[PDF] Professional Identity and Practice Assignment Sample

Professional Identity
and Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART A...........................................................................................................................................3
Explain key benefits of on-going professional development in context of their stakeholders....3
Investigate professional employer expectations regarding their skills and competencies in the
context of organisational..............................................................................................................5
Assess their own ability, skills and competencies for specific job role......................................6
Range of learning theories and approaches which is used in personal & professional
development.................................................................................................................................7
PART B............................................................................................................................................8
Development plan to enhance skills and competencies within specific work.............................8
PART C..........................................................................................................................................10
Job interview for service industry for a suitable role.................................................................10
Strength and weakness of interview process.............................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Professional identity and practice refers to the set of individual attribute or the value that
help the individual to excel in their respective fields and develop them by articulating their
learnings effectively. It basically refer to the demonstration of the individual skill as well as
knowledge that one derive from their respective professional field and practice it in order to gain
the growth effectively (Barley and Kunda, 2016). Thus, adoption of certain skill motivate the
individual to practice their capabilities in the professional world and constantly develop their
performances. To better understand the report, Brightsun Travel company has been selected
which provide the hospitality services related to travel and tourism within UK. The headquarter
of company is in United Kingdom and provide various platform to the customer. This report
cover following topics like key benefits of on going professional development regarding various
stakeholders. Identify their own skills, competencies through various approaches. Along with
this, it include development plan and demonstrate the transferable skills in service industry.
Interview process of the company and its strength as well as weakness which faced by the
candidates who sitting in the job interview process.
PART A
Explain key benefits of on-going professional development in context of their stakeholders
Company's Overview:
Brightsun Travel is a core service company based travel and tourism which was founded
in 1986. Although it is UK's based company but offer the service worldwide like it currently
handle the needs of around 380000 passengers per year at every destination around globe and
almost 1500 passenger every day. Company provide three different platform for their customers
such as Brightsun.co.uk provide leisure products that create holiday for the long haul
destinations in best air fares. Traveasy.com provide flight booking services and last one is
Premier is the feature where company provide services to the high net worth companies (Bruss
and Kopala, 2013).
Key benefits for stakeholders:
Stakeholders are the creditor, employee, investor, government and so on which are the
part of internal and external society of an organisation. They are essential part of an organisation
because they are interest in the functioning of business along with that the organisation need to

build effective strategy in order to attract them and participate to elevate the long term growth of
an organisation. In relation with the Professional Development which is the learning process
where individual maintain or create their professional credentials such as attending conference,
academic degree, informal learning process through various training programs and other
learning opportunities. On going professional development is the process which track and
document the individuals skills, experience and knowledge that person gain through formal or
informal way of work. This process include the past experience and then provide training for the
development. On going professional development is beneficial for the different stakeholders and
it is discussed below:
Retain the existing employee and attract new one: In order to increase the retaliation
power of both existing and new employee employees Brightsun company can provide long term
growth opportunity. Like, if the manager associate the monetary or non monetary benefit with
the performance of employee then they will remain dedicated to offer supreme quality of
services and work to enhance productivity and profitability. That further beneficial for the
employees in terms of various compensation and incentives.
Participate in order to develop successful plans: With the help of On-going
professional development, manager can develop effective plan for the further operational work.
Manager of Brightsun travel use their own skills and capabilities to develop successful plan
which is further beneficial for the consumer as well as for the whole organisation in term of
productivity and profitability.
Boost up confidence: When employee have proper knowledge and skill set then it build
confidence among them and make them capable to face any challenges without any fear. Manger
of Brightsun company provide effective training that build confidant which increase employees
productivity that is beneficial for the organisation to achieve their goals (Chamberlayne and
Bornat eds., 2014).
Maintain trust between manager and employee: Professional development and
practice offer the platform where employee and employer work together in order to achieve
overall organisational objective. In order to do so it is necessary for the internal stakeholder of
company that they need to have mutual understanding and trust over each other. Thus, the
employees enhance their skill and able to perform well in their area which create trust on the
company and then they retain for the longer time in the same organisation. Brightsun travel