Personal and Professional Development Report - Semester 1, 2024

This report delves into the realm of personal and professional development, offering a comprehensive analysis of an individual's journey towards skill enhancement and career advancement. It begins with an introduction that underscores the importance of continuous learning and development in today's dynamic work environment, emphasizing the acquisition of new skills and knowledge. The report then presents a reflective report, which includes a self-assessment of various skills, such as interpersonal skills, teamwork, and time management, comparing self-perceptions with feedback from others. It then transitions into a personal and professional development plan, outlining specific goals, strategies, and timelines for improvement. The plan incorporates a SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. An interview with a tutor is also included, providing insightful perspectives on relating development programs to organizational goals, implementing development plans effectively, and the benefits for organizations. The report concludes by highlighting the impact of the learning experience on the individual's communication skills, time management, emotional stability, and creativity.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
ASSESSMENT 1.............................................................................................................................................3
Reflective report......................................................................................................................................3
ASSESSMENT 2.............................................................................................................................................5
Personal and professional development plan..........................................................................................5
ASSESSMENT 3.............................................................................................................................................8
Interview with tutor.................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional improvement is steady cycle embraced by individual to
increase new learning, expertise and abilities with respect to job, work obligations and work
environmental factors. It is critical to deal with our own learning and development during the
time that can create aptitudes and information to guarantee work security lawfully and
adequately. Also, it can give preparing and advancement to all mentors and gives labor force
improvement. This report is going to analyse various approaches which are useful in managing
and self learning as well as understanding of self managed learning and development skill of an
individual. A professional and personal development plan requires inputs in form of knowledge
about an individual to produce a report that can discuss future prospective relates to an
individual. This report also discusses the problems those can arise in a work place and how they
can be solved using aptitudes and capabilities of a person. The main motive behind preparation
of this report is to develop an understanding of evaluating the skills and capabilities of an
individual so as to achieve personal and professional goals. This report concentrates on
developing an understanding of various tools and techniques that will help in learning and
building of personal and professional capabilities and aptitudes (van der Zande and Bakker,
2019).
ASSESSMENT 1
Reflective report
Personal audit
Various skills Score Score from others Difference
Interpersonal skills 6 8 -2
Teamwork 9 7 -1
Confidence 7 8 -1

Time management 6 8 -2
Motivation 7 4 2
From given table, it infers that I can embrace different kinds of aptitudes which can make
me capable, to investigate different projects. In this table, relational aptitudes are low since I
can't make the group position great to accomplish a few destinations and can make different
projects. Motivation ability is so acceptable on the grounds that since I can ready to discover
capabilities or can make numerous projects. I can't oversee time yet other said that I can't make
time the executives since I can accomplish take a shot at time and conveyed expected outcomes
where an individual can embrace some negative qualities, genuineness and unpleasantness in
organization.
I need to embrace distinctive relational aptitudes to make me a superior representative in
organization. Learning can be based by labor force climate in me if adheres to all standards and
guidelines. I can do all particular exercises to make me more talented and capable individual in
organization. The fundamental part is to set up a decent learning and make me to improve so
certainty level will expand (Semon and et.al., 2020).
In regards to appropriate learning outcomes, and to make this relevant I choose two
learning theories which help my learning behavior which are honey and Mumford theory. These
theory help in increasing my skills and development with the regard of defining different
leadership and learning style in order to make the attractive personal development plan.
 Honey and Mumford theory: This theory is developed by the theorist, which identify
the four distinct learning style which include: activist, theorist, pragmatist and
reflectors. These four learning process are used and recommend, that help to
maximize the personal learning outcomes by understanding their learning styles and
seek out the opportunities to learn new style. Activist are the person who learn the
things by doing, they have to dive with their both hands and make all things done in
their own accountability. Also they must be open minded so that they can learn

everything which the company needs to be added in the company. Theorist are the
ones who studied before taking actions. They use more facts, models and concepts in
order to engage with the learning process. Pragmatist are the one who think how the
learning outcomes of the theory can be put in real world. They always try to make the
new ideas and provide the solutions for the existing problems. And the reflectors are
the one who learned the things by observing and thinking about the activities and
action taken place in company.
After knowing all four styles of learning I think I can choose the pragmatist style as it
belongs to my personality. And this theory help me in developing the skills related to case
studies and problem solving situations in the my personal development plan.
ASSESSMENT 2
Personal and professional development plan
 A personal and professional plan is basically a blueprint or road map of the steps that are
required by an individual to make so as to accomplish desired objectives and goals in
both personal and professional life. This process of preparing a plan will help in
improving clear understanding of how that individual can reach desired place. To
illustrate, one major step this process can be to associate with an individual or coach who
will motivate and prepare oneself to move into direction of achieving goal and objective
as well. Preparing a personal and professional development program is really helpful for
those individuals who are in search of an employment opportunity in their career.
Through identification and determination of end goals in a plan, one can have a clear
picture of how he or she can explore different opportunities and enquiries to meet these
results (Orgoványi-Gajdos, 2016).
S.
No.
Learning
target
Present
Proficien
cy
Target
Proficiency
Development
Opportunities
Criteria for
Judging
Attainment
Time
Scale
1 Leadership 10 7 An individual can
improve this skills by
managers 30 days

