Personal and Professional Development

Personal and Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Evaluation of self managed learning approach.....................................................................1
1.2 Purpose of increase lifelong learning method.......................................................................2
1.3 Benefits of self managed learning.........................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Evaluation of skills................................................................................................................5
2.2 Own development needs and activities.................................................................................8
2.3 Advance opportunities for meeting with present and future needs.......................................9
2.4 Personal and professional development plan........................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
3.1 Activities and procedures which are required for implemented plan.................................12
3.3 Own learning against original goals and objectives............................................................12
3.4 Development plan after feedback and evaluation...............................................................13
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................14
4.1 Covered in Poster................................................................................................................14
4.2 & 4.3 Covered in PPT.........................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
The term of personal and professional development refer to gaining the abilities and skills
of a personal or organisation through rendering or supporting training sessions. A business
organisation desires to employ skilled and able applicants who are able to control and maintain
all the activities and functions in adequate manner (Capps, Crawford and Constas, 2012).
Employer of a company focus over developing their worker abilities and improve their
personality for attaining the objectives in effective way. The major objectives of these practices
is to attain the objectives and gaols of company in efficient way. This assignment is based of
Travelodge company that is second largest hotels chain in all United Kingdom with various
international branches of hotel in all over the world. This report highlights approaches benefits,
concepts of learnings that avail in working objectives and aims in better way. This report will
also discuss the self managed learning as well as its analysis, skill evaluation and lifelong
learnings.
TASK 1
1.1 Evaluation of self managed learning approach
This is an individual's life leader factor. Self managed learning refer to learning from
experiences, company and other environmental factors of person through observing,
communicating consciously and unconsciously. Learning style can be improved through various
methods, seminars, conferences, etc. It is an essential part of a person or organisation which avail
them in growing and developing to reach the achievements. It assist in meeting the level of
satisfaction in one's venture (Cleary and et. al. 2011). Travelodge also adopted this techniques
for meeting their vision and mission of company as well as improving the employee or member
of staff accordingly. There are various approaches of learning which is utilized for different
employee of company. Here are some of those self managed learning methods explained here:
 Internet
 Social media
 Confrences and Seminars
 Learning by searching
 Coaching
 Interview
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 Development and training
 Observation learning
There are various kinds of learning which help in grooming personality of meet the targets in
effective way. Here are some of those approaches mentioned here: Internet: This is a significant sources of learning that help in learning even complex
things in convenient way. An individual learn various thing from various methods which
assist one in developing overall personality or an organisation performance. There are
several elements through which learning from internet is done such as videos, audio,
report and research learning etc. It helps one is acquiring information and knowledge
along with data and statics in order to gain success of development at workplace. Social Media: This is another source of earnings which increase one's knowledge and
information through entertaining them by which performance of a person in an
organisation or one's life changes (Elliott ed., 2011). This easily concept with individual
as well as provide quicker services of exchange of communication. It is the best and
effective platform of self managed learnings.
 Seminars: It is proper learning style and prime source of self managed learnings in which
the organisation will conduct various seminars and conferences for the development of
worker's abilities, skills and knowledge in order to achieve targets and goals. Through the
speaker, leader and manager's speech, the information is conveyed to employee for
grooming of their knowledge.
1.2 Purpose of increase lifelong learning method
This is essential for a company to grow personally and professionally. The Travelodge
Hotel will utilize the method of lifelong learning of their worker in order to achieve their task
and targets as well as retain their employee in their company. This is significant for a firm tom
establish a proper communication for understanding issues and conflicts of company faced by
worker. It is the duty of worker to accomplish the objectives of company and work as a team for
attaining this purpose. Here are some of the sources explained through which an individual or
organisation can earn the lifelong learning: Continuous Professional Evolution: This technique helps in supporting constant
learning in professional and personal life in adequate manner. It helps in finding or
forming a link between real and professional existence. So it is significant for a company
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