Professional Development Plan

This document provides a template for creating a professional development plan. It includes sections for setting learning objectives, assessing current proficiency, identifying development opportunities, setting criteria for success, and establishing time scales. The plan focuses on goals such as gaining confidence in presentations, developing technical proficiency, building confidence, improving communication skills, ensuring professional success, and gaining international level information regarding photography.

Professional Development Plan
Name: Start and end dates:
Your plan should identify your learning and development needs. You need to consider all the
resources required to help you achieve your objectives and build in realistic timescales for both
achievement and review.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE/
GOAL
CURRENT
PROFICIENCY
TARGET
PROFICIENCY
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
CRITERIA FOR
JUDGING
SUCCESS
TIME
SCALE
1
To gain
confidence
while
presentation
5 9 Experiencing the
exposure of
presenting my
work in front of
high level
professionals.
Positive reviews
from audience
4
months
2
To develop
technical
proficiency
5 10 Gaining experience
by working in a real
world organization
while learning
about the
opportunities. This
learning objective
can be fulfilled by
working in a firm
by the way of
internship so that it
will also be an
obstacle in process
of learning and
balancing
education.
Positive
feedback by
interning firm’s
employer.
2
months
3
To build
confidence
8 10 To present my
work to my peers
and in front of
strange audience
this will help in
boost up the
confidence.
Positive change
in presentation
style which is
addressed by
tutor and peers.
5
months
4
To be able to
communicat
e effectively
7 9 To attend classes
that can help in
improving
command on
language and can
assist to ways by
Positive reviews
of friends and
peers
5
months

which effective
communication can
be learnt.
5
To ensure
success
professionall
y in real
world
3 9 There are few
development
opportunities
which can be
grabbed in order to
ensure success in
real professional
world. Consultancy
from professional
organization could
be taken in
addition to seek
public relations
help so that can get
my work out in the
public.
Well established
name in
industry and
collaboration
with reliable
clients.
9
months
6
To gain
international
level
information
regarding
photography
6 10 According to me, if
I want to gain
international level
information about
the world of
photographers
then there are only
few opportunities
available. And the
most appropriate
among them is to
seek employment
in a large
professional
organization rather
than freelancer
work.
Success in
respective field.
7
months.
Skills to
develop/goal
/
Learning
objective
Developme
nt activity
Research into where
and how you can get
into the
course/activity/trainin
g
How can
this
activity
help
develop
your
skill/achiev
e your
objectives
Target
Date
Presentation skills To present each In order to get into a course This activity will October 2020

of my work to
larger crowds.
where I can present my work
into larger audience, I can sign
up for workshops where I can
initiate to be a presentation.
provide me the
exposure of
facing any kind
of audience of
even a large
scale.
Technical skills Technical skills
regarding
photography can
be gained by the
activity of
working in a
professional
environment
where there can
be various
individuals
having technical
skills and
experience.
The course which can get me
into professional environment
is an internship where I can
work with professionals and
can acquire professional
knowledge and technical skills.
An internship
with real life
professional
organisation
will provide the
opportunity to
work with
intellects which
have years of
experience and
technical skills.
August 2020
Confidence and
interpersonal
skills
To develop
interpersonal
skills, I should
first present my
working alone in
front of mirror
as a part of self
evaluation.
This activity does not require
any training as it can be done
without any professional help.
This activity will
build my
confidence on
my content and
by taking small
steps I will be
able to present
my work
flawlessly.
November
2020
Communication
skills
To professional
help from
communicating
classes.
Such courses can be acquired
through recommendation of
my tutor.
This will help
me by getting
into the root of
my issue
November
2020
Professional skills Consultancy Through recommendation of
my tutor.
This activity can
help me narrow
down my
professional
options.
February 2021
Researching skills Research
regarding
photography
and
photographers
This activity can be done by
using internet network and
the help of my tutor and
superiors at internship.
This activity is
directly related
to my skill of
learning about
the world of
photographers.
December
2020