Skill Personal Development Planning - Assignment
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Added on 2021-04-22
Skill Personal Development Planning - Assignment
Added on 2021-04-22
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SkillPersonal Development Planning (PDP) - A Continuous ProcessOne of the important aspects of PDP is that it is a continuous process. This is because learning neverstops! In other words, everyone can always benefit from taking the time to engage in some PDP.Indeed, you may well find that the most successful people you know are also some of the most self-reflective and goal – oriented. The diagram below illustrates the continuous nature of PDP. It shows the relationship between thetwo main phases of PDP- REFLECTION and PLANNING. The reflection phase is necessary bothbefore and after the planning phase, thereby creating an ongoing process. This diagram can be used as a template to start working on your own PDP.nILSC Personal Development Planning (PDP) – Week 1 1 12Page 1PDP
ACTIVITY ONELook at the diagram above and complete the following activity. STEP ONE What do I know already? You probably already have a lot more knowledge and many more skills than you think! Think about some of your experiences up to now and try to complete the table below. Choose one example for each section. Refer to the transferable skills list for some more ideas.Experience What did I do? Skills gained? Refer to the transferable skills list for ideas if necessary.Educational (school/ college/ university) I studied Business managementat the University of Portsmouthand achieved good analytical and leadership skills . Leadership skills and analytical skills were obtained by me to progress in my future careerWork experience (Full time employment/ part time employment/ voluntary position/ internship)I managed to work at The French Shop, which helped me to enhance my communication skills and even improved my abilities to provide the best quality customers’ services (Liaw and Huang 2013). I managed to gain skills to conduct quality tests, communication skills and even enhanced by team working skills. Extra –curricular Experience (Involvement in clubs/ societies etc.)I am fluent in French and Spanish and even provided education to children aged between 10 to 13 years. I provided education to children with disabilities related to learning and had been fluent in languages like French andSpanish languages. I understood sign languages and obtained skills through training as a black belt (Arnold and ILSC Personal Development Planning (PDP) – Week 1 1 12Page 2
Boggs 2015). Table One: Evaluating existing skillsACTIVITY TWOSTEP TWOWhat am I less confident about? In many ways this is a more difficult question as many of us do not like to think about this! However,it is only by identifying our areas of least strength that we can try to improve. Look at the chart belowand tick the box (confident/ partly confident/ not confident at all) which most accurately reflects howyou feel about your abilities in each skill listed. Refer to the transferable skills list if you needexplanations. SkillsConfidentPartly confidentNot confident at allAcademic Writing skillsAcademic Reading skillsAcademic Listening skillsPresentation skillsInterpersonal skillsTeam work Numeracy IT/ computer literacyExamination techniquesTime management Critical thinkingProblem -solvingResearch skillsCareer planning Table Two: Identifying areas of strength and weaknessILSC Personal Development Planning (PDP) – Week 1 1 12Page 3
ACTIVITY THREESTEP THREEWhat are my goals/aims? Look at the table you completed in activity two. Choose three of the skill areas in which you feel you have no confidence or partial confidence. Write these here: Example: Time-Management Skills 1.To make sure that the queries of the customers are responded to properly and within time to keep them satisfied. 2. To enhance my numeracy skills and make sure that the analytical skills of mine are improved with time to progress in my career (Griffin 2013).3. I would like to improve my confidence level and present myself and the tasks should be done by me to everyone for facilitating the accomplishment of goals and objectivesNow you should think about identifying specific goals within each of these areas to work towards. When writing goals it may be useful to remember these two simple tips. GOALS MUST BE REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLEAll objectives you set yourself must be realistic within a given timeframe. Also avoid setting tooILSC Personal Development Planning (PDP) – Week 1 1 12Page 4
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