Portfolio of Evidence: Reflective Report on Personal Development

This reflective report explores the concept of a portfolio of evidence in personal development. It discusses topics such as lifeline exercise, learning styles, smart goal setting, SWOT analysis, and personal development plan. The report highlights the importance of identifying skills and weaknesses and developing a plan for personal growth.

PORTFOLIO OF
EVIDENCE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE........................................................................................................3
LIFELINE........................................................................................................................................4
LEARNING STYLE........................................................................................................................5
SMART GOAL SETTING..............................................................................................................6
SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS................................................................................7
MY SWOT ANALYSIS..................................................................................................................7
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN...........................................................................................8
PERSONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SKILL..................................................................................9
MY EMPLOYMENT GOALS......................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
APPENDIX 1.................................................................................................................................14
APPENDIX 2.................................................................................................................................15
APPENDIX 3.................................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Portfolio of Evidence helps in collecting and presenting all the skills, achievements or
accomplishments that are possessed by an individual. This generally developed for a particular
job position or for application to a specific course (Kloser and et.al., 2017). Reflective writing
helps in illustrating what are the experiences of a particular individual and documents the
feelings and actions of a person (Cook-Sather, Abbot, and Felten, 2019). In this assignment, I
will present a reflective report where I will develop a portfolio of evidence in order to review and
document the progress and development that I underwent as a student of this term. This
development of portfolio of evidence will help me in identifying what are the skills and
knowledge that I possess and I would also be able to ascertain what are my weaknesses so that I
can develop a personal development plan accordingly.
In the current portfolio of evidence, I will include details about myself and then I will
develop learning styles that are adequate for my personality type. Then I will develop smart
goals for me in both short term and long term context. In this I will also conduct a SWOT
analysis on myself on whose basis I will develop a personal development plan so that I can
inculcate in myself the skills that are required for the employment goals that I will illustrate
further in my report.
PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE
Portfolio of evidence, from a student's perspective is a different thing as compared to the
portfolio of evidence from a job seeker's perspective. Portfolio of evidence, as defined above is a
document that incorporate all the accomplishments and skills that a student possesses and
contains the necessary evidences for the accomplishments that are illustrated in the portfolio
(Drew, 2018). This assists the students in marketing themselves and their skills to the
universities, colleges and different companies while seeking employment.
After I came to know about this, I learnt that it is not just necessary to illustrate yourself
and what you have done or achieved, but it is also necessary to produce evidence for everything
that is being mentioned and make that information seem attractive and desirable the eye of
person reading such portfolio that has been developed (Pool and et.al., 2018). I also understand
that when I will seek a job or employment, this portfolio will be a major assistance in making
myself presentable and highlighting what skill do I possess in front of the employers thus making
myself more presentable and desirable in the eyes of employers when I apply for particular

positions.
LIFELINE
This term has also taken me through the concept of lifeline exercise. Lifeline activity has
attracted my interest toward the same as I found producing a lifeline is meaningful thing to do.
Producing lifeline has helped me in recalling the different experience and events, happened
during my lifetime. It has also helped me in gathering the different knowledge about my past and
on the basis of the same it has helped me in looking at the different option which can be used by
me to establishes a successful future (Wild, 2017).
This exercise has helped me in remembering the childhood memory, which is one of the
best part of my whole lifeline. In the earlier twenty I started University to have a degree and able
to complete the same, This was the time which has helped me in gaining variety of the
professional knowledge and skill which has helped me in enhancing the professional career of
mine. Few year following the same were the pleasant one, as after that I saw the birth of my first
child and also was doing great in my professional career. Soon after that I decided to relocate to
Cyprus in the pursuit of better opportunity but as every thing does not come that easily, in
starting stage I found it difficult to source the opportunity I was looking. During the same time
my family was also sunken by news of mother death, this was the time which was difficult to
overcome but continues effort has helped me to attain the best working position. Year after that
were pleasant one, as I was enjoying the new role and everything was going good in life. Soon
after that I have decided to move UK due to some family reason. This relocation does not bring
that good news for me and my family as my father passed away (Erickson, Ditomassi and
Adams, 2018). As my father was the one who stood up with me in every high and low of my life,
it was becoming very difficult for me to accept the fact that he is no more with me. After that I
have joined several of job to enhance the different experience in my professional career. Now I
have joined University of Wales.

