Personal Development Report: Goal Setting and Development Plan

This report provides a comprehensive overview of personal and professional development, emphasizing the importance of setting short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals. It discusses how personal development enhances clarity of vision, strengthens existing skills, and uncovers hidden talents, while professional development expands knowledge, boosts confidence, and enhances technical skills. The report includes examples of each type of goal and highlights the role of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in guiding individuals toward their aspirations by identifying strengths and addressing weaknesses. The PDP section illustrates how to set goals, choose learning methods, identify necessary support and resources, and measure success, ultimately concluding that personal and professional development are crucial for achieving success in both personal and professional life.

Report on personal
development

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Personal and professional Development......................................................................................3
Discussion of short-term goals and identification of three personal examples...........................4
Discussion of medium-term goals and identification of three personal examples......................5
Discussion of long-term goals.....................................................................................................6
Discussion of Personal Development plan and examples of personal development plan:..........7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional goals are defined as the lifelong leaning as well as development
process that consist various exercise enhances potentiality, skills and abilities that enables a
individual to attain the objectives of employability and improve quality of life. Academic skills
are defined as the talent, skills and habit of learning, research, presentation and report that helps
to attain determined career objectives in efficient manner. Formal and informal training and
exercise are used to enhance personal and professional capabilities. This report covers
description of personal and professional development, short-term, medium-term and long-term
goals. Apart from that PDP plan is discussed in this project report.
TASK
Personal and professional Development
Personal Development:
Personal development is defined as the process that includes various activities which helps an
individual to develop different capabilities, potentiality. It facilitates to build human capital,
provide employability, enhance quality of life and as well as realisation of dreams and aspiration.
It is considered as the life-long learning process that take place at different stage of life of an
individual. It facilitates a person by improving skills, competencies and qualities that enable
them to attain determined personal goals and objectives (Ajani, 2019). Personal development is
important for people in various manner that are mentioned below:
Enhance clarity of vision: Personal development facilitates an individual to enhance
clarity in visions of life that would be achieved in future. It enables them to provide clear idea
about where they will be in future. Proper understanding and knowledge of targets and
destination helps an individual to develop effective planning and strategies that allow to attain
determined goals and objectives on time in efficient manner.
Strengthening existing skills: Personal development shaping or strengthening existing skills
and competencies of an individual that enables them to focus of different improvement areas
through acknowledging weaknesses. There are different formal courses are that provides various
learning and career development opportunities (Blum, 2018). It makes an individual able to
reflect on their learning and past experiences efficiently and attain objectives on time.

Open up about talent: Personal development enables an individual to access their hidden
qualities and talent that strengthen their overall personality. It enhances confidence and
motivation level as well as it enables a person to perform in efficient manner and make
comfortable to attain defined goals. Personal development reduces regular supervision and make
an individual excellent in performing work.
Professional Development:
Professional Development is defined as the set if various tools, resources as well as learning and
training sessions from different educators that develop and improve their professional skills that
help to meet professional goals and objectives. It is the learning that enable an individual to earn
and maintain different professional credentials like informational learning opportunities,
academic degree to formal classroom and attending conferences in practice. In order to enhances
professional skills in personality various approaches are adopted by an individual like technical
assistance, lesson study, coaching and reflective supervision and various others (DiPaola, and
Wagner, 2018). Main objective of professional development is to update all current trends as
well as learn new skills that are required to attain defined professional goals. Some importance of
professional development for an individual are mentioned below:
Expand knowledge of an individual: Training sessions and continuous educational
learning are the mode of enhancing professional skills and capabilities that enables an individual
to enhance expertise and provide solid base of knowledge. It helps a person to expand their
knowledge and understanding and attain objectives in efficient manner.
Boost confidence: Professional development improves expertise in an individual and boost
their confidence level. Professional skills and capabilities are developed through taking different
online courses and training (Hobbs, 2017). It enhances credibility as well as confidence that help
to attain professional goals and objectives on efficient manner.
Enhance technical skills and abilities: Professional development helps an individual to
enhance some technical skills through taking professional courses that enhances their earning as
well as hiring ability in future. Professional development help them to attain career objectives
with effectiveness.
Discussion of short-term goals and identification of three personal examples
Short term goals: Short-term goals are defined as something that an individual want to
achieve in near future. New future can be considered as the today, this week, this month and this

month. to those goals which can be attained by a person in near future. These goals are easy to
accomplish. There is less time and efforts are required to attain short-term goals.
Accomplishment of short-term goals helps an individual to achieve long-term goals efficiently.
these goals are important for an individual in various manner that are mentioned below:
Increase focus: Short-term goals enhance concentration towards long-term objectives
through provide clear direction to attain then in efficient manner (Mitina, 2017). It enhances
productivity and motivation level of an individual as well as enable them to focus on plan and
actions properly.
Improve self-confidence: Goals that are established by an individual should be smart that
included various aspects such as goals should be specific, measurable, attainable and time bond.
It enhances person’s motivation level and boost their self-confidence.
Examples of Short-term goals:
 Learning new language like French is my short-term goal that improves my language
skills. It helps to attain various career development opportunities in life.
 Learning computer course is another short-term goal that enhance my technical ability
and helps to improve weak areas. I have joined computer classes to learn computer skills
in my personality. In present time, computer skills are required to get effective job dure
to rapid advancement in technology.
 Writing or preparing my resume is my short-term goal that enable to apply for good job
in order to gain career development opportunities. I have included various academic and
personal information in my resume.
Discussion of medium-term goals and identification of three personal examples
Medium-Term goals: Medium-term goals are defined as the objectives that are attained after
short-term goals and provide base for attaining long-term goals and future. These goals are
existed between short-term and long-term goals (Morrison and Gleddie, 2019). Medium-term
goals are attained in the period of 6 to 12 months and works as a bridge to accomplish long-term
objectives. As long-term goals are time consuming, so medium-term goals enhance motivation
level of reach long-term goals quickly with less efforts. Medium-term goals are important for the
life of an individual in various manner that are mentioned below:

