Report on Employability Skills and Professional Development in HR

This report focuses on the employability skills and professional development of an HR trainee, emphasizing the importance of these skills for long-term career success. The introduction highlights key employability skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. The report then delves into continuous professional development (CPD), including a self-assessment, skills audit, and a detailed CPD plan with specific goals, activities, and timelines. The CPD plan addresses areas for improvement, such as negotiation and time management skills, and outlines strategies to enhance leadership, communication, and team management abilities. The report also includes a reflection on the learning experiences and how the CPD plan will influence future career development. The document showcases how the trainee plans to improve their skills and abilities to become a successful HR professional. The report concludes with references to support the information provided.

Employability skills and
professional development

Table of Contents
Section 1: INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................3
Section 2: Continuous professional development............................................................................3
Section 3: Refection.......................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

Section 1: INTRODUCTION
The employability skills and professional development is a fundamental basis as with this
future credibility and success is attained with perfection and it is also get processed as per
consideration of long term success. These employability skills are those as with this ability to
attain adequate learning and teaching is processed in productive manner. It basically get consist
of communication, teamwork, problem solving, reliability, organisation, planning, self
management, leadership and many others as well and in this sustained mode of success is
achieved in balanced mode (Nisha and Rajasekaran, 2018). The professional strategies are those
that induced better level of competencies that is more often dependent over attained coursework
which is also be related to project management, mentoring, leadership, value addition and
conflict resolution skills that are required for future growth and career. The report below include
various clear aims and objectives that is dependent over portfolio as it also comprise of certain
focus on HR trainee of Aldi. In addition to this continuous professional development plan that is
processed as per identification of learning experiences as it has significant impact over
development. Moreover, suitable reflection is processed that is dependent over CPD portfolio
that makes future change in successful mode.
Aims: To enhance certain personal and professional development skills that assist to
maintain long term success and development in career.
Objectives:
 To advance suitable skills and abilities that advance working efficiency in effective
mode.
 To measure sustained gaining in terms of knowledge and skills advancement.
 To analyse deep understanding of HR practices that help to process career as its
professionalism.
Section 2: Continuous professional development
The professional development is basically is document that is used to develop and design
sustained goals, skills, competency, development, objectives and target that is achieved within
the assigned period of instance. It assist an individual to gain suitable success in future career as
with this professional goals and its objectives is achieved in better way. It is also get dependent
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over the effectual concern towards goal setting, speaking skills, negotiation skills and
productivity that is assessed, positioned and addressed with personal success and growth. It
induces certain level of encouragement and involvement as with this rate of reaching towards
standardised goals and objectives is achieved with timely frame and with perfection that assist to
achieve better job place and position in future period (Fahimirad and et. al., 2019).
As per relation to the previous assessment it is analysed that as a HR professionalism it is
required to gain and attained adequate knowledge as with this long term sustainability in
effective manner. As from the self assessment various skills and abilities get analysed that is
always get supported in relation to skill audit and in this I have analyse that communication
skills, networking ability, team working skills, problem solving, technical skills and it describe
that sustained growth and development is achieved with perfection. In relation to average skills
negotiation and decision-making skills of mine is required and with this better level of
competency is managed in controlled mode. In terms of bad skills the creative thinking and time
management skills of mine is very good and it is needed to get resolved this as per in timely
frame.
For this I have worked for to advanced employability skills of mine and that get advanced
as by working effectively towards improvisation of skills and abilities as with this long terms
sustainability is maintained in effective manner (Griffiths and et. al., 2018). The professional
development plan is associated with the consideration of adequate upliftment of skills and
capabilities appropriately. It is also be used to highlight and advance working suitability as with
this long term development and advancement is processed systematically. As I am able to
maintain clear target as with this ordinate skills of mine get advanced in order to process my
career as a HR professionalism.
The professional development plan assist me to target adequate level of proficiencies as
with this ability of mine to advanced and enhance suitable level of skills development and its
improvisation is processed with effectiveness. In this I have required to make few changes and
alteration in relation to my skills as with this working skills get leveraged. For this I have to
make relative changes as with support of previous assessment and in this leadership,
communication and time management skills of mine is required to considered for this suitable
level of success and progress is attained with adequateness (Di Gregorio and et. al., 2019). I will
also get appraised myself as per the quality of work, working relation, communication skills and
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problems solving skills while knowledge at work, creativity and empathy skills of mine are quite
good. In addition to this integrity, work consistency, technical skills, listening, decision-making
is quite satisfactory in adequate manner. Moreover, I have to work on towards time management,
problem solving, persuasion and problem solving skills successfully that collectively assist me to
make my future as a HR.
