Personal and Professional Development Plan

This report explains the importance and significance of personal and professional development plan, short term, medium term, and long term goals with examples. It also highlights the value of personal development plan in academic and professional life.

Personal and
professional
development plan

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
A brief description and explanation of professional and personal development plan............3
The importance and significance of different short term goals related to personal development
along with examples...............................................................................................................4
Value and importance of different medium term personal development goals with examples
................................................................................................................................................4
Significance and value of long term goals in personal and professional life by the help of
different examples..................................................................................................................5
A brief description to understand value of personal development plan.................................6
Personal development plan with identified goals...................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In the academic and professional life it is compulsory for a student to develop a professional
development plan in order to improve different skills. In today's competitive world it is
compulsory for a person to develop different skills which are essential in development of
personality (Danzig, 2017). Most of the students take support of skilled and trained professors in
order to develop professional development plan for development of several skills in a short
period of time. In this report different aspects and elements of personal and professional
development plan are explained in a precise manner. In this report value and importance of
various short, medium and long term goals are explained in a precise manner along with different
examples. This project also contains explanation of value of personal development plan in
academic life to achieve career objectives.
MAIN BODY
A brief description and explanation of professional and personal development plan
Personal development plan
Personal development plan is a document in written form which contains information
about different goals which are to be achieved by a candidate in a specific time period. The
personal development plan is mainly prepared to increase value of a candidate in the society. It is
also helpful in development of personality of a candidate in general social life in order to achieve
social objectives (DiMaria-Sileno, 2021). In major institutions the professors support different
students to make personal development plan in order to improve their skills in a short span of
time. Skill development is a major concern of different institution so the institutions focus on
building personal development plan for developing efficiency in students.
Professional development plan
It is important for a candidate who is studying in an institution to prepare professional
development plan for achievement of precise career opportunities. In professional development
plan a candidate take support of seniors and formulate a precise plan which is essential for career
growth. The major institutions in United Kingdom make it compulsory for different students to
develop a professional development plan to enhance capability of a candidate to work in a
famous business organisation. Many different institutions also provide separate support to

different candidates in order to develop and achieve career related goals. In the era of stiff
competition between different companies it is compulsory for a person to prepare professional
development plan to prove as an efficient employee (Dorff, 2018). In the era of globalisation it is
mandatory for students to develop a precise strategy which is helpful in formulation of a
professional development plan.
The importance and significance of different short term goals related to personal development
along with examples
The short term goals play a major role in development of skills and competency power in
different students. These goals are generally formulated for a time period of three to eight
months in order to facilitate a candidate in skill development. Students are recommended by
institutions to formulate short term plans and achieve them in a short period of time for
increasing efficiency and effectiveness. The main importance of short term goals is they are easy
to achieve in short span of time. Another significance of short-term goals is they are flexible in
nature which makes it easy for a student to achieve them in a short time period. Short term goals
are also helpful in increasing mental thinking ability in students. As short term goals require
small time to accomplish them it is easy for students to develop precise strategy to achieve
therm. They are also helpful in increasing confidence in a candidate and are also helpful in
increasing value of a candidate in the society. In the institutions it is major responsibility of
professors to develop a precise strategy for supporting students to achieve short term goals. Main
examples of short term goals are explained below:
 Developing communication skills
 Increasing problem solving skills
 Creating dynamic skills
Value and importance of different medium term personal development goals with examples
In academic life medium term goals play a key role in developing overall personality of a
candidate. The medium-term goals are generally formulated for a time period of 6 months to 1
year in order to develop personality of a candidate. Students formulate different medium term
goals for career development and social life development. It is the major responsibility of
different institutions to provide beneficial support to different students for overall development
of the personality. In today's competitive world medium-term goals are helpful in providing
competitive advantage to a student in social and academic life. Medium term goals require a

