Continuous Professional Development Report: Strategies and Solutions

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Continuous Professional Development (CPD), emphasizing the importance of skill enhancement and time management in the workplace. The report explores various strategies for problem-solving, communication skills, and the development of employability skills, essential for professional growth. It details solutions such as attending seminars, practicing good listening skills, and utilizing computer skills to improve efficiency. The report also examines time management strategies, including prioritizing tasks, framing out work, and making to-do lists to optimize productivity. Furthermore, it evaluates the impact of implementing these strategies on business performance, highlighting improvements in performance, growth, productivity, and patient care. The report concludes by summarizing the significance of continuous learning and development for long-term career success.

CONTINUOUS
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
Continuous Professional development........................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
In the present era, to become an efficient person in the organization it is important to
develop with there skills on the regular basis. This means that the individual must attain
knowledge, skills and experience to grow in the market and perform to a greater extent.
Moreover, they must attain certain employability skills to perform with the task in an efficient
manner. Employability skills are those skills which are transferable and which are required by
the people so that they perform effectively in the organization (Danaher and Rossiter, 2011). It
is those proficiencies which are very important for being and getting successful at the work
place. These are non-technical skills which are very important for employees to perform
effectively. Further, in this report the evaluation of the solutions and strategies are been
determined to overcome the lacking skills of the person. Moreover, the time management
strategies are also determined in an efficient manner.
TASK 2
Continuous Professional development
Table 2
6. Solutions to problems and
strategies for solving problems
(AC 4.2) (AC 4.1)
7. Evaluate Tools and
Methods for developing
solutions (AC 4.1)
8. Time Management Strategies
(AC 2.3)
Solutions
1. With the development of effective
communication, I am able to interact
with the patients in an efficient
manner. I am also attained with the
capability to understand the needs
and requirements of the patients and
provide them with proper assistance
(Dhiman, 2012).
2. By taking several measures to
make clear observation of the
medicines and treatment given by
the doctors, it has helped to become
1. Attending seminars- For
the development of my
communication skills, I will
attend many seminars which
will help me to interact with
different types of people.
Moreover, the activities
which are held in the
seminars will help me to
develop my communication
skills to a greater extent
(Haasler, 2013).
Time management strategies are
very important in managing with the
provided work in the proper time
frame (Lowden and et.al., 2011).
This assist in utilizing with time by
doing the work in an efficient
manner. The following are the major
strategies which must be adopted to
manage the work in a proper
manner:
Start the day with clear focus- To
manage the work it is important to
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efficient enough to serve the people
with right medicine at proper time.
3. By jotting down the work and
time frame for it, I am able to
manage my work in an efficient
manner. This provides me with
proper time for a particular work
(Miller, Biggart and Newton, 2013).
Strategies used to solve problems
1. Healthy communication- For
learning to make interpersonal
relationship with patients, I am
interacting with the people at every
level so that I develop with the
communication skills and assist the
patients in an effective manner.
2. Developing with knowledge- For
developing with my observation
skills I gain knowledge about the
treatment and the diseases which
frequently faced by the patients.
This will make me active to
understand the depth of the disease
and provide with proper treatment to
the patients (Venkateswarlu, 2012).
2. Practising good listening
skills- This strategy will
help me to develop with my
observation skills. Further,
it will make be active while
the doctors and the junior
workers are telling me about
something. Thus, for this I
will attend many
conferences which will
enhance my listening skills
and become efficient in the
organization.
3. Time management- For
managing the work in a
proper manner, I must adopt
with the time management
strategies so that I can
complete my work in the
given time frame. This will
help me in assisting the
patients in an efficient
manner.
4.Usage of computer- As it
is been seen that using
computer decrease the time
of the person. Thus, I must
learn how to use the
computers and must ensure
that the daily records of
customers as well as
focus on the activities which need to
be performed in a particular day so
that there is a clear focus in the mind
and to give time accordingly.