LEARNING STYLE
Learning Style is a certain way through which the person learns the different thing. This
term has also taken me through the different type of the learning styles. As per the view point of
Westby, 2017 VARK model is one of the best psychologists model which is developed by the
scientist in regard to the different learning style. VARK is the learning style inventory which
used to consider four most common learning style that is Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing and
Kinaesthetic. This model explains that all the four learning style are very distinct from each
other. As Visual learner is the one who try to learn the different learning by visualizing the
different image, maps, spider diagrams, charts, graphs, flow charts, labelled diagrams, and all the
symbolic arrows, circles, hierarchies and gained information. Whereas, Auditory learner are the
one who loves to adopt learning by the way of heard or spoken such as lecture, group discussion,
radio, mobile phone etc. Reading learner are the one who loves to learn with the help of
displayed words, text based input and output. At the same time Kinesthetic learner is the learner
who used to learn the with the help of the different experience and practice.
After conducting the Visual- Auditory and Kinesthetic test, It was discovered that I have
a Kinesthectic learning style which means that I used to prefer learning the different thing with
the help of the experience and event which has been taken place in the real life. Also, with the

help of the Questionnaire from Honey and Mumford it has been find out that I am the one is
more of the Reflector and Theorist type learner. This explains that I am the one who used to
stand back and try to observe the people around me and try to reflect the same in my
performance as well. As this test shows that I am a Theorist, it identifies that I am more
concerned with the theoretical aspect of a subject.
After going through this module the first thing which strikes my mind was that my time
as a student has played a very important hand in shaping my professional career as well.
SMART GOAL SETTING
In the last term of University, I was taken through the concept of the Smart Goals. As this
section has shown us that it is very important to set the goal at every stage of the life, as this used
to give a sense of motivation, driving factor and inspiration to the student to achieve the same in
the college. SMART objective is the word used to describe the objective which used to look at
the five different categories that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time
bounding. There were many types of benefit which is ascertained by me due to setting of
SMART goal. As Smart Goal has proved one of the best way through which I can grow
intellectually and emotionally as well (Manders, and et.al., 2016). Also, Smart Goals has helped
me to express my self in the better way as with the help of the SMART goal I used to be more
clear about the different decision which has to be taken. It also helps me in reducing the amount
of stress and helps me in improving the level of the confidence with the same.
After evaluating the different goals which has been set up by me it has been analysed that
I also used to plan the different activity to achieve the same but not able to achieve the same very
time. Also, Sometime this sort of situation also used to occur in which I used to find it difficult to
understand is I was able to achieve the goal that efficiently as I would have with the help of the
different tactics.
This portfolio will show the four goal which has been set up by me, to be accomplished
in the future. Four goal will includes one educational, one professional and two personal.
Academic Goal of mine to carry on with my studies and achieve the Diploma Honour degree by
the end of Sep 2021. At the same time the professional goal of mine is to get the job with the
well reputed organization in the field of my interest. This goal will require the variety of the
efforts from mine side. Hard work, patience, perseverance and commitment are something which

need to be acquired by me to achieve the same goal. I will also take help of different job platform
online, by uploading my profile in such a way that it used to look more professional. Two
personal goal will be becoming the best manager at workplace by acquiring the new thing in
such a way that it helps me in building good confidence. Another personal goal is linked with the
first one, in which I will try to develop the workplace confidence to work in the same.
SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS
The Certificate of Higher education BA (Hons) and skill of the workplace is the short
term objective which has been set up by me. To achieve the same I have to make sure that I has
to study so hard so that I can accomplish the same. Time management and communication skill
are the two workplace skill which will be looked by me to be improved as the short term goal of
mine (Toffler, 2016). For improving the same I will try to schedule all of my work with the
priorities, so that I will be able to complete my work at the time and will also able to focus on
important work on time.
MY SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT analysis is an internal analysis technique that assists in identifying and analysing
what are the different factors that are associated with me. I would be able to analyse my
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats so that I would be able to analyse my abilities in
a better manner and highlight what are my major strength points and in what manner can they be
utilized (Capper, Gray and Downer, 2018). This is also crucial in determining how will I be able
to achieve my goals, i.e. Strength and weakness will be help me in analysing the internal factors
and opportunities and threats in the external factors so that I would be able to develop a proper
and comprehensive plan (Hoebing and Hoy, 2017). I have presented an honest analysis of myself
in the form of SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
 The major strength that I possess is that I am a conflict resolver, i.e. I can resolve
conflicts in any type of situation and reach a resourceful agreement that is beneficial for
both the parties.
 My time management skills are also very strong where I am able to complete the tasks
and achieve deadlines in a timely manner. I am also a great motivator and I can keep people together thus motivating them to work

