Report: Personal and Professional Development Plan and Evaluation

This report delves into the realms of personal and professional development, exploring the significance of goal setting across short, medium, and long-term horizons. It begins by defining personal and professional development, emphasizing their importance for individual and organizational growth. The report then examines the value of setting short, medium, and long-term goals, providing examples for each. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to understanding the construction and value of a Personal Development Plan (PDP). The report also analyzes how author, purpose, reliability, and relevance impact the use of a source. Furthermore, it includes an evaluation of eight sources used in the report plan, assessing their reliability and relevance. The conclusion highlights the importance of personal and professional development and the role of reliable sources in research. The report also includes a personal development plan as an appendix.

Report plan and
evaluation of sources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
The concept of personal and professional development.............................................................3
The value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples. ...................................3
The value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples................................3
The value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples. ....................................4
The value of a Personal Development Plan and construct an example using your identified
goals............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source...........................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
An evaluation of eight sources you have used in the report plan................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
APPENDICE....................................................................................................................................9
Personal development plan.........................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The personal development is the life long process where people access their qualities and
skills so that they can set their aims and goals in order to maximise and realise their potential. On
the other hand professional development is the process of improving and developing the skills in
order to perform the job role effectively (Davies, Curtin and Robson, 2017). This report shall
cover the concept of personal and professional development, short, medium and long term goals
and affect and evaluation of author, purpose, reliability and relevance.
TASK 1
The concept of personal and professional development.
Personal development is the process of individual learning where a person learns to meet
the challenges and the desired goals. The professional development on the other hand is the
process in which the organisation and the individual engages in the learning of new skills and
knowledge so that it can achieve the desired goals (BEYGI and GHOLIPOUR, 2016). This
development helps both individual and the company to development their competencies, skills
and behaviour.
The value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.
These goals are those which are made for the near future and are to be accomplished very
soon by the individual (Lim, 2018). The common time for achieving these goals are less than 12
months. Examples of short term goals are-
 Communication Skills
 Interpersonal Skills
 Active Listening Skills
The value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.
These goals are made for a period of more than 12 months but less than 3 years where an
individual takes a bit long time for achieving it (Ashurst, 2017). These take more time than short
term goals. Examples of medium term goals are-
 Decision Making Skills
 Problem Solving Skills
 Technology Savvy Skills

The value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.
These goals are clearly made for future which take larger time to accomplish. In order to
make these goals, an individual needs planning and time (Howard and Eddy‐Imishue, 2020). The
usual time period for achieving these include more than 5 years. Examples of long term goals
are-
 Leadership Skills
 Management Skills
 Technical Skills
The value of a Personal Development Plan and construct an example using your identified goals.
The personal development plan is the action plan which is prepared by the individual in
order to acquire skills and knowledge in which it lacks. This PDP helps in outlining the growth
and visualising the roadmap through which gaps can be filled which comes in between the
experience, skills and knowledge. It provides a time frame within which the gap is to be filled in
order to overcome the barriers (Allen-Johnson, 2017).
TASK 2
How ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source.
In order to use a source fr completing nay research, the relevance of its content and
author is very important to make it an authenticate matter. The reliable and relevant sources
helps the researcher to give evidence of its writing so that its authenticity is not questioned
(Ahmed, 2018). It helps in making the assessment trustworthy so that the purpose of the research
is achieved and it is unquestionable in the eyes of the readers. So it is very important to use a
good source for completing the research.
TASK 3
An evaluation of eight sources you have used in the report plan.
Source number Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
1 Davies, K.,
Curtin, M. and
Robson, K., .
The purpose of
this source is to
provide the
benefits of
This source is
authentic and is
from an expert
author who has
This source is
relevant as it
provides the
benefits of

Source number Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
workplace
learning in the
personal and
professional
development of
the students.
copyright over
this journal.
personal and
professional
development.
2 Howard, V. and
Eddy‐
Imishue,
G.E.K.,
The purpose of
this source is to
provide the
framework within
which the
development of
nurses is done in
their personal and
professional lives.
This is reliable as
it is from the
copyrighted
author and is
published
recently in 2020
with latest
dynamic changes
of the
environment.
It is relevant as it
states the factors
which influence
the personal and
professional
development of
the nurses in
mental hospital.
3 Ahmed, F., The purpose of
this source is to
provide the
experience of the
students in their
personal and
professional
development.
This is a reliable
source as it is
written by an
expert author who
has knowledge in
the subject
matter.
The relevancy is
true of this source
as it states the
influence of
management and
leadership on the
personal and
professional
development.
4 Lim, H.A., The purpose of
this is to highlight
the importance of
personal and
It is a reliable
source because it
is a copyrighted
This source is
relevant as it
states the
implications of