In this I have start working for to advanced negotiation skills as with this I am able attain
adequate working as with this task division and its processing is progressed with effectiveness
and it furthermore advanced overall working capability of mine in advanced mode. It is required
for me advanced and improvise these skill as with this I am able to make productive amount of
changes that assist me to make in parallel changes that furthermore aid to develop effectual
relationship with others in adequate manner (Gill, 2018). In this I will also take some initiatives
under which working capabilities of mine is managed in practical basis. For this collection and
gathering of adequate information is processed as by making sustained relation and progress as a
HR professionalism. For this it is also be essential to enhanced and worked on leadership skills
as with this ability to make supportive relation with others as by which balanced level of
influence is attained in productive manner. It also get promote and advance as per gaining of
supportive information and knowledge as per processing of time. In this it is easy for me to
influence the working behaviour of others as with this long term sustainability is maintained with
adequateness. As I am not that much perfect in this skill and it will get perceived as per learning
experiences and practices. For this productive amount of modification and alteration is addressed
in my future career as with this profitable changes is attained in balanced mode. On the other
hand, as per concern of team management skills I have worked to make profitable changes as
with this overall working condition is managed as per concern of task completion within the
assigned and allotted period of instance.
To work as a HR professional it is also be required that I have worked for to advance
interpersonal skills and abilities as with this it is easy to convey and processed certain skills of
mine as under this long term sustainability is maintained with perfection (Suleman and
Laranjeiro, 2018). These all collectively seeks to make productive changes as with this overall
skills and attributes of mine get advanced and it get supported with continuous development plan
and it assist to gain future goals and standards that embrace my future career with better
progress.
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SKILL AUDIT
Skills Bad Average Good Excellent
Negotiation
skill
*
Leadership and
team
management
*
Interpersonal
skills
*
Training and
Development
*
Career
development
and planning
*
Technical skill *
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP)
It is a plan that is processed as with the support of adequate development that is
processed over a continuous period of instance. It is also get developed on the basis of skills
audit and with this ability to advance overall working standards and its practices get improvised
in supportive manner. In addition to this as HR professionalism I have worked over to deal with
different complex situation which is generated and developed over random basis (Ornellas,
Falkner and Stålbrandt, 2019). In this overall performance and productivity of mine is get
enhanced and with this ability to develop and maintain sustained roles and responsibility also get
established in moderate mode. The below is a continuous development plan that is as briefly
explained below as:
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Job role and responsibilities:
Development Activity
Details
of CPD
activity
Dates Effecti
ve
learni
ng
time
Development Plan
reference
Key
Learning
Points
Key
Benefits/Val
ue added
Further
comments:
Was the learning
successful?
How can I
improve it in
future?
Negotia
tion
skill
01/07/
21
About
3 to 5
month
s.
The order to develop
certain opportunities I
have start listening more
and reverting less as by
making clear analysis
and in this sustained
level of knowledge
advancement is
processed by making
clear observation
(Adeyinka-Ojo, 2018).
In relation
to current
competen
cy I have
quite in
average as
with this
ability of
mine to
make
effectual
problem
solving is
not
adequate.
In this I have
maintained
clear target
towards
advancement
of my skills
as with this
excellence
level of
control over
thinking and
wording both
get managed.
As it is reflected
by gaining easy
processing of
each and every
task as well as
activities.
Leader
ship
and
team
manage
ment
30/06/
21
Aroun
d 6
Month
s.
In relation to team
management and
leadership I have tried to
segment complete
activity and task into
different segment as with
In order to
manage
and
control
team
managem
To advance
team
management
I have
targeted to
achieve
It is better get
reflect by making
clear judgements
under which
adequate task is
assigned to
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this adequate
information is collected
and rate of redundancy
get resolved with better
adequateness. In this
working potential and
ability to seek clear
opportunity also get
developed.
ent I am
not that
perfect to
process.
better
learning
capabilities
with support
to clear
judgements.
specialist by
which rate of task
completion is
increases and
advanced with
perfection.
