Personal and Professional Development Plan

Personal and
professional
development plan

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Explanation of personal and professional development plan......................................................3
Overview of short term goals with relevant examples................................................................3
Value of medium-term goals along with different examples......................................................4
Importance of long term goals with examples............................................................................4
Significance of personal development plan................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
The ways in which author, purpose, reliability and relevance impact on utilisation of a source
.....................................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of sources which are used in this project..................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In academic and career life personal and professional development play an important role
by developing personality and knowledge of a candidate. Many institutions in this competitive
environment focus on professional and personal development in order to make student
competition oriented (Ahmed, 2018). It is important for an institution to focus on personal and
professional development to develop overall nurturing of a candidate. In this report there is a
brief explanation of professional and personal development. This project also covers a brief
overview of short, medium and long term goals with specific examples. The project also contains
value and importance of personal development plan in career and academic life. This project also
covers the ways in which different authors, purpose, reliability and relevance affect use of any
particular source.
TASK 1
Explanation of personal and professional development plan
Personal development plan
The personal development plan is related to personal life of an individual where the
opportunity to enhance skills related to social life is covered in a precise manner. Personal
development mainly increases strengthens and skills of an individual which are essential for
personality development (Allen-Johnson, 2017)). It is the major responsibility of a person to
formulate personal development plan with extensive self assessment to gain growth in life.
Professional development plan
In life of an individual the professional development is a major document which is
helpful in development of career related skills. In the era of stiff comparison between different
companies, various companies demand professional skills which are to be fulfilled with the help
of professional development plan (Allen, 2019). In order to increase confidence related to
professional life it is important for an individual to give focus on professional development plan.
Overview of short term goals with relevant examples
The short-term goals are targets which are to be achieved by an individual in a time
period of 6 months or less than 6 moths (Klobes, 2018). These goals are simplified in a specific
sense in order to provide a candidate opportunity to achieve them in a short period of time.
Examples

 Development of problem solving skills
 Enhancing time management skills
 Development of communication skills
Value of medium-term goals along with different examples
Medium-term goals are generally framed for the period of 1 year and achieved
accordingly (Howard, 2020). It is easier for a candidate to achieve medium term goals as they are
set for a limited time frame. The medium term goals are helpful in development of personality of
a candidate and are helpful in growth in a medium span of time.
Examples
 Increasing reasoning skills
 Development of managerial skills
 Stress elimination
Importance of long term goals with examples
Long term goals are considered as time consuming goals as they are for the time period
of more than 1 year (Bond, 2020). These goals develop intelligence and experience in an
individual which are very useful in career and academic life.
Examples
Significance of personal development plan
In career and in personal life personal development play a major role by increasing skills
of a candidate in a precise manner. It should be compulsory for all students in their career related
life to develop personal development plan for personal growth. The personal development plan
increases importance of a candidate in social life and increase engagement of a person in
academic life (Baecher, 2020). Another importance of personal development plan is it improves
quality of work or task performed by a candidate.
Goals Learnt Tactics Used Support and
resources required
How success is
measured?
Target date
for review
Communication
skills
I will improve
my
communication
I will take support
of my father.
I will decide a
time period for
achievement of
8 months