(PDF) Personal and Professional development

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 approachers of self managed learning...................................................................................1
1.2 ways of lifelong learning in personal and professional context...........................................2
1.3 benefits of self managed learning to the individual and organisation...................................2
LO2..................................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Evaluation of own current skills and competencies against the professional stranded.........3
2.2 identification of own development needs and the activities required to meet them.............5
2.3 identification of development opportunities for the current and future defined needs.........5
2.4 personal and professional development plan based on identified needs...............................6
TASK 3...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 discussion of the processes and activities required to implement the development plan.....7
3.2 undertake and document development activities..................................................................7
3.3 reflection of critically on own learning against original aims and objectives ......................7
3.4 update of the development plan based on feedback..............................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
4.1 solution to work based problem............................................................................................8
4.2 communicate in a variety of style and appropriate manner at various law...........................9
4.3 Evaluation and use of effective time management strategies.............................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The aim of personal as well as personal development is to help to manger own learning as
well growth through the career. It is crucial to continues and develop to enhanced the skills and
knowledge to work safely as well as legally, in addition to this work effectively. Present report
lay emphasis on the National trust company established in 1898 on the personal and professional
development. Report focused on the self managed learning and how it can enhance lifelong
development. it also evaluates own current skills and the professional standard with identify the
needs and also the activities necessary to meet them. Report also focused the process and
implement the development plan. in addition to this also update the development plan based on
the feedback and evaluation. Present report highlights the solution to the work based problems
ans also communicate in various styles and suitable manner at different levels. It also uses
effective time management strategies and also analysing them(Avidov-Ungar, 2016).
TASK 1
1.1 approachers of self managed learning
Self managed learning is the technique in which individual learn the new thing from self for the
need of the organisation. there are some approachers for the self managed learning which help to
manage the self learning.
Learning through research: learning through research known as the learning something new
using the research. this is the new way of learning in this way individual learn something new
when they started the research and it helps to lean something new from himself(Bennett-Levy,
2018).
Learning from other: this is the other type of self learning and also the most common way of
the learning. it will include the learning from the other like using internet, seminar,
coaching/mentoring, conferences and social networks etc.
 using internet: internet play the big roll in the self managed learning. Anything
which you want to learn that all thing are available on the internet it helps the
person to learn new thing.
 Seminar: seminar is the other way of learning. In the seminar the any individual
gives the lecture on the specific topic and other person listing this thing and if
they any query about the any point or the topic they can rise the question and the
individual gives the clarification about it(Brody and Hadar, 2015).
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 Coaching: this is the most common way of learning. In this way any individual
person who want to learn something that will go to the person who will teach
them about the specific topic and take the moray in behalf of
knowledgeProfessional development plan. 2015.
1.2 ways of lifelong learning in personal and professional context
Lifelong learning is the way to gain the knowledge throughout the life. it helps to get up
to date with the world. There are some life long learning techniques which help the individual in
the personal and professional life.
Self directed learning: self direct learning is known as the learning without the guidance of the
other(Korthagen, 2017). in this learning individual take the decision about the learning
accordingly their own way. That help them to gain the knowledge according their choice and hep
them in the lifetime.
continuing professional development: this technique help the individual in the personal and
professional life. This technique mean always learn from the professional life which help them to
continuing the personal development.
future education: future education help in the lifelong learning education give the knowledge
which help them in the personal and professional life and also make the up-to date in the
segment of knowledge.
1.3 benefits of self managed learning to the individual and organisation
Benefits for the individual:
 it creates the path of the career and give a new direction to the individual which help to
build the new career for the person.
 Self learning also increase the motivation and confidence in the individual which help
them to increase the working potential and help them to work with other with the good
efficiency(Korthagen, 2017).
 It also helps the individual to find the missing things in himself and also help to
overcome that and that help them to improve the ability.
Benefits for Organisation:
 it helps the organisation to create the good working environment and also help to build
the good team and set the goal for the team which increase the profit of the organisation.
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 It helps to increase the knowledge of the employee which help them to improve the
performance of the employee and good performance mean good work and that help the
organisation to gain the more profit in the market(Olsen, 2015).