Prioritising tasks: It is important for
the workers in the organization to
prioritize with the work as per there
importance. This will help them to
complete with the important work in
the defined time frame. Moreover, it
will also ensure that the quality of
the work do not suffer (Stoner and
Milner, 2010).
Framing out work: It is very
important for the employees to
delegate the work in an efficient
manner. Delegation is a helpful tool
which will ensure getting the work
done in an efficient and effective
manner and with the proper time
frame without loading on one
member. In addition to this it will be
helpful in providing the management
time to prepare for strategic
thinking.
Making To-Do list- In this the
employees can write down with the
activities which are be completed in
a particular day. This will remind
them of the tasks which are still
pending and make them active to
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employees in the
organization are put in the
system on the regular basis.
This will reduce my work as
jotting down the data for
number of days becomes a
big problem.
5. Joining training
programs- Attending this
will make me develop with
my skills and knowledge
about my profession. I will
be able to gather the
information about different
things which will help me to
perform the task in an
efficient manner.
manage the time in a proper manner
(Lemanski, 2011).
Enjoying work: To manage the
work it is very important to take it
in a positive attitude and give high
performance towards the job they
perform. They should enjoy what
they work and this will help them in
increasing their performance level.
Budget the time- To manage the
time in a proper manner it is
important for the employees to
budget the time in a proper manner.
This will determine with a specific
time for a particular. Further, it will
help to maintain discipline in all the
activities.
Eliminate the unnecessary- It is
important to identify the activities
which can be neglected in a
particular day. This will help to
manage the rest overs in a proper
and efficient way.
Plan the work- The employee must
efficiently make the plan which will
assist them to know which activity is
important and how much time it will
take. This will make them in
managing the work in a proper
manner (Danaher and Rossiter,
2011).
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Know when to multitask- In the
organization,there are some day on
which there is large amount of work
so to manage it in proper manner, it
is important to perform multitask at
a particular time. This will help
them to complete there work in
proper time period.
9.Evaluate the impact of
implementing strategies on the
business (AC 4.3)
It is been evaluated
that the efficient
implementation of the
strategy will enhance
the productivity of the
business to a greater
level. The following
are the major elements
included under this
are:
Improved
performance: This
will help to enhance
the overall
performance of the
organization as the
employees appointed
there are able to
manage there work
and perform the work
in an efficient manner.
Moreover, proper
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management of the
activities in the firm
will make sure that the
tasks are completed
effectively and in the
proper time frame
which ultimately
increases its
productivity.
Increase growth- To
have an efficient
worker lead the
organization to grow
and develop in the
market. Thus,
continuous
development in the
skills and knowledge
of the employees will
make them more
efficient which
ultimately make the
business grow in its
industry and
competitive edge in
the market (Dhiman,
2012).
Enhance
productivity- The
productivity of the
business will increase
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with the profit of the
company. As they are
providing with greater
services and products,
it will help them to
attract large number of
customers for availing
there services.
Moreover, the earned
brand image will help
to retain the customers
towards there
organization which
will have a positive
impact on the
productivity of the
business.
Better care: If the
problem which the
employees are facing
is solved than they
will be able to provide
better services to their
patients. They will be
able to concentrate
and focus more on
which they do. They
will be able to control
they anger and could
work freely and could
provide better services
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to their patients
(Lowden and et.al.,
2011).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that it is very important for the employees to
develop with there skills and knowledge on the regular basis. This will help them to retain there
image in the market and help to develop there career in the future. Moreover, individual must
make proper evaluation of there skills and adopt several strategies to overcome them. This will
make them more efficient in there work and increase with there performance level. In addition to
this the employees must adopt different time management strategies so that they can manage
there work in a proper manner.
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Haasler, S., 2013. Employability skills and the notion of ‘self’. International Journal of Training
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Lowden, K., and et.al., 2011. Employers’ perceptions of the employability skills of new
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