Increase motivation: Medium-term goals are accomplished in short period of time then
long-term goals that enhances confidence and motivational level. There is less efforts are
required to attain these goals in efficient manner.
Consistent efforts: Medium-term goals helps an individual to put continuous efforts to
attain long-term goals in efficient manner to get success (Perry, 2017). Attainment of these goals
boost morale level of an individual and lead towards successful future.
Examples of Medium-term goals:
 My medium-term goals is to clear semester examination with getting good marks. It
enables me to develop strong image in the mind of professor. Accomplishment of these
goals provides opportunities to build career in right direction.
 Save money at the end of year is another medium-term goal for taking new courses that
improves my capabilities and help to attain opportunities for creating career in specific
field. It enhances additional skills in my personality that makes me different from others.
 Developing network is my medium-term goals that provides me opportunity to attain
career objectives. These persons provide me information regarding hiring as well as help
me to gain good marks in examination.
Discussion of long-term goals
Long term goals: Long-term goals are defined as the objectives that takes too much time to
accomplished. These goals or objectives These goals required various year as well as efforts.
require years and also take much efforts as well as required effective planning. There are various
steps like short-term goals and performed to attain long-term goals for future (St John and
Shaban, 2020). Long-term goals are important for an individual in various manner are
determined below:
Clarity: Long-term goals provides clarity in life and motivated an individual to attain them
in efficient manner. It is important establish goals with clear vision that provide direction to
reach towards them. It enables them towards grab future opportunities and attain them in
efficient manner.
Empowerment: Accomplishment of long-term goals empowers an individual to attain
determined objectives on time through ensuring optimum utilisation of resources. It facilitates an
individual to gain different information, knowledge and skills that improves overall personality
that help to accomplish goals and objectives with efficiency.

Examples of Long-term goals:
 Completing graduation in management stream from recognised college or institutions that
provides me opportunity to attain various skills and capabilities. It enables me to attain
career objectives.
 Finding appropriate job according to my educational area is another long-term objective
that enables me to become self-dependent. It helps to earn money to fulfil all desires of
life.
 Attaining promotion and development opportunities is another long-term goal. It
facilitates to explore skills in proper manner and gain learning to achieve determined
career objectives. Promotions and learning opportunities motivate an individual to
perform determined operations with great efficiency and effectiveness.
Discussion of Personal Development plan and examples of personal development plan:
Personal development plan is defined as the action plan that provides direction to an individual
to acquire different skills and abilities that foster their personality. The plan is used to identify
goals and which actions are taken to accomplish them in efficient manner (Teräs and Kartoğlu,
2017). personal development plan helps an individual to prepare suitable career statement in
order to attain career goals through recognising strengths and overcoming weaknesses.
Personal development plan
Goals Learnt Methods Used Support and
resources
required
How success is
measured?
Target
date for
review
Stress
management
There are different sources
like books and articles are
used by me to manage
stress level through
reading motivational
thoughts and apply them
in reality to attain career
objectives.
I will take various
courses regarding
stress management
and reflection.
It is measured
by myself and
through getting
criticisms from
other
companions
3 months
Communication Communication skills are I have taken Take feedback 2 years

skills defined as the capability
to transfer ideas, thoughts
and information to others
person. It is required to
attuning personal and
professional goals of an
individual. is important
on both academic as well
as professional life of a
person. These skills are
attained through online
courses and institutions.
various online
speaking courses
and joining
institutions to
enhance these
skills in
personality.
from teachers.
Becoming a
manager
Becoming a manager is
the long-term goal that
provide opportunity to
learn new things and gain
experience to attain
success. It facilitates to
enhance various skills and
work with dedication.
Performing all functions
in efficient manner and
work handwork provide
opportunity to attain
career advancement.
Attain theoretical
knowledge and
understanding by
taking professional
courses from
institutions.
Monitored by
head of
department and
provide
feedback on
activities.
5 years
Developing
network
Developing network is
defined as the goal that
help an individual find
best opportunities. It
facilitates them to connect
There are various
seminars,
conference and
other event
organised at
Evaluating own
skills and get
feedbacks.
4 years

with different people and
learn new things from
them.
college level that
help to develop
network.
CONCLUSION
From above report, it can be concluded that personal and professional development is
important for attaining success of both personal and professional life. There are various academic
skills that are needed to develop personality are attained through education and training that
enables an individual to accomplish career goals and objectives. Person sets various types of
goals that are achieved in specific time duration. It is very important to establish Smart goals that
includes various aspects like specific, measurable, achievable and time bond. It provides
direction to attain objectives in proper way.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Blum, N.R., 2018. Professional development groups help physicians; why not
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Morrison, H. and Gleddie, D., 2019. In-service teachers’ and educational assistants’ professional
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Perry, M., 2017. Personal Professional Development Plans. Canadian Journal of Medical
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St John, W. and Shaban, R., 2020. Self-management and professional development in
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Teräs, H. and Kartoğlu, Ü., 2017. A grounded theory of professional learning in an authentic
online professional development program. International Review of Research in Open
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