamwork. Being a student
of business and management, I have learned that it cannot be done a single person or
individual but it can be only be done with participation of various members in a team. I
have understood the value of teamwork during my academic studies which has also
enhanced my personal growth (Howard 2021). The task can be done in an efficient
manner with the skill of teamwork.
 Creativity – It is very essential for an individual to have some creativeness in his
personality. At the time of academic studies, an individual uses many shortcuts to
complete the assigned task which helps in developing the skills of creativity.
Professionally, the skill of creativeness can be very beneficial for an individual to
understand the importance of creativity.
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?
Immersive
Team Building
Experiences
I was
expecting to
learn the skill
of
multitasking
which helped
I have learned
to develop the
skill of
performing
various tasks
on assigned
I will apply
this skill in
order to
manage
the hectic
task with

me to
complete
various tasks
at one time.
without any
pendency in
my work.
less
pressure
which will
help in
organising
my work in
a proper
manner.
Application of
different
thought
process
I expect to
manage and
organise my
work which
has helped
me in work
with more
efficiency
(Sousa and
Rocha, 2019)
.
I have learned
to apply a
different
perspective for
management
of my work and
for proper co
ordination of
my team
members.
I want to
apply this
skill for
growth of
business in
order to
manage my
business
activities,
Creativity in a
personality
I was
expecting to
deal with
work in an
efficient
manner and
has helped
me in
enhancing
It helps me in
having a
different
approach
towards the
management
of business
efficiently.
The
application
of this skill
will be in the
managemen
t of different
business
with growth
and

my creativity
for
development
in my
personality.
development
in business.
3.0 Action plan
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?
Management
and
Leadership
I need a faculty
who
acknowledges
me in theoretical
as well as
practical
knowledge about,
the managing
and leading the
team in order to
learn the skill of
managing the
business and its
management,
I have learned to
be calm and
creative to deal
with the
management of
my business
(Zenkova and
Mychko 2019) I
have also to build
my personality as
a leader for
management of
leadership
qualities.
I have to analyse
the work given to
the team and
internship given
under any business
operation in order
to measure the
success of a
leader.
10 months
Financial
Intelligence
I have to be
practical in order
It helps me to
learn the basics of
When I am able to
manage the
8 months

to use the
opportunity to
deal with the
financial
management and
there will be use
some dummy
institution which
helps me in
understanding
the financial
obligations.
Practical to deal
with financial
management.
finance in order to
be habitual for
dealing with the
finance
intelligence.
financial position of
my family and
friends. The
success can be
measure in this,
when I will get
good marks in the
subject of finance.
Communicati
on Skills
I have read
some vocabulary
books and
novels, which
gave me an idea
about the
different situation
and dealing of
that situation in
order to improve
my
communication
skills
I have to
communicate
according to the
situations and I
have to test myself
in a quiz which
gave me a reality
check for
improvement of
my communication
skills and will also
help me dealing
with the procedure
interview for job.
If I will be selected
then it will be a
success for me
due to the skill of
communicating
with anyone easily
and smoothly and
understanding of
my opinion in the
same way is a
huge success for
me in an interview
5 months

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Blaschke, L.M., 2019. The pedagogy–andragogy–heutagogy continuum and technology-
supported personal learning environments. In Open and distance education theory
revisited (pp. 75-84). Springer, Singapore.
Dewi, V.E., 2019. The effect of collaborative learning on the Rinding Gumbeng music skills and
appreciation. In 21st Century Innovation in Music Education (pp. 191-195). Routledge.
Elfeky, A.I.M., 2018. The effect of personal learning environments on participants’ higher order
thinking skills and satisfaction. Innovations in Education and Teaching International.
Howard, V., 2021. Undergraduate mental health nursing students’ reflections in gaining
understanding and skills in the critical appraisal of research papers–An exploration of
barriers and enablers. Nurse Education in Practice, 55, p.103143.
Sousa, M.J. and Rocha, Á., 2019. Digital learning: Developing skills for digital transformation
of organizations. Future Generation Computer Systems, 91, pp.327-334.
Zenkova, D.M. and Mychko, E.I., 2019. Instructional Design for Soft Skills Development. In 25
лет побед и достижений (pp. 146-156).