Skills by having a clear
vision, knowing
utilising strengths
and weaknesses, be
passionate, serve bas
a role model.
Moreover setting out
definitive gaols and
follow concrete
actions plan.
2 Personal and
interpersoanl
skills
9 10 An individual can
have a cultivating
positive outlook,
controlling emotion,
having good trait
among co workers.
Becoming active and
assertiveness in an
organisation and
maintaining good
relation between
employer and
employees.
Peers and
colleagues
50 days
3 Time
management
and problem
solving skills
10 8 An individual can
over come from
these skills by
joining various class
of problem solving
skills. Working
Managers and
supervisor
60days

continuously on time
management process
to over this
weakness.
Smart objective: This plan is aiming at achieving all defined qualities in above table in coming
future of time so as to develop my personality that will help me in achieving success in both
personal and professional life.
SWOT analysis
Strengths:
 I have strong communication and interactive skills those help me to discuss various ideas
and concepts with my peers or authorities in an efficient and successful manner.
 I am an individual who is always reliant on defining objectives (both long term and short
term) and also sets out the requirements to achieve these objectives. This quality assists
me to be an individual who is always focusing on end results and not leaving my place
until I finish that task.
 I am a dedicated individual who consistently attempts to achieve my assignment.
Weaknesses:
 I am a bashful individual and now and again neglect to communicate my perspectives and
conclusions on certain issue that make me lament later.
 I am additionally having fear of stage and commonly while communicating in the
gathering or on the stage I become fretful and unfit to place my best in it.
Opportunities:
 My good faith likewise expands the extent of my capacity (Lambirth, Cabral and
McDonald, 2019).

 I generally welcome criticisms from others with the goal that my constraint might be
improved and I can have a superior character.
 By ordinary reflection, I am attempting to overcome my outrage and other passionate
steadiness in a viable way.
Threats:
 There is the restricted time for the turn of events and evacuation of my shortcoming, so
there is just restricted opportunity to achieve the assignment.
 In the normal life there is no huge time left for self-reflection as all the day goes in
agreeing the ordinary requests.
ASSESSMENT 3
Interview with tutor
Question 1
How you can relate personal and professional development program with an
organization and its employees?
Answer 1
 The individual and expert advancement in association and its workers are significant in
this serious and evolving world. The association needs to improve the expert just as the
individual aptitudes of the workers in order to pick up the greatest advantage in accomplishing
the objectives of the association (Ifanti, Fotopoulou and Gaziel, 2017).
To give such improvement the association some association utilizes the advancement
plan which includes a few exercises required:
 Range of impact: this plan is focusing on providing the information about identified
areas those require improvement and where an individual is needed to work.
Organization and its management help in designing such programs which assist an

individual to expand its improvement in personal and professional regions throughout
the stay of the employee in firm (Helens-Hart, 2018).
 Relationship between professional development program and different functions of
the organization: This improvement plan helps employees of an organization to work
in a team and coordination as it is focusing in improving skill of team management.
This will help management to move swiftly in direction of desired goals and
objectives.
 Implementation: these processes are very difficult to execute and implement in an
organizational set up as the main motive of these plans are to achieve organizational
goals and objectives in complementary with making employees learn about personal
development programs also. Through implementing these process and plans in the
firm, it will have a positive impact on employees and organization as well.
Question 2
Explain about the appropriate and suitable process through which a development plan can
be implemented in most efficient manner?
Answer 2
To achieve desired objectives and goals indentified in a personal and professional
development plan, it is essential to formulate an efficient system that will be helpful in above
goal. Following are some of the things that will be helpful in obtaining desired goals.
 Setting up a time frame: the most important step is to formulate a time frame, in which all
the plans and policies will be executed and implemented as well (Felder and et.al., 2019).
 Self evaluation: there should be a inspection of one’s aptitudes and capabilities so that it
is useful in making a match with capacity. This will be helpful in complementing one’s
actions with the process of achieving desired objectives.
 Learning Strategy – I ought to allude to independent learning and receive its procedures
for upgrading my abilities

 Learning Resources–I should utilize accessible assets for executing the improvement
procedures.
 Getting the criticism – inputs are imperative for self-evaluation and future advancement
plans. It is useful in getting more viable in usage of the arrangement (Cullen, 2017).
Question 3
What are the possible benefits for an organization from implementing a personal and
professional development program?
Answer 3
 It helps a management of an organization to improve skills and aptitudes of an employee
which is indirectly beneficial for the company to achieve organizational goals and
objectives.
 It also improves the cost efficiency of the firm as it will help in improving the satisfaction
of employees and this will induce employees to stay for a longer period of time in the
company. If employee turnover rate is low in a firm, it is a directly a tool for cost saving
for the company.
Question 4
How was the learning during the class and how it improved your personality?
Answer 4
During the learning phase, there were numerous learning those are received and it has
also forced me to incorporate various changes in me, such as, it has improved my
communication skills. I have learnt about how to improve my time management capabilities.
This program has also improved my emotional stability. One significant improvement in me
during these classes is that I have improved my creativity levels at the workplace (Coldwell,
2017).
Question 5

If you are going to work in Marks and Spencer , what makes you different from other students?
Answer – I have been a confident student within my whole academic tenure. It is my strength to
easily control different business scenarios and reach goals. I have been working efficiently and
am able to manage different working conditions properly. I have good communication skills that
allow me to enhance my working abilities. As my dream job is to work in marketing department
of Marks and Spencer, I think I have all the competencies to work in this area perfectly.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be elucidated that personal and professional development
learning programs are tools that helps an individual to take on various elements those can help
one to grow in career and personal graph. This process begins with identifying and determining
the end results those will be helpful in growth, secondly gaining motivation to achieve these
tasks. This whole process will help an individual in exploiting opportunities and chances those
can assist them to formulate their own methodologies and theories in improving personal and
professional development graphs. This is made sure through self evaluation throughout the
process. In the process of self evaluation, individuals make an attempt to take on various tasks
and activities those can help them to achieve desired goals and objectives. This whole process is
useful for both, an individual and also the organization implementing this process in work
culture. Plan is helpful in identifying needs for coming future and pro actively prepares a person
to meet that need. Professionals adopt this program so as to contribute in growth and success of
their organization in significant manner.

REFERENCES
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