Professional Development Plan: Goals, Sources, and Assessment Report

This report explores the construction and significance of personnel and professional development plans. It emphasizes the importance of short, medium, and long-term goals in achieving career and personal growth. The report details the components of a personnel development plan, providing examples of identifiable goals and their merits. It also examines the impact of author, purpose, reliability, and relevance on the utilization of sources. Furthermore, the report includes an assessment of various sources, evaluating their contribution to the development plans. The conclusion highlights the value of these plans and the factors influencing source credibility. The report draws upon several references to support its findings and recommendations for effective professional development.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY .................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Conception of personnel and professional development plan ...................................................3
Description and discussion of worth of short term goals............................................................4
Description and discussion of worth of medium-term term goals.............................................4
Description and discussion of worth of long term term goals...................................................4
Merit of personnel development plan with suitable example including identifiable goals........5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Impact of 'Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance' on usage of a source ..........................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Assessment of sources................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES ..................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Construction of a professional and personnel development plan is essential to gain
achievements in the career as well as achieve personnel growth. The subject of the basis of this
report is personnel development plan and professional development plan. This report describes
the basic notion related to personnel and professional development plan along with the
importance of short term medium term and long term goals. Merits of personnel development
plan are also provided in this report along with suitable example of personnel development plan.
Impact of author purpose reliability and relevance is provided in this report along with assesment
of various sources.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Conception of personnel and professional development plan
The focus of a personnel development plan is on creation of an action plan on the basis of
consciousness, beliefs, reflections future goals, and strategies to ensure personnel development
of an individual in relation to their career, education or for self improvement in certain field. The
five areas in which an individual seeks to make an improvement through personnel development
plan are mental social spiritual emotional and physical (Beygi and Gholipour, 2016).
A professional development plan includes a guideline related to skills and education
required to make career advancements and achieve professional growth. A professional
development plan involves detailed strategy which focuses on enhancing skills of an individual
so that they can move upwards in their career. The abilities competencies and objectives outlined
in the professional development plan assist an employee in their continuous improvement and
ascending movement in their career to achieve their professional aspirations.
Description and discussion of worth of short term goals
Short term goals refer to those objectives which need to be accomplished soon and the
time period for their completion is less than 12 months. Short term objectives reduce
procrastination and build a clear way to attaining overall goals by focusing on one step at time.
Construction and completion of short term goals increases motivation and enhances productivity
(Dalal, Archambault and Shelton, 2017).

Example 1- I wanted to increase my communication skills so I started participating in
presentation s at my workplace.
Example 2- I wanted to advance my career so I attended networking events.
Example 3- In order to enhance my health is tarted exercising everyday.
Description and discussion of worth of medium-term term goals
Medium term goals are objectives which need to be accomplished somewhere between
short term and long term goals.
Example 1- I wanted to build my qualifications so I joined a certifications programme.
Example 2- I wanted to improve my singing so I joined singing classes.
Example 3- I wanted to gain work experience so I joined an internship programme.
Description and discussion of worth of long term term goals
These objectives refers to those objectives which require significant time, effort and
planning to accomplish. These goals are helpful in achieving career aspirations (DiPaola, M. and
Wagner, 2018).
Example 1- I wanted to start technology firm which required management qualification
and knowledge about engineering.
Example 2- I need to learn effective communication skills to achieve success in the
future.
Example 3- I wanted to make a difference as an activist so I started working for an
NGO.
Merit of personnel development plan with suitable example including identifiable goals
The main benefits of a professional development plan is that it helps in developing skills
required to attain career aspiration and secure the dream job of an individual by helping them
enhance their existing abilities and qualifications (Johnson and Golombek, 2016).
Existing skills Target skills Barriers faced Time needed
My existing
presentation skills are
of score of 3 out of 5.
I aim to gain 4 points
for my presentation
skills.
The main barrier I face
in developing this skill
is my low computer
7 months

knowledge.
I posses fairly good
public speaking skills.
The points related to
this skills are 4 out of
5.
I aim to gain 4.5 out
of 5.
The main barrier I face
in effective public
speaking are my poor
skills related to
improvisation.
1 year
I have multitasking and
I will give myself a
score 2.5 out of 5.
I aim to gain a 4
points out of 5 for my
multitasking skills.
Low concentration is
the main barrier I face
in developing this
skill.
1 year
I have problem solving
skills and I give myself
points of 3 out of 5.
I aim to increase my
points related to
problem solving skills
to 4 out of 5.
Poor creative thinking
is the main barrier in
development of
problem solving skills.
8 months
TASK 2
Impact of 'Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance' on usage of a source
Author: The person who offers and provides the information is considered in this topic.
This can impact others and increase their awareness.
Purpose- The main aim of this is to gain data related to the topic.
Reliability- The quality of the sources cited are present in this subject.
Relevance- This refers to the reliableness of the source in relation to overall subject and
audience of the material.
TASK 3
Assessment of sources
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Beygi, V. and
Gholipou
r, A.,
2016.
Beygi and
Gholipour
Enhancement
of abilities
Career
progression
Relevant to
corporations.

Human
resource
develop
ment by
means of
personal
develop
ment
plan in
project-
based
organizat
ions. Jou
rnal of
Public
Administ
ration, 8(
1),
pp.15-32.
Dalal, M.,
Archamb
ault, L.
and
Shelton,
C., 2017.
Professio
nal
develop
ment for
internatio
nal
teachers:
Examini
ng
TPACK
and
technolo
gy
integratio
n
decision
making.
Journal
of
Research
on
Dalal, Archambault
and Shelton
Career
advancement
Development by
use of technology
Relevant to
education

Technolo
gy in
Educatio
n, 49(3-
4),
pp.117-
133.
DiPaola, M. and
Wagner,
C.A.,
2018. Im
proving
instructio
n
through
supervisi
on,
evaluatio
n, and
professio
nal
developm
ent. IAP.
DiPaola and Wagner Career
Progress
through
instructions
Career evaluation Relevant to
eduction
Johnson, K.E. and
Golombe
k, P.R.,
2016. Mi
ndful L2
teacher
educatio
n: A
sociocult
ural
perspecti
ve on
cultivatin
g
teachers'
professio
nal
developm
ent.
Routledg
e.
Johnson and
Golombe
Cultivation of
career
enhancement is
education
Helping students Organisational
help

CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that personnel development plan and professional
development plan are highly valuable in progress of an individual. In addition to this presence of
short term long term and medium term goals ins beneficial for the completion personnel
development plan. In addition to this source is influenced by various factors such as relevance,
author, purpose and reliability.

REFRENCES
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Dalal, M., Archambault, L. and Shelton, C., 2017. Professional development for international
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