Academic Skills & PDP Report: Personal Development Goals and Plan

This report, prepared for the BMP3001 Academic Skills and PDP module, provides a comprehensive overview of personal and professional development. It begins by defining the concept of personal and professional development, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and ongoing growth. The report then delves into the value of setting short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals, providing personal examples for each. Short-term goals are highlighted for their ability to build confidence and momentum, while medium-term goals are positioned as crucial steps towards achieving long-term objectives. The report also discusses the significance of a Personal Development Plan (PDP), outlining its key components such as setting objectives, prioritizing goals, identifying opportunities and threats, and developing skills. The conclusion summarizes the report's key points, reinforcing the benefits of personal growth and the role of a PDP in achieving career and personal aspirations. The report includes references to academic literature supporting the concepts discussed.

BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 2
Report on Personal Development

Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development....................................3
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples.....................................................................................................................................4
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3
personal example........................................................................................................................5
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples.....................................................................................................................................6
6. Description and discussion of the value of Personal Development Plan...............................7
7.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

1. Introduction
Personal development is certainly an action to be taken by every individual to assure a
goal for itself. The goal planning exercise helps people efficiently achieve their goals and
inspires them to achieve their goals. This study also underlines the importance of ongoing
growth and evaluates self-reflection of personal abilities, professional knowledge and
character. The study also presents different methods and programmes for personal growth
using appropriate ideas and concepts. The major purpose of the study is to address the
relevance of personal and professional growth and to explain the value of short, medium, and
long-term objectives so that individuals may attain those goals successfully. In addition, this
report sets forth a personal development plan for skills and knowledge improvement (Allen-
Johnson, 2017).
2. Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
More emphasis should be paid to personal and professional development in order for
individuals to focus on their present skills and expertise and plan on developing new talents
according to their career. The main objective of the Personal Development Plan is to design
the suitable action plan based on knowledge, skills and values. This plan formulates a
particular development plan with a view to improving the individual's career. PDP is like a
documented self-reflection paper which helps enhance the objects and goals of the profession
(Buoro and et. al., 2018). The strategy has a few stages which everyone needs to follow, in
order to increase their academic level efficiently. All these stages are described below;
 Set objectives: The objectives should be determined in the first phase so that a
strategy may be prepared according to these objectives. Individuals can set short-term,
medium-term or long-term objectives as required.
 Prioritization of the goals: These goals must be prioritised and what is more valuable
is identified. Individual needs to develop a list to classify their ambitions according to
their job needs. Individuals can analyse themselves and their present competencies
and determine the competences they need to grow.
 Agreements to reach the objectives: Individuals must establish the timeframe for
achieving that objective in a certain time period. They can efficiently attain goals with
the aid of the deadline.
 Identifying opportunities and dangers: It is necessary to recognise, after a certain
timeframe, the opportunities and threats that can increase strength and eliminate risks

so that future possibilities for development can be created. Individually, a strategy is
prepared and its opportunities are identified and continually threats are reduced.
PDP's plan is useful for analysis.
 Develop skills and talents: Individuals are easy to achieve their professional
objectives and dream work roles and also achieve top results at school by using
effective skills and skills. The PDP plan is important if the needed knowledge needs
to be developed so that people may achieve their objectives.
 Develop and use network support: The actions required to create a support network
are viewed as important to make it simple for individuals to increase performance.
Some people, such as teachers, relatives and mentors, friends and specialists, can be
included in their support network. They may all be guided and motivated to their task.
 Progress of analysis: The individual should measure progress in this last phase, and
then create the report so that the progressive results and work according to
development can be easily assessed.
3. Description and discussion of the value of short-term goals identifying at
least 3 personal examples.
It is important to achieve short-term objectives since it can assist achieve greater
success than the other objectives. It takes less time, so that people may easily focus on their
goals. It takes less time. Short-term objectives are like a minimal overhaul and pave an
effective clear route leading to success. More importantly, the importance of these goals
allows people to concentrate at once on the single items (Yang and et. al., 2020). These
objectives stimulate and motivate people and contribute step by step to the achievement of
medium-term goals. This objective helps to deliver rapid outcomes to enhance the confidence
of the individual. There are additional advantages of short-term objectives such as improving
your self-confidence, time management, quantifiable progress, building efficient motivation
and momentum, overcoming decreases and more that may enable you to achieve your goal in
a certain amount of time (Davies and et. al., 2017).
My short term goals
I have analysed the necessity for my work that I need to gain new abilities to beat
competition and protect my future with the excellent employment efficiently. The three short-
term goals described below;