harder and achieve the goals that have been set for them.
Weakness
 My biggest weakness is that I am not a great leader and I cannot swiftly instruct people
that what is the correct step that they should adopt.
 My numerical skills are also poor because I am not able to perform even basic
calculations quickly. My tendency to reflect and analyse often makes me insensitive to the feelings of the
people which in turn makes me seem a bit unemotional.
Opportunities
 To develop proper work ethics.
 To develop greater employability skills.
 To become a good leader and manager by using my motivating ability.
 To develop my analytical and numerical skills that will assist me in future. To get an appropriate job.
Threats
 Lack of adequate training required for the job
 Numerical or analytical skills are still weak making me a slower employee
 Inadequate experience that is required for the job.
 Inability to understand i.e. insensitivity towards people.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
After going through the different aspect of the Personal development plan it has been find
out that motivation is one of the biggest factor which used to drive the different activity of mine.
As it will help me in achieving the variety of the different objective in the future. Personal
development plan is the process which looks at establishing and setting the different Aims and
objective which used to define what you want to achieve and where you want to go in the end.
Also, this used to identify the different step through which the different goal can be achieved by
the individual. This plan used to focuses on some personal development categories such as
personal growth, personal skills and personal power of the candidate (Joseph, 2019). I used to
believe that personal growth of the person is build on all the education which has been gather by
him throughout his career.

I am the one who always love to learn something new to enhance the performance of
mine in the long run. Making my PDP has helped me in understanding the variety of the
information. As with the help of my PDP I am able to understand that there are many
opportunities which was prevailing, so there is a good room to work on the same. Also, it has
helped me in getting the clear view on the different possible development Area for my future.
Also, creating PDP has helped me in finding out the different innovative idea which can be
implemented by me in the process of my growth.
PERSONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SKILL
After going through the different knowledge, skill are fundamentally made with various
segment like family, society and the cooperation it has been find out that personal skill used to
play a very crucial role in a fundamental key. Personal skill are recognized as a skill which is
possessed by the individual and considered same as the strength. Skills are the aspect which used
to improve by the time of a person start learning about something. It is very important to have a
skill as it used to help me to accomplish the different goal and also used to help me in
overcoming the different issue which is faced by me in carrying out the different activity related
to the function in the college (Bjerke and Renger, 2017). Having Personal skill will help me to
enhance my professional career as well. The reason behind the same is that, it has been find out
that almost all the manager always looks for the employee who is very high on the personal skill,
as it helps them in getting the employee who can face the different business situation effectively
in the college. As the employee who is high on the personal skill always able to complete the
task on time and also they are having better understanding about how to dealt with the different
pressure situation in the organization.
It has been analysed from my side that during the academic year I am able to build good
amount of the self-confidence in my self, As in the past I was not clear about many of the aspect
related to the field of the interest. Academic year has helped me in providing the variety of the
new knowledge related to same. It has eventually helped me in building the good amount of the
confidence. This has eventually helped me in providing good sort of the support to the different
skills which has been already developed by me such as interpretation, communication, learning
skill. Looking at the other skill it has been analysed that I was so confident on my learning skill
as well but when it comes on transferring the same to the other I always used to find it difficult.

As communication skill is the skill which used to require a good sort of the efforts from my side
to be performed.
Time management Skill
Time management is the management skill which used to look at managing the different
activity in the organization in such a way that it helps the individual in dividing the time between
the specific activity. This management skill eventually help in getting better result out of the
different activity which has been performed. As time management activity help the company in
working smarter, so that you get more efficient result in less period. Time management skill used
to play a very crucial role in achieving the different personal goal very efficiently. This used to
help me in improving my impression on the different parties in the college as with the help of the
same skill I am able to effectively present my work to the other and most importantly on the
prescribed time (Bowlus,, Mori and Robinson, 2016). To manage the time I used to follow the
simplest method in which I used to rank all the activity in the form of the priority and on the
basis of the same I used to plan the different activity to accomplish the same.
Team building
Team building is a process in which the number of the student with the common interest
used to come together to carry out the different activity together in the future. Team building
skill also used to play a very crucial role for all the individual who is looking to accomplish the
personal objective. The reason behind the same is that team building used to open up the vast
area of the knowledge for the individual, as more than one mind are invested to solve the
problem which is faced by the individual. As more than one mind is invested toward solving the
issue, it eventually used to increase the quality of the decision-making in regarding,
accomplishment of the personal goal. Team building skill also used to helps me in building a
good sort of trust with the other member of the team which eventually help me in keeping my
mind clear at every difficult situation in the college.
Team building skill was achieved by me with the help of understanding the view point of
the other in the organization and on basis of the same used to keep my point of view in the team.
It eventually used to help me in passing on the message top the other that their point of view are
also being seen (Ishak and Ahmad, 2016). It helps in building good trust in the team and getting
better support for solving the different issue.
Leadership Skill

