Personal and Professional Development Report: Skills and Reflection

This report delves into the realm of personal and professional development, examining various skills crucial for growth. It encompasses communication skills, ICT skills, research skills, numeracy skills, teamwork skills, time management skills, and problem-solving skills. The report highlights the importance of these skills through participation in activities such as group discussions and presentations. The Gibbs reflective cycle is employed to analyze experiences and feelings related to these activities, providing a framework for evaluating strengths and weaknesses. The report emphasizes the significance of communication, research, and time management, while also addressing challenges faced during the development process. The conclusion underscores the value of continuous improvement and the impact of acquired skills on future professional endeavors. References to supporting literature are also included.

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..............................................................................................................................................3
Communication skills..............................................................................................................................3
ICT skills.................................................................................................................................................3
Research skills.........................................................................................................................................4
Numeracy skills.......................................................................................................................................4
Team work skills.....................................................................................................................................4
Time management skills..........................................................................................................................4
Problem solving skills.............................................................................................................................4
Gibb’s Reflective cycle...........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development refers to an activity of involving in the process by
the people or the organisation to accomplish and achieve the specific goal in which they involve.
The main purpose of the essay is to enhance the knowledge while participating in the different
activities and develops the personality. It includes the Gibbs reflective model so that it is easy to
bifurcate the various thoughts in different segments that includes communication skills, research
skills, ICT skills, time management, problem solving and numeracy skills.
MAIN BODY
In this report I have assign a task that includes the leadership skills and styles that will
increase my various skills. During this activities I have participate in various other activities like
group discussion, brainstorming session, presentation seminars etc(Brody and Hadar, 2015). To
reflect these activities this report helps me to making the Gibbs reflective model that helps me to
evaluating the various terms during the activities.
Communication skills
Communication refers to the two way process of transferring the information. it can be
very clear, concise and effective that the listener can understand it very easily. At the time of
participating in the activities that was conducting during the module it helps in enhancing the
knowledge related to the communication skills more importantly oral communication skill that
means communicate verbally to the other member in a very clear and concise way and the
information can be delivered to the right people in a right way. it is very important to enhance
my personal and professional growth.
ICT skills
It stands for information and communication technology that showcase the use of
technology for communicating, storing, retrieving, collecting the information. During my
learning module I can enhance my knowledge related to the using of technology. At the time of
event, I can handle all the activities related to computers due to this it enhances my ICT skills
which is very important for my future success as per current trends.

Research skills
Research skill refers to the process of gathering the information about the particular topic,
review that information and analyse and examine the interpretation of the related information.
During the module I have participate in various activities and at the time of doing these activities
I enjoying a research work as it help me to improve my research skills on various topics. It also
enhances my searching skills on the internet.
Numeracy skills
It refers to the skill that helps in gaining the ability to use, communicate and interpret the
mathematical information to solve the real-world problems. During this module there are various
activities can be organize in which numeracy skills place an important role at this time I am
participating in it this helps in enhancing the skills to solve the real world problem. During this I
can face problem but in this my teachers can help me overcome this problem.
Team work skills
It refers to those skills that help in showing the ability and quality to perform in a team.
During this module there are various activities are organized and in this team plays an important
role that all the task are performed in a team. Due to this I can learn the team work and learns
cooperation and collaboration. so it helps in completing the task in an effective way.
Time management skills
This module helps me to gain the knowledge by seeing the experts that how they manage
and organize the team members so that task can be achieved on desire time. This assist me to
time management skills which is very important to develop my personal skills and it’s a very
fruitful for the future occurring task that at that time I can manage the whole team, and do a
proper research so that results can be come in a fruitful way
Problem solving skills
It refers to that skill that helps in identify the problem and creating the solution to this.
During this module I can learn how to solve the problem and provide the solution to the problem.
In this module I have participating in activities in this I have assign the task relating to solve the
problem with some experts. This will helps in how to tackle and solve the complex problem with
calm nature.

Gibb’s Reflective cycle
This model is developed and proposed by Graham Gibbs in 1988 that helps in giving the
structure to the learning from the experiences that is more important to develop are skills and
knowledge fro future terms. By using this cycle I can evaluate my feeling from the experiences
that helps in future terms.
Description- This stage define what was happened during the module. It includes the
background information that means what reflect us and who was involved in this. I am currently
involving in the various projects in this i have make a presentation and present it to the large
number of audience. I also involve in various other activities like group discussion,
brainstorming etc to enhance my overall skills. All this helps in giving the great knowledge
related to communication, time-management, research skills, ICT skills(Agafonova, Bryukhova
and Kaigorodov, 2015). Doing these project I can research the topic which assists in enhancing
the research skills and because of participating in the presentation I can develop my oral and
written communication skills. At the same time I also involves in the brainstorming session that
help in developing the problem solving skills which is more important to complete and task very
smoothly. In this superiors are very understanding and also manages the team very effectively
this helps in giving the great knowledge about to team management skill. it may create many
problems at the time of doing the activities related to giving presentation, communicate with the
senior and the larger audience as I am visibly shaking.
Feeling- At this time I extremely feel to leave and take a step back into the activities and
projects. I am quite upsetting by my own lack of confidence and inability to speck properly at the
first time. On the contrary my superior is very supporting as they encourage me to present a
project. They motivate to actively participate in the presentation and they will also well manage
the situation that was occurring. During this time I feel very confident my communication skills
are developed and increase the confidence level. After participating in the brain storming session
it helps in managing the thought and gives the accurate suggestion on the effective time
period(Dias and Cadime, 2016).
Evaluation- It includes the two framework that shows what was good and bad about the
particular assignment and project. In this the good was that the team can be managed well as
there is strong coordination among the team members who can manage the whole activity and

assignment which is very important. Making the assignment helps in enhance ICT skills which is
very positive to improve my personal development. It contains the negative impact as my
colleagues are not supporting due to this I facing the problem of not to communicate effectively
to the audience.
Analysis- After analyzing the situation during the whole assignment it helps in showing
the hindrances and motivational activities that was present in completing the assignments. In this
senior play and important role in completing the assignment in an effective way as they helps in
research work and encourage me to deliver and communicate their presentation in the wider
audience. I should analysis that because of effective team management all the task has to be done
in an proper way and I got this skills from my seniors and the assignment helps me to enhance
my knowledge(Althauser, 2015).
Conclusion- It is to be concluded that from the above information is that I should talk to
my colleague at the same time hen they demotivating me and discourage me to present the
assignment. This assignment helps in enhancing my confidence, communication skills, time
management skill and the research skill which helps in future and develop my personal and
professional so I have earn more profits in terms of high standard living.
Action plan– At last it suggest that that in future terms I can enhance my relationship
with my colleagues and the senior so that it helps in encouraging the team work and individual
work and also activating the research skills. Doing assignments helps in realizing that I had to
improve my confidence level when I present myself in the larger audience and enhancing my
communication and research skills.
CONCLUSION
By using above reflective essay it is to be concluded that after involving in the different
activities play an important role that will help in enhancing my various skills. at the same time
involving in the project facing some problem if in future these activities are organized again than
I will manage and maintain properly and make an successful event. Using effective
communication skills, good research and proper management of time, maintaining the
coordination between the person that is more important to complete and achieve the task in an
appropriate manner.

REFERENCES
Books & Journal
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Dias, P.C. and Cadime, I., 2016. Effects of personal and professional factors on teachers’
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