LO2
2.1 Evaluation of own current skills and competencies against the professional stranded
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Need to work on it. Not totally sure Confident
TIME AND SELF MANAGEMENT
Ability to perform the task in the given time.
Ability to help the other in the difficult task perform with exact way.
Ability to reminds the important date like seminars, meetings and other
important dates.
Ability to timely arrived in the impotent tasks like meting, appointments etc.
Aware about the time management in the task.
CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Ability to find the solution with the help of different methods with considering
the all views.
Ability to provide the alternative solution of the problem.
Ability to work with the team in the task.
Ability to find out the expected result from the task.
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Ability to give the view on the group discussion and meetings.
Ability to rise the question tin the seminar, meeting and discussion.
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Confident in explaining the new thing the people.
Ability to give the presentation with the full confidence.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Ability to create notes and points from the presentation and meetings.
Ability to work with the no plagiarism with taking the reference from the other.
INFORMATION LITERACY: READING
Ability to collect the information from the sources like news, internet, etc.
Ability to understand the requirement of the client with the take the right step to
solve it.
NUMERACY
Ability to study the graphs and tables and analysis of the present data.
2.2 identification of own development needs and the activities required to meet them
To improve my own ability to help the other in solving the difficulty task I will need to
do learn the same method to solve the issues and after that need to practice the methods which
help to solve the difficult tans also able to provide the help to the other. for improving the own
important remaindering skills I will need to set the reminder in phone and also make the sticky
notes on table which help me to remind the impotent dates. For improving the ability for giving
the view in meeting I will need to improve the communication skills and also need to interact
with the people which help me to speak in front of the people and improve the skill for giving the
views on the meeting and seminar(Perry, 2017). to improve the ability to find the exact or
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expected result form he tasks I will need to more practice on the task and also need to understand
the requirement of the task and need to improve the execution plan for the task this will hemp me
to improve this ability.
2.3 identification of development opportunities for the current and future defined needs
Current needs: by improving the ability to helps other in difficult tasks improve the skill of
problem solving skills also create the good image in the company and help to solving the
difficult task. For improving the remaindering skill this help me attend the all seminar and
meeting with the perfect time this create a good impact on the head authority which help me to
build the good image in organisation.
future needs: opportunities will help to developing the change in the person and these
opportunities will help me in future for the promotion. Every skill which is improved this will
hemp me to build a good person in the future. Every skill help me become a good person in the
personal and the professional life and this change also develop the knowledge(Vetere and
Stratton, 2016).
2.4 personal and professional development plan based on identified needs
Skills to
improve
Problem Requirement to improve Time required
Communicate Need to work on rising the
points on meetings.
For the improvement I
need to read the books and
also need to interact with
different kind of people
which help me to improve
the communication.
4 months
Time
management
Need to set the reminder of
the important dates.
For the improvement the
time management myself
need to make the sticky
notes of the important
dates like meeting,
appointments etc. on the
desks.
3 months
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Problem
solving
Need to work on problem
solving skills.
For the improvement need
to understand the task
which help me find the
solution in the easy way.
2 months
Team work Need the improvement on
work with the team in
difficult task.
For the improvement I
need more practice with
the team which help me to
improve the work with the
team.
1 months and 15
days
TASK 3
3.1 discussion of the processes and activities required to implement the development plan
There are some process and the activity which is required for the applying the changes
like Scope and content, implementation and support, impacts etc.
 Scope and content of development: in the organization personal and professional
development us for the employee which provide the improvement on the skills and also
development of the employee(Von Suchodoletz and et.al., 2018)
 .
 implementation and support: it is required for the implementation the plan in the
organization for the employees and also employee the support of the organisation which
help them to apply the development plan.
 impact: this impact on the culture of the personal and professional development. it
changes the all things and all employee take the responsibility of the own development.
3.2 undertake and document development activities
To undertake and the developing the document which needs to do some kind activities.
And there some key points that is necessary for the document development.
 Gather the all basic and necessary information which is needed for the document
preparation.
 Include the notes which creates at the time of the meeting and discussion about the
document preparation(Avidov-Ungar, 2016).
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 After the creation of the document find out the flow of the document.