Leadership skill is the type of the skill which used to focus on implementing the different
activity in the collage in such a way that the person can divert the work of the other in such a
way that it used to help him in achieving the personal goal very easily. Leadership skill includes
the implementation of variety of the different methods and technique to influence the work of the
other. In improving the leadership skill, the thing which has played more crucial role is the
captaining the college team way back in my country. During my higher studies I was given the
responsibility to do a captaincy of my college team. That module has helped me in understanding
how one can build good sort of the relationship with the other member of the team. Also, this
module has helped me in understanding the importance of being a patient in the different
situation. As in the match there were many situations which used to occur, being patient always
used to help me in overcoming the same. This span of two year as a captain of the team has
given me a good sort of the knowledge about the leadership skill. Not only it has also given me
the realization that I am having the good sort of leadership skill. This skill has also helped me in
achieving the variety of the personal goal as well, as good leadership skill always helps me in
getting the help of the other in the form of knowledge or suggestion about the different goal to be
achieved.
Organizational skill
Organizational Skill are the skill which is used by the organization to carry out the day to
day operation of the business. This is one of the biggest plus point of mine, the reason behind the
same is that I have practices the organizational skill constantly from the starting of mine
professional career. This skill has also helped me in achieving the personal goal very efficiently.
The reason behind the same is that with the help of the organization skill I am able to
comprehend the different strength of mine.
MY EMPLOYMENT GOALS
Their were many goals which was set up by me in the past and also I have achieved the
same by performing the variety of the activity. Still, that there are a good deals of different
employment goal which need to be achieved by me to be successful in the life. There are some
sorts of the professional and also some sort of the personal goal which need to achieved by me
(Ekpe, Mat and Adelaiye, 2017). When seeing at the professional goal, my goals used to
highlight a good job in the reputed company, which used to provide a good some money which

can be used by me and my family to have a good sort of the life. Not only that I am also focused
toward having the key leader role in the big organization, Key leader role may be the head of a
division or department role in any big organization. I would also love to have an own business
who used to operate locally, if I will find any sort of the opportunity present in the field of sports
equipment. The reason behind the same is that, it is my childhood dream to have a shop which
used to trade in the sports equipment.
CONCLUSION
On the basis f the tool and theories used above for preparing a portfolio of evidence and
the research that I conducted on myself, I can conclude that it was indeed a very insightful
experience for me. I was able to identify what is my personality type and what were my
characteristics. By using lifeline exercise I was bale to identify what were my highs and lows and
I used VARK Model to identify my learning style and learnt that I am a kinaesthetic type of
learner. I also undertook the Henry and Mumford Learning style questionnaire which helped in
ascertaining that I was both a reflector and a theorist. This helped me in developing an effective
personal development plan where I was able to identify which are the skills on which I have to
work and how can I increase my employability skills. Further, I learnt that what are my strengths
and weaknesses by undertaking an SWOT Analysis and on the basis of my short term and long
term goals, I was able to identify and develop my employability goals. This collectively helped
in learning more about myself and developing a clearer insight into my personality, learning
style and my employment goals.

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APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3
SHORT TERM Time
Frame
MID TERM Time
Frame
LONG TERM time
Frame
SECTION 1 My Goals Obtain the Diploma
degree of Honour
Will look to obtain to
go on with the
different studies
Looking to take my
family to an
adventures trip.
Looking to practice
different skill which
has been gained under
the supervision of
senior.
Will look to obtain
better job in the
market.
Buy a new car for the
son
Will look to do
something out of the
field of the interest.
Start a business of a
sports equipment.
SECTION 2 Skills and
knowledge to be
learned
Communication skill,
specially the writing
communication skill in
it.
Interpretation skill
Reporting skill
Writing skill, Looking
to improve the
grammatical mistake
which were made by
me.
Research skill, as find
it difficult to source
the different important
information.
Preservation and the
motivation skill to
motivate other.
Negotiation and
conflict resolution
skill.
Motivation skill
Negotiation skill
Communication skill
SECTION 3 Next step I will try to learn the
learning thoroughly
with the help of the
tutor
I will obtain the
certificate
I will book the tickets
and pay the holiday
Will try to be there on
the time in all the
classes to obtain the
different learning
easily.
Will look to invest the
money in different
saving plan
Will try to gain
Will also start saving
money by own.
Will also look to
attend the different
conference and
seminar to gather the
different information.

experience in the new
field of interest.
SHORT TERM Time
Frame
MID TERM Time
Frame
LONG TERM time
Frame
SECTION 4
Resources
Different books and
Journal related to the
skill
A good holiday deal
with good offers and
discount
Timetable of study and
different activity
Certificate of level 4
Money
Market opportunity
related to the business
of the sports
equipment in the
organization.
SECTION 5 Time
schedule
3 week to obtain
degree
1 month to pursue with
the study
2 weeks for the
holiday
2 Year for degree
1 week to purchase car
2 year for job
5 year for business
When I will Start? October 7 September 2019 Honor degree
2020 buy a new car
2021 new job
2021 new business
When I will finish? 2019 degree
23 of September
2020 new car
2021 job
Never ending business
Section 6 Completion By the end of
September 2019
holiday will be
completed on 22
september.