Academic Skills and PDP

Skills and PDP

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development .............................................3
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples .........................................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples .........................................................................................................................................5
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..........................................................................................................................................6
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan......................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Appendix .........................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
Personal development is refers to a lifelong process as it can be considerer as a way to
access their skills and qualities. By considering their aims and objectives and setting the goals in
order to maximise their profits and objectives. Professional development is the learning to earn
and maintaining the credentials that is academic degrees and attending the conferences and
learning opportunities that are coming in practise (Abdel-Moneim, Khalil, and Kamel, 2021).
Their are various types of goals of an individual which helps them in achieving their objectives.
These objectives encourage individual to work effectively so that so that they could easily reach
to their goals and objectives. This report includes discussion bout personal and professional
development, then importance of short, medium and long term gaols. Further it consist of value
of personal development plan.
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is refers to the lifelong process that is helps in accessing of the
goal and objectives and fulfilling your potential. It is allowing a person to be proactive and
taking charge of their actions. Personal development is contributing to both of the satisfaction
and success in everyone life. Professional development is concern with the learning to earn or
maintaining the professional credentials in the academic and working life. It can be made by an
individual at the time when they are focusing on their goals and objectives. There can be variety
of approaches or methods which are related to the professional development. These are
consultation, lesson study, mentoring and coaching and technique assistance. There are certain
importance of personal and professional development which are to be discussed in this para.
Personal development is important for the individual in providing the clarity to the personal
vision and improves the exiting skills and knowledge (Agbalajobi, 2021). Personal development
helps in defining of the personal goals and objectives and make them more clear. Then another is
it is focusing on improving of the existing skills from fast mistakes and overcomes from various
challenges that is concerned with the education, guidance and training. Another importance is
that helps in driving motivation and satisfaction. Personal development helps in letting control
over the things. Then next is it helps the individual in helping identification of true potential. As
it work on the skills and abilities that is discovering the hidden potential. On the other hand,
professional development is people in their career development. Most of the employees and