Personal Development Plan: Skills Assessment, SWOT, Goals, Reflection

This report presents a comprehensive personal development plan (PDP) created by a student. The report begins with an introduction to PDP, defining its purpose and outlining the planning process. It then details a skills assessment, identifying communication, teamwork, leadership, and time management as key areas for development. A SWOT analysis is conducted to evaluate the student's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to these skills. The report applies goal-setting theory, emphasizing the importance of clarity, challenge, commitment, feedback, and task complexity in achieving goals. The report also addresses issues and challenges arising from the PDP, such as improving verbal communication, time management, and technical skills. Finally, the report includes reflective practice, outlining specific action plans, timescales, and evaluation methods for each developmental area. The student aims to enhance their communication, time management, and technical skills through various activities to achieve career goals.

PDP Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Task1................................................................................................................................................1
Define PPD and PPD planning process.......................................................................................1
Skills assessment.........................................................................................................................2
SWOT Analysis of the skills.......................................................................................................3
Apply goal setting theory.............................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Issues and challenges arising from the PPD plan........................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Reflective practice with the CPPD activities and the program of learning.................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Personal developmental plan is a set of the plan that is analyzed for the development of
the individual by the improvement in the skills, weakness and work on the opportunities to the
achieve the career and the future goals. It is also known as individual developmental plan or the
employee developmental plan (Rolfe, 2021). This is a developmental plan that is used for the
developmental for the career goals to be achieved. For the implementation of the personal
developmental plan it needs a lot of timing and planning. Continuous personal and the
professional developmental plan is an ongoing process for the development of the individual
professional skills that will help in the development of the professional skills that help in the
future. The aim of the report is to develop the personal developmental plan by analyzing the
SWOT of the individual and the aims and the objectives are to be set and the reflection is to be
given.
Task1
Define PPD and PPD planning process
Personal development planning is a plan that is to be developed by the individual for the
creating the action plan for the development or improvement of the skills that helps in the higher
education and the also in achieving the career goals. This developmental plan is for the self
improvement that helps to achieve the career goals. It helps to improve the self confidence in the
individual so that they can achieve their goals with the use of the effective skills and the
capabilities (Fetisov, and et.al., 2019). Categories for the personal development that is focused
on are personal skills, personal growth, power, improvement, empowerment, personal analysis
and the personal objectives.
Personal development planning process
The planning process is based on the word known as SOARS that is defined as:
Select areas for the development
In this the areas of the strength and the weakness is to analyzed that helps to understand
the area that is required for the development and how it is to be improved and how this will be
achieved and the way it help in the personal and the career life.
Objectives
The objectives are to be defines for the key areas of the development (van der Vleuten,
van den Eertwegh, and Giroldi, 2019). The objectives are to be the SMART objectives that are
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specific, measurable, achievable, and realistic and bounded with the time. It will depend on the
available on the time, money and resources and individual have.
Action
This step is to carry the objectives (Vogel,D., Meyer, and Harendza, 2018). The
objectives can be smaller so that the small goals are to achieve to carry oneself towards
achievement of the bigger career goals.
Record progress
At this stage after the implementation of the action plan the progress of the improvement
and the development in the skills are to be measured. This is a dynamic document that is changed
with the change in the development frequently.
Sustain
Sustain with the areas of the development and implement in the regular life cycle and
identifying the areas for the future for the development in the continuous cycle.
Skills assessment
The skills that are to be developed and I have are
Communication skills
The communication skills are the necessary skills that are required to interact and
understand the ideas, thoughts and the suggestions. With effective interaction the communication
is required. The communication skills help at the work place as well as at the universities as well.
From the effective communication skills the helps to understand the things well in the higher
education and can express the thoughts and ideas effectively.
Team work
Team work skills to be build that helps to manage the team and work with the
coordination with the team so that the work can be done easily and the effectively. The team
work skills are to be used at the workplace as well as at the university as well. The group
decision, presentation, and group assignment at the university this team work skill is to be
required and the work place work with the team this skill is to be required.
Leadership skill
Leaders are first the leader of oneself. The leadership skills to be developed in the person
so that the effective leadership styles are to be used at the different situations (Voronina,
Kungurova, and Slizkova, 2018). To lead the team in an effective manner at the workplace to
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lead the team this leadership skill is required and at the university to lead the teams for the
effective performance of the group assignment this skill is required.
Time management
The effective time management skills is an important skills is required in the individual
so that the all the work is to be done on the time and effectively (Agadzhanova, 2019). The time
management is required at the every aspects of the life so that the work is to be done on time
with the effectiveness. The works that are assigned in the universities is to be done on time with
the management of the time to complete the work and at the workplace the delivery dates of the
products, office timings etc are the elements that are to be done on time.
SWOT Analysis of the skills
Strength I am excellent in analysing the problems and their causes of the problem and solve the
problem. I like to travel to the different places that help me to understand the people in better way. I have a management skill. I am good in the academic writing skills.
Weakness I don’t have an ability to manage the work on time. I have not had a technical knowledge for the use of the modern tools. I am very bad at the verbal communication. I don’t have an ability to work with the team as if I work with the group of the people the
conflicts always happen.
Opportunities
 I like to learn the new things.
 Like to attending the seminars that are based on the career development.
 Professional development opportunities.
 Like to add the networks with the people.
Threats
 The competitors in the field of the career that is constantly increasing and lead to the
tough competition (Phadermrod, Crowder, and Wills, 2019).
 With the massive changes in the technologies.
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 Having the tough competitions in the industry leads to affect the quality of the work.
Apply goal setting theory.