3.3 reflection of critically on own learning against original aims and objectives
Initial meeting preparation: preparation is very important for the planing for the development
.it is most important for the personal and professional development. It helps for the development
and balance the exception among the team.
past knowledge and experience: knowledge of the previous and experience of the past help in
the development plan. it is improved the level of the confidence and help to take the decision
about the plan which are needed or not.
Motivation and anticipation: motivation play the most important part on the organisation. It is
very important for the personal and professional development. it helps to find out the
requirement of the skills and help to improve that for that the organisation(Bennett-Levy, 2018).
3.4 update of the development plan based on feedback
Skills Problem Requirement Time duration
Communicate Need to work on rising
the points on meetings.
For the improvement I need to
read the books and also need to
interact with different kind of
people which help me to improve
the communication. lot of thing
are ready improved but it need
more time to improve
2 months
Time
management
Need to set the reminder
of the important dates.
For the improvement the time
management myself need to make
the sticky notes of the important
dates like meeting, appointments
etc. on the desks. It improves but
it not constant yet so I need more
time to improve it.
1 months
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Communication and team work skills are solve and it improves the skills which help me to
improve the many thing in the organisation and also help to improve the many ting in the respect
of the personal and professional development(Brody and Hadar, 2015).
TASK 4
4.1 solution to work based problem
In the organisation employee faced many problem regarding the works. It is impact of the
work of the employee and also effect on the workflow of the organisation. Employee take this as
a challenge and solve the problem. It is abed on the work based problem which is solved as the
help of self learning.
Investigation of the work based problem: in the organisation there is the problem of the
collaboration between the employees at the time of the important issue. And also a problem is
the lack of the communication between the issues which create the negative environment on the
organization. Some time in the organisation it crate the issue of the salary which is inequality of
the every employee(Korthagen, 2017).
solution of the problem: for solving the problem organisation need to appoint the supervisor
for the employee .this is the best way to solve the issue. If the employee creates the small group
in the organisation then supervisor create the arrangement which help them to collaborate with
the employee which is good for the organisation that all employee are collaborate. Supervisor
also help to solve the issue of the communication in between the employees and help the
employee to adopt the new ways of the communication and if any employee facing the problem
in the communication then supervisor provide the help to the employee(Macià and García,
2016).
4.2 communicate in a variety of style and appropriate manner at various law
(covered in poster)
4.3 Evaluation and use of effective time management strategies
t is very important to
manage the time in the
organisation as well as the
in the life. it is very
 Set the priorities: when the
individual know about that
the how much time will be
take in the the particular
 Avoid multi-tasking:
most of the time the
strategies of the time
management is not
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important to utilize the
time accordingly to the
need of the particular
work(Von Suchodoletz
and et.al., 2018).
 Know about how to
spent the time: it is
more important the
know that how to
mange the time. it
is more important
to keep the record
of the time which
help them to
manage the time
and also help to
find the time
consuming tasks
and also find that
what work is more
important.
task them it is very easy to
set the priority of the tasks
and priority based task take
the less time and also
mange the time in a easy
way and finest the task
with effectively.
working through the
multi tasking.
Multitasking consume
the more time then the
individual tasking.
When any person
involved in the two or
more task then it take
more time then the
other and they not give
the equally to the all
task(Avidov-Ungar,
2016).
 Schedule time : this is
the most effective way
of the time
management if they
were properly fooled
by the person. In this
the the all task divide
into the time which
they needed and then
performed in the given
time.
CONCLUSION
Above report summarised the personal development and professional development to
help the students becomes effective as well as confident .it concludes the self managed learning
such as goal setting .also used effective learning ,lifelong learning .it concludes the personal as
well as professional development such as self appraisal ,through the development plan and in
addition to this portfolio building also focused on the evaluation on the effective time
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management strategies and work based solutions and highlighted the communication in various
styles and also use suitable manner at different levels(Bennett-Levy, 2018). it also focused on the
acquired interpersonal as well transferable skills such as verbal and non verbal
communication ,working with other, also delivery formats. Also, planed the development plan
which improved the performance ,ability to organise ,managed as well personal and career
developmental. It also concludes the desires of the students' delivery formats.
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