Keep a daily diary – I have seen via the Personal and Professional Development Plan
that I require a daily record in which I can state my daily activities and plans and my whole
routine, so I can easily amortize my performance.
Follow a healthy way of life - In an appealing way to achieve success, more attention
has to be paid to my schedule, so I may avoid more destructive activities and focus on my
job. In order to achieve long-term goals, I need to live with a disciplined life to live a
systemic and healthy life style (Tattum and Tattum, 2017).
Playing guitar: It works like a refresher and I feel extremely active. I am highly
interested in music. I aim to take part in my musical college festival, since I like music and it
gives me power. I thus aim to study guitar in the short term and set 4 months to take part in
the programme and activities of my college after four months and to do my best effort to win
the award.
4. Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying
at least 3 personal example
Each individual must focus on mid-term objectives since they are extremely effective
and have more time than the short-term objectives. Mid-term objectives are essentially the
best results, so that people may perform their daily work successfully. These types of goals
contribute to substantial development and result as much as feasible. These goals provide the
person greater advantage so that they may manage their lives successfully. These goals are
essential since people can set longer delays. There are numerous benefits of medium-term
objectives that may be taken into account by those who lead to long life and prosperity. These
objectives offer a permanent answer to the short-term problems. Mid-term goals enable the
person to accomplish the long-term goal (DiPaola and Wagner, 2018).
My medium term goals
With PDP's guidance, I generalised the need to follow my passion, so I could build
my character efficiently, and created three mid-term objectives so I could concentrate on
them.
Marketing Certification course - I want to grow up my marketing career to develop a
strategy for a marketing certification course so that I may join my studies in a small, part-
time company. I may gain experience with this course that will benefit me in my future.

I like to go to new locations and shoot memoir photographs. I like to explore new
places. I adore photography too, and in several locations I have an excellent collection of
great images. Now, alongside my pals, I look forward to new spots. I made a goal for me and
my buddies to travel following my examination.
Become independent: I included this in my mid term objectives list, I want to become
independent as in order to take care of my own costs, I attempt to acquire part-time jobs. I
determined that I would join a company and start working following my marketing
certification.
5. Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at
least 3 personal examples
In the future development or advancement, long-term goals play an important part.
Long-term goals assist to develop themselves and keep the person concentrate on themselves.
These types of objectives are mostly useful in shaping the specific path of professional
growth. People have more time to focus on their talents and knowledge to enhance new skills
and capabilities efficiently. Individuals need to create long-term goals to offer them
additional work time. There are certain advantages of long-term objectives, such providing an
internal compass, evaluating value, and delivering greater driving (Gustafsson and et. al.,
2019).
My long term goals
Business administration degree: I wanted to develop my marketing profession
according to my passion. I thus needed to be more careful in order to grasp new market
concepts. I look forward to this degree and make my career brighter to enhance my level of
life in society.
To strengthen my career I have established a long-term objective to enhance the
talents that are crucial to my professional growth. I want to gain new skills. I analysed the
need to improve management abilities, to solve important issues and to strengthen the basis in
terms of marketing knowledge so that I may utilise this information to acquire the job.
Get work in a well-established organisation: I will attempt to find the good
employment following the nice time job and my degree. I will be applying in many renowned
organisations and I have also prepared myself for the interview to make it feasible to achieve
a decent job in popular company (Ozkaramanli and et. al., 2017).

6. Description and discussion of the value of Personal Development Plan
Goals Current
Ability
Target
Ability
Action Judging
Criteria
Time
Frame
Play guitar I'm engaged, in
music but I
can't play
guitar recently.
I look
forward to
playing my
musical
programmer
at my
college, thus
I want to
learn how to
play guitar.
I hope to
take the
tutors'
classes and
also to take
some online
instruction.
I shall
analyses my
progress with
the aid of my
family,
friends and
instructors.
It'd take 4
months for
guitar to
play.
Certificate
course in
marketing
I want
profound, good
Marketing
Comprehension
and
Knowledge. I
don't have
excellent
marketing
knowledge
recently.
I will
compete in
time for this
credential
and gain
different
knowledge.
I will
receive this
diploma
from a
reputed
academy
and will
continue on
certain
internet
networks.
I will assess
my
knowledge of
marketing
elements
through my
professors
and mentors.
Six months
might be
needed.
Learn new
skills
I thought I'd be
strong at
leading and
solving skills
with crucial
situations.
I aim to
learn these
talents more
brilliantly in
their
profession.
I can take
online
classes to
enhance
leadership
and solve
important
challenges.
Teachers and
mentors
feedback and
review
15 months

7.0 Conclusion
In this document every individual person may conclude his or her career and prepare
him or herself as a personal growth plan, so that new skills and knowledge can be
successfully developed. The importance of personal and professional growth and its rewards
are explored in this study. In addition, the short, medium and long-term objectives were
defined in this study. In this study, the personal growth strategy for identification was also
covered. Existing qnr objectives and focusing on the new objectives.

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