Source number Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
professional
development to
the students based
on their
perceptions.
article. the professional
and personal
development of
the criminal
justice.
5 Allen-Johnson,
A.,
The purpose of
this source is to
develop the
program for
personal
development plan
so that gaps can
be identified in
learning.
It is a reliable
source because it
is published by
the author who
has knowledge of
the subject.
It is relevant
because states the
framework of
professional
development.
6 Utting, H., Its purpose is to
identify the
opportunities for
the professional
development.
It is a reliable
source because it
is copyrighted
and written by
expert author.
It is a relevant
source because it
states the factors
which can lead to
personal and
professional
development.
7 BEYGI, V. and
GHOLIPOUR,
A.,
The purpose of
this source is to
state the human
resource
development
from the PDP in
an organisation.
It is a reliable
source as it is
published by an
expert author who
has detailed
knowledge of this
subject.
It is relevant as it
provides the
importance of
personal
development plan
in the
organisational

Source number Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
performance.
8 Ashurst, A., The purpose of
this source is to
set the importance
of continuous
professional
development so
that staff can be
motivated.
It is a reliable
source because it
is published by
the copyrighted
author.
It is a relevant
content as it
provides the
importance of the
supporting staff in
the professional
development that
dersired goals can
be achieved.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from this report that personal development is important for the individual
development and professional development engages both organisation and the people so that
overall development of both can be ensured (Utting, 2017). The short, medium and long term
goals are made in order to fulfil the future needs and demands whose planning is done in present.
Further the relevance and reliability of a source gives the authenticity to the content which is
researched by the researcher in order to make its work unquestionable and trustworthy.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Ahmed, F., 2018. Leadership and management influences on personal and professional
development and group dynamics: a student’s experience. Nursing children and young
people, 30(2).
Allen-Johnson, A., 2017. Framework for 21st century school nursing practice: Framing
professional development. NASN School Nurse, 32(3), pp.159-161.
Ashurst, A., 2017. How to… develop a personal learning and development plan. Nursing And
Residential Care, 19(4), pp.236-236.
BEYGI, V. and GHOLIPOUR, A., 2016. Human resource development by means of personal
development plan in project-based organizations.
Davies, K., Curtin, M. and Robson, K., 2017. Impact of an international workplace learning
placement on personal and professional development. Australian Occupational Therapy
Journal, 64(2), pp.121-128.
Howard, V. and Eddy‐Imishue, G.E.K., 2020. Factors influencing adequate and effective clinical
supervision for inpatient mental health nurses' personal and professional development:
An integrative review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
Lim, H.A., 2018. Service-Learning: Implications for the academic, personal, and professional
development of criminal justice Majors. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 29(2),
pp.237-248.
Utting, H., 2017. A case for a personal development plan. Planning News, 43(2), p.26.

APPENDICE
Personal development plan
Priority Skills Current
ability
Target
ability
Developme
nt
opportuniti
es
Judgement
criteria
Time frame
1 Decision
making
skills
Poor High This skill
can be
developed
by reading
the articles
of expert
authors and
by
implementin
g this skill
on
hypothetical
situations in
order to
adopt it.
The
judgment
criteria shall
be my
subordinates
and
superiors
who will
give me
feedback on
my decision.
12 months
2 Communica
tion skills
Average High This skill
can be
developed
by reading
articles of
expert who
states the
tricks and
techniques
It shall be
judged by
my family,
peers and
colleagues
who will
give me
regular
feedback on
3 months

Priority Skills Current
ability
Target
ability
Developme
nt
opportuniti
es
Judgement
criteria
Time frame
to
communicat
e well.
my
progress.
3 Problem
solving
skills
Poor High It shall be
developed
by
implementin
g this skill
on
hypothetical
situations so
that I can
get
familiarise
with the
application
of skill.
My progress
shall be
judged by
my
superiors
who will
give me
feedback on
my journey
and result
from the
application
of this skill
shall also
state the
progress.
6 months