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Personal Skill Audit andProfessionalDevelopment Plan
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3Examine benefits of on-going professional development in an organisation.........................3Investigate employer expectations of professional skills and standards................................4Evaluate importance of on-going professional development and associated professional skillsrequirements...........................................................................................................................5Critically evaluate own skills and competencies to meet employer expectation of professionalskills required.........................................................................................................................6LO 2.................................................................................................................................................6Assess your skills, abilities and competences using appropriate methods and techniques....6Review learning theories or models and approaches used to explain personal and professionaldevelopment process..............................................................................................................8Evaluate your own skills and competencies and the most appropriate developmental approachto develop personal and professional skills..........................................................................10LO 3...............................................................................................................................................10Construct a professional development plan to enhance chosen skills and competences.....10Provide a detailed development plan that applies underpinning learning and developmenttheory....................................................................................................................................12Produce a comprehensive development plan that sets out clear and achievable targets,strategies and outcomes of learning and training.................................................................12LO 4...............................................................................................................................................13Prepare and apply for travel and tourism sector job and undertake a job interview............13Review key strengths and weaknesses of the job interview process....................................14Evaluate the job interview process emphasising on the obstacles and the challenges toovercome..............................................................................................................................15Produce a detailed and coherent critical reflection of the interview process and your ownabilities during the process...................................................................................................16CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................18.......................................................................................................................................................19
INTRODUCTIONPersonal skills audit is the best way through which particular person can identify theirstrength and weakness these are necessary for further development (Cohen, 2015). It is the bestway by which individual can put them on best career track. In this, Personal and professionaldevelopment plan assist in removing weakness and more development in strength. PDP is theprocedure designed for enable thinking about as well as planning for personal, academic andcareer development. This report is based on Hospitality industry organisation named as MarriottInternational founded in 1927 and they are serving at worldwide level. Products offering by therespective organisation is hotels and resorts. It will going to discuss the importance of on-goingpersonal development and self direction for enhancing career opportunity. By assessing ownskill, competences as well as various learning and development approaches. In the end, personaland professional development plan will be designed as per requirement of specific industry. LO 1Examine benefits of on-going professional development in an organisationOn-going professional development stands for continuing professional development. It isrelated to the procedure of tracking as well as documenting skills, knowledge and experiencegained by individual while working formally or informally (Coleman and MacNicol, 2016). Insimple term it can be said that, continuing professional development is the on-going process fordeveloping, maintaining as well as documenting own professional skills. Apart from this, on-going professional development play important role in company because several new things getemergence in business which require latest skills as well as knowledge for performing these.Below mention are some role of on-going professional development :- Become a better employee:In an organisation it is required for management to provideeffective learning to staff member so that they can grab opportunities of business growth.For this, it is required to identify their skills and capabilities for the effective allocationof responsibilities. Accomplishing goals and objectives of company: If employees of Marriott Hoteldevelop their professional skills through on-going process then it will be beneficial fororganisation. Because they can do things in effective manner that will result inaccomplishing goals and objectives of respective hotel.
Along with this, there are several advantages for employees and employers of on-goingprofessional development. Because effective staff development, competent,employees becomemore capable as well as confidence (Gordon, 2016). All these result in improving performance ofemployees and have direct impact on enhancing productivity of Marriott Hotel. Explanation ofthese are as follows :- EmployeesConfidence and credibility within employees will be develop by providing themon-going professional development training. It will also assist in buildingcredibility because they continue to gaining new skill sets as well ascertifications. Apart from this, employees get job satisfaction when their skillswill enhance and company is investing money for their development.Commitment for individual development also lead in reducing employeesturnover and it also result in satisfaction as well as motivation. EmployersOn-going professional development result in increasing employees retentionbecauseAlong with this, manager of Marriott reenergize their staff members byproviding them periodic professional development which help in gainingrequired latest skills and knowledge. This help employees in approaching theirjob as well by on-going professional development Marriott will accomplish theirgoals also through reenergize their personnels. Investigate employer expectations of professional skills and standardsOrganisation and employer have some expectation related to skills and competencieswhile hiring an employee. Because everyone is hiring with the motive of fulfilling requirementof company as well as accomplishing goals and objectives. Within hospitality industryexpectation of employer related to skills and competencies are as follows :- Building Connections – Hospitality industry is all about comfort and services which isprovided by the organisation working under it like Marriott. Such is gained onlyemployee have ability of making positive connections with clients, guest, vendors as wellas other staff members (Irvine and Irvine, 2018). Although, it is employers expectationskill that candidate have ability to build connections with guest, vendors and other teammembers.
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