crucial strategy in order to achieve them in set time period. The medium-term goals are helpful
in development of dynamic personality of a candidate. It is the major duty of different
institutions to handle different aspects and elements of medium term goals for facilitating
students in their personality development (Ely, 2020). Social importance of students also
increases with the achievement of different medium term goals in academic life. Many
institutions which are present in United Kingdom deploy professional professors in order to
support students for achievement of medium-term goals. The different examples of medium term
goals are mentioned below:
 Development of time management skills
 Increasing knowledge skills
 Developing leadership skills
Significance and value of long term goals in personal and professional life by the help of
different examples
Long term goals play a crucial role in development of social life of a candidate and also help
in overall development of personality. These goals are mainly formulated for a time period of
more than 1 year. The long term goals require more efforts as compared to short and medium
term goals in order to achieve them. It is important for a candidate to develop effective
personality with the help of formulating different long term goals. It is important to formulate
and achieve long term goals by a candidate to achieve different objectives in social and academic
life. The long term goals are also effective in achievement of different personal aims and targets
in a long time period. It is important for a person to take support of professionals and seniors to
achieve different targets related to long term goals for increasing overall efficiency (Meacham,
2018). The long term goals are effective in enhancement of personality of a candidate in order to
compete in academic life.
Many students who are studying in institutions formulate personal development goals for
increasing their mental and psychological strength. It is also important for a person to achieve
different long term goals for utilising available resources in optimum manner. The management
of an institution is also supportive to different candidates for achievement of different long term
goals. Achievement of long term goals will help a candidate to develop a fruitful approach in an
institution. The management of concerned institute should try to formulate a strategy that is
effective in career development of different students. It is the major responsibility of

management of an institution to formulate growth and development strategy for achievement of
personal goals. The professional development plan is also useful in development of different
objectives and aims of students which they want to achieve in life. The examples of different
long term goals in professional and personal life are mentioned below:
 Development of managerial skills
 Developing learning skills
 Development of coordination and conversation skills
A brief description to understand value of personal development plan
The personal development plan is helpful in providing different career related
opportunities to a candidate. The enhancement of personality of a candidate is also facilitated by
the help of personal development plan. In today's competitive world it is essential for a student to
develop different skills in order to complete given tasks within a time frame. In the development
of ethical skills in a person personal development plan play a major role. It is compulsory for a
person to regularly perform audit of personal development plan for increasing efficiency and
competitive strength. Skill development is major requirement of professional organisations
which are functioning at the marketplace. The personal development plan is a precise document
which is also helpful in increasing risk bearing capacity of a candidate. In order to gain a good
job designation in a famous organisation it is compulsory for a candidate to prepare a crucial
professional development plan (Pérez, 2019). Most of the institutions organise separate sessions
and seminars to increase knowledge about professional development in different candidates. In
the competitive world to gain edge over other competitors it is compulsory for an institution to
facilitate development of professional development plan. It is the ethical responsibility of
professors to guide different students while they are preparing professional development plan.
The institution must conduct an effective research and try to develop different techniques in
order to develop innovation in preparation of the plan.
The value of both personal and professional development plan is precise in different
aspects. There are different organisations at the marketplace which demand for a candidate who
has prepared an excellent professional development plan. In the major and crucial aspects of
academic life professional development plan is effective in development of effective personality
of a candidate. Management of famous institutions in United Kingdom should deal with different
aspects of development characteristics in a candidate. It is the major responsibility of a candidate

to prepare a honest professional development plan for ethical business operations. In academic
world there is a stiff competition between different individuals to prepare professional
development plan for major growth.
Personal development plan with identified goals
Skills to be developed Development plan in
order to improve
skills
Resources Time period
Routine management I will regularly read
different journals in
order to improve my
routine management
skills. The routine
management skills are
important to handle
different task. I will
take help form seniors
in order to develop
routine management
skills.
(Weber, 2020) 1 year
Communication skills I will perform
conversation with
professional members
in order to develop my
communication skills.
I will also watch
crucial videos in order
to develop my
communication skills.
I will take help of
different workshops
(Yates, 2019) 2 year

which are effective in
development of
communication skills.
IT skills It is very much
important for a person
to develop skills
related to information
and technology. I will
learn computer and
software development
skills to perform
different tasks.
(Сайфуллаева, 2020) 3 year
Problem solving skills I will grab knowledge
from different sources
that deal with solving
problem. In general
life it is important to
develop problem
solving skills to deal
with several problems.
I will develop
reasoning skills with
my mental ability and
strength for
psychological
development.
(Dusenbury, 2017). 3 year

CONCLUSION
From above discussion it can be concluded that in order to improve different skills in short
period of time a candidate must take support of personal and professional development plan. It is
the major responsibility of a candidate to follow guidelines that are formulated in development
plan to achieve skills with excellence. This report concludes that professors and teachers who are
present in the institutions should regularly focus on students to improve their skills. The above
stated project concludes that it is compulsory for a person to develop different skills in order to
increase career opportunities. This report also concludes that professional development plan is
also helpful in providing excellent career opportunities to a candidate.

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