Personal Professional Development Plan Report: Evaluation and Future

This report presents a personal professional development plan, encompassing an evaluation of learning styles, skills, and future expectations. The introduction highlights the significance of a professional development plan in establishing career goals and enhancing skills. Task 1 explores the author's visual and aural learning styles, discussing their implications for personal development and the effectiveness of these styles in acquiring new knowledge. Task 2 evaluates the author's existing skills, such as persuasion, and identifies areas for improvement, including problem-solving, decision-making, and knowledge of health and safety regulations. The report outlines action plans and target dates for skill development. Furthermore, Task 3 outlines future expectations, emphasizing the importance of acquiring skills to tackle future challenges and enhance career competency. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and the overall value of the professional development plan in guiding career advancement.

Personal Professional
Development Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Evaluation of learning styles and its implication on personal development...............................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Evaluating skills and competence...............................................................................................2
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................5
Future expectations.....................................................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
Reflection....................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Professional development plan is a kind of valuable document by which one can establish
a career development goals and various strategies to meet these career goals. Professional
development plan can help in keeping the career on track and also can help in improving skills
and knowledge in a given period (Rubens and et.al., 2018). Professional development plan are
formally created by the managers who is working closely with its staff members in order to
identify the necessary resource and skills in order to support their career goals and meet
organisation's business needs. Present report discusses about the learning style and its
implications on personal development and evaluation of ones own skills and competence. This
report also includes plan for future and reflection of entire learning.
TASK 1
Evaluation of learning styles and its implication on personal development
Learning style may be defined as the range of contested and competing theories which
aim to account for differences in individual learning. Learning style is a term which is widely
used to describe how a learner can gather knowledge, interpret, sift through, organise and come
to conclusion and store information for the future. There are various types of learning styles
which an individual can apply in order to improve its knowledge and skills in the future. The
learning style used is Visual and Aural (Rimmer, 2018). Visual preference includes the
discrimination of the information in the diagrams, maps, charts, labelled diagrams, circles and
other devices which people use represent the information. This is the easiest way of learning
things as people easily memorises what they observe. Such people learn best when they have an
image or cue which help in processing the information. Another learning style is aural or
auditory style, this mode describes a preference for gaining the information which is heard or
spoken. Learners who has got preference in this area learn best from lectures, emails, radio,
discussions, web chat and learn things through.
Comparing the results the best learning style is visual learning style because it provides
spatial sense and sense of direction and one can easily visualise the objects, plans and outcomes
which can help is easy learning (Kharadze and Gulua, 2018). I learn the new material by
applying both of the learning style such as visual and aural learning style which has helped in
learning new things. I have learned new thing by using my phone as is the easiest source for me
to learn a new thing as I can use both learning style by watching the instructions and hearing
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them this is the best sources in current scenario by which one can learn new materials at any
time. I gave up reading the instructions which I got a sufficient knowledge and that knowledge
can be applied in practical life. It is the best point at which one should give reading instruction
when every thing in understood by an individual. The instructions which I have learned have
proved to be very useful to me as I did not have the complete knowledge about how a task is to
be performed but by going through the instructions I was able to improve my skills and
knowledge related to a job. I have added skills and knowledge during work as I was able to
remind the thing that I have observed and heard while going through instructions. My learning
style has helped me a lot during work as I found it easy to learn the things by observation and
hearing them and by this method I was able to clear my doubts related to my job. The most
effective way of learning new methods, technologies, legal and commercial requirements is
using Visual and Aural learning style as I will be able to see and hear the contents related to
them.
There are various skills and knowledge which is lacked by the employer like the lack of
communication skills as employer was not able to communicate smoothly with employees and
this has resulted in the communication gap within the organisation (Kathol, Squire and Dehnel,
2018). Employer also lack the skills of self management and lack the knowledge about the
management of the organisation. So, these are the areas which requires training and
developmental programs for the employer.
TASK 2
Evaluating skills and competence
I already knew that I am a good persuade as I was form very beginning of my life was
able to persuade others easily and even I have participated in many tasks for which I was chosen
a team leader and I was able to persuade my team mates to achieve the goals of the tasks that
were assigned to me by using good communication skill. I also loose heart if others are not
cooperating as, I give my 100% to get the work done, while performing a task when I was
chosen a leader there were some team mate who were not willing to cooperate and that thing hurt
me a lot as I was always a good team worker. Being a leader of different tasks, it was me who
had to take initiatives and in never waited for others. There are various things which I need to
know like I need to know how could I solve the problems of other such as my team mates and
other employees of an organisation and also how should be capable to provide creative solution
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when any problem arises. I also need to know how would could take quick decision to any
problem that would be faced by me, I would also like to have an information about the health
and safety management rules and regulations and policies related to it. I can get the information
related to the skills like problem solving skills with creativity and decision making skills by
going through the internet and search a related matter, huge amount of information is provided
on the internet which provides the information and I can also gain the information about health
and safety regulations of the organisation from my superiors which will make familiar with the
health and safety policies of an organisation (Andersen, 2019).
Professional Development Plan
Areas of
Improvement
Action Plan Measure Target Date
Problem solving skills This skill can be
improved by going
thorough the internet
which provides an
information about how
to improve problem
solving skills. Another
action plan is to
observe my seniors
and learn ask question
how to improve the
problem solving skills.
It can be measured
when I will be able to
solve the problems of
myself and other in
effective way. It can
also be measure by
analysing the outcome
of the solutions
provided.
1.5 years
Quick decision making
Skills
This is a skill which I
need to learn for this I
have to take up the
complicate tasks and
put my self in
complicated situations
which can help me in
It can be measured by
the way how quick I
will be able to take the
decisions hat are
complicated and will
prove beneficial for
the me and for the
2 years.
