Professional Identity and Practice

Professional Identity
and Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Examine the key
benefits of on going professional development for stakeholders...............................................1
P2 Investigate
about professional employer expectations of skills and competencies......................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
P3 Assess own
abilities, skills and competencies for specific job role...............................................................4
P4 Review a range of
learning theories and approaches used for personal and professional development process.....5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
P5 Construct a
development plan to enhance chosen skills and competencies..................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P6 Undertake a job
interview for service industry role.............................................................................................8
P7 Review key
strengths and weaknesses of an applied interview process........................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Professional skills includes competencies which are required to be performed in order to
perform job responsibilities in best manner. These days, there are different skills which are
required to perform assigned job duties. When professional activities are performed in
appropriate manner, then this is beneficial for employee as well organisation. This helps to
improve performance of workers and efficiency of employees can be improved (Trede, Macklin
and Bridges, 2012). There is competition in external market, hence it is essential to work with
latest techniques which can be learned with the help of training programme. This report is based
on hospitality organisation i.e. Hotel Crown Plaza. This organisation was established in 1983
having head quarter in Denham U.K. This report covers importance of on going professional
development and self directed learning to improve professional identity and career opportunities,
evaluation of self skill and competencies, designing professional development plan, at last range
of service industry and transferable skills.
TASK 1
P1 Examine the key benefits of on going professional development for stakeholders
Definition of continuous professional development
Continuous professional development means procedure through which documentation of
skills, knowledge is done which are possess by individuals. The knowledge can be collected
formally or informally. When any new skill is learned by individual with training, then it is
included in continuous professional development. Hence proficiency of individual can be
understood with it.
Meaning of on going professional development
Ongoing professional development is other name of continuous professional
development. CPD is a process of analysing and recording skills, knowledge, experience at
professional and non professional backgrounds. In short it is recording of learning, experience of
employee and then implementation at work place.
On going process plays essential role in improving overall performance of association.
There are many changes which are taking place in industry, so with the help of continuous
process development it is easy to learn relevant techniques. Hotel Crown Plaza has good brand
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