Goal setting theory is the theory that suggests the effects for the setting of the goals
for the subsequent performance (Lim, and Lim, 2020). It found that an individual that set the
specific and the difficult goals are performed in a better way than to those who set the simple and
the general goals. this theory is based on the 5 basic principles that are:
Clarity
The clear and the measurable goals is an effective goal setting that is to be used by the
individuals. The effective goals are to be specific and have a time limit for the completion.
Challenge
The goals have to be the difficult in the decent level so that it motivates to complete or
achieve towards the goals of the individual.
Commitment
To meet the goals the deliberate efforts are to be taken so that the goals are to be achieved
on time. To increase the accountability to achieve the goals it is suggested to share the goals with
someone.
Feedback
To understand the progress for the achievement of the goals different methods are to be
set. By setting the different methods for the progress helps to understand the barriers coming out
in the way for achieving the goals. The goals progress is to be measured in the short period of
time that helps to solve the issue easily.
Task complexity
It the goals that are set by the individuals are complex than make sure that the an
individual have enough time to overcome from the curve of learning that are used in the
completing the tasks that helps to achieve the goals and be succeed.
TASK 2
Issues and challenges arising from the PPD plan.
By analysing the areas of the development with the help of the SWOT analysis I found my
key areas where I am good at the areas that need to be improved and the opportunities that are
coming on the way for the betterment of my life and the area of the threats. From the analysis of
this helps to at higher education as well as at workplace (Kivimäki, and Meriluoto, 2018). From
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these I found there are the key areas which are necessary to be improved in me so that it helps to
achieve my career goals by making me as an effective and the efficient man. From these I found
that I have to improve my verbal communication that I faced as issue to interact with the peoples.
I don’t express my thoughts, ideas in an effective manner that no one can understand it clearly
and want to work with me. I also noticed that I don’t have the skills to manage my work on time,
I can’t complete my work within the time and this will affects to performance at the university,
and in future as I want to become the marketing manager this skill is to necessary and if the work
allotted to me is not completed on time will affect me to reach my career goals. as with the
change in the technologies I am not updated with the recent technology and don’t have
knowledge to use the technology so I have to learn the digital technology that is used in the
universities for the e learning and also at my workplace to work effectively. The challenges or
opportunities I have examined that the with the attending seminars I can develop my academics
skills that are to be used at my university to be an effective student and succeed well in the
examination.
TASK 3
Reflective practice with the CPPD activities and the program of learning
Skills Developmental
area
Action for
development
Timescale Evaluation
Communication Verbal
communication
is to be
improved as I
am not good at
in this skill, I
can’t express
my thoughts or
ideas properly
and it will
affect to me in
not expressing
it properly a
It should by
developed by
joining the
classes for
enhancing the
verbal
communication
and also with the
more interaction
with the people.
This can be
enhanced
within a 3
month
(Mung’omba,
and Botha,
2019).
This can be
evaluated by the
interaction with
more people.
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workplace and
university.
Time
management
I don’t
completed my
work n time
and don’t
manages my
work to
completed
within a time,
so I want to
develop my
time
management
skills so that I
can also
completed my
work to be on
time and this
skill will help
me at my
university for
the completion
of work on
time and also
at my
workplace.
By scheduling,
planning,
identifying the
important tasks
and allocating
them time in
which the need to
be completed
(Fetisov, and
et.al., 2019).
This can be
improved with
in the 2 months.
By completing
the task that is
to be given in
the university
and the
workplace by
completing on
the time.
Technical
knowledge
With the
increase of the
digital world
where most of
By joining the
digital marketing
course and use of
digital
The evaluation
can be done by
giving the test
held by
The course is to
be completed
with the one
year.
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the work is
happening
digitally I want
to learn my
digital
technology
skills that help
in my
academics as
well as at my
workplace.
technology with
the training
sessions with the
experts
(Agadzhanova,
2019).
academics and
the trainers of
the academy.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Agadzhanova, R.M., 2019. The importance of time management and self-management skills for
students.
Fetisov, A.S., and et.al., 2019. Professional qualities formation of educators in the system of
professional development training. Язык и культура. (45).
Kivimäki, V. and Meriluoto, S., 2018. Holistic perspective to individual study plan: Personal
Development Project Plan. Transforming our world through design, diversity and
education. pp.514-526.
Lim, J.Y. and Lim, K.Y., 2020. Co-regulation in collaborative learning: Grounded in
achievement goal theory. International Journal of Educational Research. 103.
p.101621.
Mung’omba, B. and Botha, A.D., 2019. A Continuous Professional Development Strategy for
Expanded Competencies Needed by Radiographers Working in Rural Areas. Global
Journal of Health Science. 11(13). pp.121-121.
Phadermrod, B., Crowder, R.M. and Wills, G.B., 2019. Importance-performance analysis based
SWOT analysis. International Journal of Information Management. 44. pp.194-203.
van der Vleuten, C., van den Eertwegh, V. and Giroldi, E., 2019. Assessment of communication
skills. Patient education and counseling. 102(11). pp.2110-2113.
Vogel, D., Meyer, M. and Harendza, S., 2018. Verbal and non-verbal communication skills
including empathy during history taking of undergraduate medical students. BMC
medical education. 18(1). pp.1-7.
Voronina, E.V., Kungurova, I.M. and Slizkova, E.V., 2018. Leadership skills as a key to
personal effectiveness. In V Рождественские чтения (pp. 94-96).
Online references
Rolfe, A., 2021. Personal development planning: What you need to know. [Online]. Available
through < https://www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/personal-development-planning-what-
you-need-to-know/>. [Accessed on 30 May, 2021].
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