Personal Development Portfolio - Skills, Learning Log, Action Plan, and CV

This personal development portfolio covers skills, learning log, action plan, and CV. It includes transferable skills, desired skills, and personal development log. The portfolio covers analytical thinking, innovation, leadership, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills. It also includes a learning log and an action plan for further development. The CV section covers the author's education, skills, and hobbies.

Personal and professional
development

Table of Contents
1.1 Determine and indicate on your approach to your personal learning and development. .3
1.2 The transferable skills you have already developed, or desire to develop during your
academic studies.....................................................................................................................3
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during, my personal life and the workplace....................4
2.0 Personal development learning log .................................................................................5
3.0 Action plan ......................................................................................................................7
4.0 CV ....................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

1.1 Determine and indicate on your approach to your personal learning and
development
Personal development is the learning process by which people can learn and developed
the new skills and knowledge. Personal learning can enhance the one's own ability and increases
the current skills which can leads to set the objectives and achieve the goals. Focus on the
personal development can improves the quality of life and encourage the capability of on
individual. In professional development is the most effective skills which is used that is personal
skills, for achieving the success and goals personal development is most important. Personal and
professional development is the way of learning the current skills and acquiring the effective
knowledge to improve their communication skills. Personal development helps in promoting the
confidence and strength at work which producing the higher quality work (Mullet, 2018). Self
development is the continuous improvement process which can increases self awareness and
people can achieve their targeted goals. Personal development can increases the creativity, self
confidence and promotes the knowledges and develop the current skills. Personal development
can improves the personality of individual by promoting the communication skills to interact
with the other team members at work place. There are many methods which are helps in
developing the skills which enhance the skills and achieve the success(Billingsley and Bettini,
2019).
1.2 The transferable skills you have already developed, or desire to develop
during your academic studies
During my academic skills, I have learnt many new skills and technologies which are
effective in my professional career and increases my self capability. I had improved my
communication skills and learn many different new languages that can helps me in interacting
and presenting my thoughts in front of me. Academic studies helps me achieving the success in
my professional career(Levitt, H.M., 2021). Academic studies helps me to overcome with the
problems which I was faced in my initial stage, After that I have learnt different skills to methods
from my academics studies are as follows:-
Writing skills:- During my academic skills, I have learnt many writing skills which helps me to
cope up with the problems. I have participate in many written assignment which can improve
my skills and acquiring the knowledge. Writing skills improves my communication skills and

build relationship with the other persons which can helps me in my professional career(Niss and
Højgaard, 2019).
Learning skills:- Developing learning skills helps me to improve my skills and knowledges.
During my academic skills, I have developed learning skills my participating in different tasks.
With the help of academic studies, I have experiences new tasks and problems which helps me
in evaluating my thinking capability and enhance the skills. Learning skills helps me to create the
critical thinking by which I can face all the challenges and solve problems with my own
thoughts. Learning skills helps me to promote the creativity and gain new more knowledge
(Belotto, 2018).
Team work skills:- By participating in different projects in my academic studies, I have learn to
work in a team which are more helpful in my professional life. Team work skills enhance the
communication ability which helps me in presenting my own thoughts in front of the crowd and
my team work. Team working can also beneficial for the organization because it can contribute
to gain more productivity. I have improved my communication skills and learn more about the
problem solving. Team work helps to achieve the goals by combining the thoughts of all team
members(Jackson and Bazeley, 2019).
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during, my personal life and the workplace
I have decided to develop the more skills and knowledge that I have learnt from my
academic studies, which are more effective in my personal and professional development. By
participating in assignments and presentation which can encourage the skills and student
becomes efficient learner. There are various skills which I have learned from the academic
session by participating in tasks and activities which includes:-
Analytical thinking and innovation:- Through academic studies, I have learn to
analysing the problems and solve complexities with my critical thinking. Analytical thinking
increases my capability in resolving the problems. These skills helps me in creating the new
thoughts and ideas which can helps me in innovating the new things at workplace.
Leadership:- This skill helps me in setting the aim and achieve the targeted goal, these
skills I have learn from my academics studies by managing the batch mates teams in the
activities. Leadership skill is most important and helpful in professional career. I have learn to
deal with the team members confidently and convey my thoughts clearly.