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improving this skill.
Another action plan is
to gain the information
from the leaders of an
organisation which
will provide
information and I can
improve this skill.
organisation.
Information about
health and safety.
The best way of
gaining the knowledge
and information about
health and safety of
the employees of an
organisation is going
through the
organisational health
and safety policies and
asking from the
superiors and them
comparing with the
government health and
safety regulations.
It can be measured by
applying the
knowledge within the
organisation and ask
feedback from my
superiors.
2.5 years
Additional skills and Knowledge
There are various skills and knowledge that are needed at present and might be needed in the
future are good communication skills and time management skills. It can also be acquired by
developing a performance development plan.
Areas of
improvements
Action Plan Measurement Target date
Communication skills Communication skills This skill can be 1 year
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can be improved by
communicating with
others and try to
understand them and
make them understand
me.
measured by
communicating with
employees effectively
with less
communication gap.
Time management
Skill
This skill can be
improved by setting
priorities to the tasks
assigned and try finish
them in time.
This skill can be
measured by
completing the various
number of tasks on
time without making
delays
2 years
Task 3
Future expectations
There are various skills that exists in me and there are also various skills which needs to
be developed for example the skills like problem solving skills, quick decision making skills, to
gain the information related to the health and safety policies of the organisation. So, these are the
skills which are to be acquired and I have a huge expectation, when these skills will be acquired
by me will help me in my future. When, I will be able to acquire problem solving skills this will
help me in tackle many major problems of the future, to have problem solving skills is very
important for me as an employee as I would face many problems related to the job, with co-
workers or I have to provide solutions to the problems faced by others so that acquiring this skill
will prove important for my growth and development. In future I would have to face the
situations which I have to provide quick decisions and this skill will help me in future as I will be
able to take quick decisions. When I will be able to take quick decisions for the various situations
it will increase my knowledge and experience and will also increase my competency in the
future. My future expectation with quick decision making is that I could be able to take decisions
quickly for the complicated situations faced by me in the future. Acquiring this skill is very
important for me because this skill can help me to come out of the worst situations which will be
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faced in the future. Also, this will help me in increasing my flexibility related to work so that I
can perform well in the future. As, as employees or a leader I have to develop this skill as there
will some situations when there will be no one to guide me and I would have to take the
decisions entirely and I will be responsible for the outcomes. So, I have a great expectation with
this skill in the future.
Time management skills will assist me in completing my priorities work on time. It will
also support me in improving my performance at workplace. Development of time management
skills will support me in reducing the level of stress. It will also support me in increasing
productivity. Time management skills will also help me in increasing my capabilities. It will also
aid me in eliminating the chances of Mistakes which generally used to do in order to complete
my work on time. Time management skills will assist me in meeting deadlines and will support
me in fulfilling the expectation of my employer. I will also aid me in reducing the life frictions as
well as problems. Time management skills will provide me an opportunity to complete my work
in systematic manner. It will also help me in exploring as well as capturing more career
development opportunities Time management skills will assist me in maintaining the work life
balance. I will get additional time which I can spend on helping other which will be beneficial in
order to enhance my reputation at workplace. As by developing the time management skills I
will able to complete my work on time, it will help me in feeling motivated. One should also be
aware of about the health and safety policies which governs the health and safety regulations in
an organisation. By learning about the employees' health and safety polices and rules and
regulations can help me to use this knowledge in the future so that I would be able to review the
health and safety policies of the organisation in the future. Also, in the future it will be easy to
keep myself updated with new provisions that may take in the future.
So, these are the expectations with the skills that I lack in present and how these skill will
help me to overcome the challenges so that I can improve my performance which is essentail for
growth and development in the future. This will not only help me professionally but will also
help me in developing personally.
TASK 4
Reflection
There are various things that I have learnt during the course as I came to know about the
personal and professional development plan what it really stands for and how it can help the
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employees to overcome the challenges faced by him in terms of its skills and knowledge. I was
also able to examine my learning style like Visual and Aural learning styles can be beneficial for
me because by applying these style I was able to learn new things like it has helped me in
acquiring new skills and knowledge. I also discussed about the training and developmental needs
which are need by the employer which can help in improving the function of the organisation. I
also came to know the type of skills that I posses and various that lacks in me and to improve
them is very important for me as it will help in my future growth and development. In order to
improve my skills which I lack, I have developed a professional development plan which will
help me to acquire the skills within a certain period of time. I also realised that professional
development plan can be helpful for an individual in every aspect of the life which can help in its
growth and development. Development of these skills by professional development plan can help
me to achieve my goals in the future like to become a leader or manager of the organisation, so
this professional developmental plan can help me to achieve these goals.
I was able to identifying the skills the which I need to improve in the future for this I was
able to develop a professional development plan in a better within a give time, it also have
increased my experience which will help me in the future. But there are certain things that I need
to for example I should use other learning style like Verbal, physical and social learning styles
and should have done proper personal audit to identify the skills which I lack and possess.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the report that developing a personal and professional
development plan is very important for the employees of the organisation which can help them in
their learning and development. Present report also concludes that there various learning style
which can be applied by an individual in order to learn new things and it is also important for the
employees to improve tehir skill sets and knowledge in order to face the challenges in the future
which can be done by developing professional development plan.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Andersen, N., 2019. Developing a personal reconciliation action plan. Incite.40(3/4) pp.25.
Kathol, R. G and et.al., 2018. Care Plan Development, Barrier Reversal, Patient-Centered ICM
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