Interpe
rsonal
skills
30/12/
21
At
least a
year or
18
month
s
In order to measure it as
criteria I have worked
for to improvise skills
and abilities as with this
knowledge advancement
and its working both get
advanced. In this I have
worked more to learn
about employment rules
and regulations as with
this it is easy to develop
and design strategies in
better mode.
As per
concern of
employee
relation I
have
worked
little more
as I am in
favoured
but still
need to
induce
perfection
and
adequaten
ess under
which
sufficient
bond is
developed
with all
To get target
employee
relation and
its
advancement
I have make
ensure that as
a HR I am
able to play
adequate
responsibility
under which
rate of
development
towards skills
and working
prospect both
get advanced.
This is judged
with the support
of parallel
relation which is
developed with
support of others
and in this team
work and working
culture both get
advanced
systematically.
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other
workers
(Suleman,
2018).
Career
develop
ment
and
plannin
g
20/12/
22
More
then 2
years.
It supports of this skill
overall personality of
mine get shifted towards
positive side and in this
capability to make in
depth knowledge and
information is processed
successfully. In addition
I am able to turn around
my weakness into
opportunity that assists
to make practical
advancement over
regular period of
instance.
The
performan
ce
managem
ent and
career
developm
ent skills
of mine is
not much
stronger
and with
this it is
required
that I have
to worked
more and
with
clarity as
in this
working
practices
get
advanced
in
successful
In this I have
maintain
certain target
under which
working
credibility
and its
acceptance
both get
advanced and
in support of
all ability of
mine to
manage
performance
standards is
also get
developed in
systematic
mode.
I would have
measure this by
making deepen
understanding of
task completion
along with perfect
timing as with
this collective
outcome is
developed within
allotted time
period.
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manner.
Section 3: Refection
As with the support of professional development planning I am able to strengthen my
strengths and to get advanced weaken points and aspects of mine as with this standardised
success and growth is achieved in specified manner. In this rate of success and growth
advancement is processed as by making and maintaining clear and focused concerned which is
directed towards HR professionalism. With the help of continuous and professional development
plan it is easy for me to achieve and accomplish my standardised goals and objectives as by
inducing better clarity is successful manner. In this I am able to process my career in a suitable
field as with this rate of professionalism is also get maintained with easiness and flexibility. In
addition I have also get analyse the deep analysis as with this skills audit assist me to make clear
understanding about overall loop holes of mines as after that I am able to get over from different
weaknesses by inducing appropriate strategy and schemes. For this I have take suitable training
and knowledge that aid to collect suitable attributes about HR practices and process. In support
of skills audit it is analysed that all the different skills and abilities of mine as like employee
relation, project management and conflict management as these are those skills in which I am
quite compatible with. In addition the performance management abilities of mine are not stronger
and for this I have to work even harder under which working credibility’s also get increases in
systematic manner. It is essential for me to get manage and control skills of conflict management
and with this adequate level of development and advancement is processed in systematic manner.
As I got analysed, that I am able to manage the level of competency as by inducing appropriate
improvisation in terms of excellence. In order to cope up with these skills I will get seeks to
advance my learning and expertise abilities as by making suitable observation of each activity. In
addition to this I have also believe to take feedback from the senior and higher authority as with
this only ability of mine to make perfect and adequate changes is enhanced. In this I have
required to take around 3-6 months of time period in which working potential and performance
both get increases as per parallel advancement of skills and knowledge. In this judgmental
capabilities and taking of suitable instruction both get advanced within assigned period of
instance that is of about eight month under which I have also followed all the legal formalities
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under which sustained information and communication is processed in accurate mode. Moreover,
study skills and is replication assist me to make better understanding and to spread more
awareness about effective generation of skills. It also get support me to advanced and induce
managerial skills as with this personality development and its advancement get improvised in
productive mode. It assist me to attain future career in relative field as with this capability to
attain better job position also be increases and it get more advanced as per attaining of more
experience on continuous basis of time.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from above report that employability skills is essential as it
enhanced and develop employment rate in sustained mode and in relation to professional
development it assist to make long term success and development in future so that career
progress is processed in systematic manner. In addition to the continuous development plan
suitable areas within individual personality get advanced as with this specific success and growth
is measured in frequent basis. Furthermore, it also assists to achieve current proficiencies by
which successful modification is attained in effective manner. Moreover, refection is considered
that seeks to generate higher opportunities in timely manner as with this potential outcome is
generated in balanced mode.
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