Interpersonal skills:- These skills helps me in developing the personality and self
improvement which can leads to provide the best quality of life and achieve the success.
Interpersonal skills improves the communication way and helps to build a healthier relationship
with other person. From my academic studies I have developed and increases my personal and
professional knowledge.
Presentation skills:- I have faced many problems while presenting my thoughts in-front
of huge population but from my academic practices I have learnt and acquire the knowledge by
participating in different academic presentation task and I decide to improve my communication
skills and enhancing my knowledges which are more effective in my professional career. These
skills are more essential for the further placement and achieving the success.
2.0 Personal development learning log
Date of event What was the
evolution
activity?
What was I
expecting to
learn?
What have I
learned?
How will I
utilize this
learning?
07/06/21 Presentation
session
From this activity
I expected to
learn about the
self confidence
and learn to
present my
thoughts with
effective manner
in front of huge
population and
my team
members.
This activity is
most essential for
my professional
Career which
increases my
communication
skills to create
more innovative
thoughts and also
I have gain the
computer
knowledge.
Presentation
activity will help
me to interact my
skills. I apply this
skills in my
further
professional
career which is
helps me in
achieving the
success.
25/08/21 Debate Debate is the way
of expressing
views and also
understand the
I have learnt
many skills from
the debate session
which helps me to
I decided to apply
this activity on
my further debate
competition and it

others opinion. I
expect to learn
form this activity
is to interact with
my team
members and
builds a good
relationship with
the team partner.
present my
knowledge with
the others.
is beneficial in
my professional
field.
02/01/22 Class competition I expect to learn
about the decision
making and
resolving the
problems with my
own capabilities.
Competition
activity is about
to learn and
experiencing new
tasks and I had
acquire more
skills and
knowledge to win
the competition.
I decided to apply
this skills into my
further
competition
exams which
increases my
ability and
increases my
potential growth.
05/02/22 Group discussion
round
I expect to learn
from this activity
which is more
essential for my
further which
includes to
involve and
interact with the
other people.
I have learnt from
this activity is
understand and
share the my
thoughts and
ideas with team
members.
This activity is
more helpful in
my further
success and I
decided to apply
these skills in my
personal and
professional
development
which leads to
give me the
positive result in

achieving the
success.
3.0 Action plan
What do I want
to learn?
What aid and
resources will I
need?
What do I have
to do?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Analytical
thinking and
innovation
Books and
academic
knowledge
I decided to apply
these skills in my
professional field
which helps me to
analysis the
problems and
resolve them with
in effective
manner.
Analytical
thinking
measures when
the innovation
and ideas are
effectively
works .
10/03/22
Leadership Podcast and
mentor
This skill I have
applied in my
further professional
career to manage
the team members.
Learning skills
is measured by
the team
members on the
basis of their
performance
regarding
managing the
team.
25/04/22
Interpersonal
skills
Team leader These skills I have
appeal in my
personal and
The skills is
measured by the
improvement in
10/05/22

professional
development.
personal skills
and learnings.
Presentation skills Networking and
self evaluation
Presentation skills
is about to present
my skills with
number of people
and interact with
the team members.
The results
measured on the
basis of the
listener and the
performance.
The relevant
information
should give the
positive
outcomes.
02/006/22
4.0 CV
ABC
Project Manager
Description
My name is abc, and I am currently working in a company as a project manager since last 2
years and I am successfully achieving my targeted goals. I am capable of managing the team
members effectively. I want to achieve more success in my life and want to take more
opportunities by which I can improve and gain more skills and knowledge.
Education
Completed my graduation with BCA course in 2020
Completed MCA in 2018
Skills
 Good decision-maker
 Analytical thinking
 Time management
 Problem solver

 Team work management
Hobbies
Exploring the new things
Travelling
Reading and writing

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Belotto, M.J., 2018. Data analysis methods for qualitative research: Managing the challenges of
coding, interrater reliability, and thematic analysis. The Qualitative Report, 23(11),
pp.2622-2633.
Billingsley, B. and Bettini, E., 2019. Special education teacher attrition and retention: A review
of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 89(5), pp.697-744.
Brownlee, J., 2018. Deep learning for time series forecasting: predict the future with MLPs,
CNNs and LSTMs in Python. Machine Learning Mastery.
Jackson, K. and Bazeley, P., 2019. Qualitative data analysis with NVivo. Sage.
Kelly, B.T., Gardner, P.J., Stone, J., Hixson, A. and Dissassa, D.T., 2021. Hidden in plain sight:
Uncovering the emotional labor of Black women students at historically White colleges
and universities. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 14(2), p.203.
Levitt, H.M., 2021. Qualitative generalization, not to the population but to the phenomenon:
Reconceptualizing variation in qualitative research. Qualitative Psychology, 8(1), p.95.
Mullet, D.R., 2018. A general critical discourse analysis framework for educational
research. Journal of Advanced Academics, 29(2), pp.116-142.
Niss, M. and Højgaard, T., 2019. Mathematical competencies revisited. Educational Studies in
Mathematics, 102(1), pp.9-28.