Foundation Degree PPD Plan: Self-Reflection and Development Report

This report presents a comprehensive Personal and Professional Development (PPD) plan designed to enhance both personal and professional skills. It begins with an introduction explaining the importance of PPD in career advancement, emphasizing the need for continuous learning and skill development. The core of the report is a detailed PPD plan, which includes a SWOT analysis to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Following the SWOT analysis, SMART goals are established to address identified areas for improvement, focusing on areas such as IT skills, leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving, with specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives. A CPPD plan is then outlined, detailing current abilities, target abilities, and strategies for development. The report concludes with a reflective report, analyzing the development of transferable skills within the context of the childcare business, and the challenges faced. Overall, the report offers a structured approach to self-assessment, goal setting, and continuous professional development, suitable for students and professionals seeking to improve their skills and career prospects.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1: PPD Plan..........................................................................................................................3
SWOT Analysis......................................................................................................................3
SMART Goals........................................................................................................................5
CPPD Plan..............................................................................................................................7
Issues/ Problems and its impact on CPPD Plan....................................................................10
TASK 2- Reflective Report...........................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Personal and Professional Development is a tool which helps in determining one's own
skills and knowledge in their career and it also helps to ensure that the work is continued legally
and in an effective manner. The main aim of it is to manage all the learnings and the growth of
oneself throughout their career (Bond and Blevins, 2020). Having an effective personal and
professional development makes sure that the knowledge a person have and the understanding of
the area in which they are expertise is at the highest level possible. These are the skills which are
needed by the people so that they can advance their career in every way possible. There are many
ways through which this could be done by a person. Such a development enhance both personal
and professional skills of a person. This also helps in understanding the things which are needed
to be achieved by a person and how it can be achieved. Various skills are needed for the
development of personal and professional, such as: work- life balance, limit people and limit
wasting time, changing structure of life, etc. This report consist of a Personal and Professional
Development (PPD) Plan that relates to the higher education and the personal performance and a
reflective report with respect to the childcare business.
TASK 1: PPD Plan
The Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Plan is a tool which helps in
making a plan in a systematic and in a well organised manner which further helps manger to
keep their focus on the goals which are to be achieved and the ways it can be achieved by a
person with using the resources available to them (Patterson, 2019) . This plan involves a
personal SWOT analysis which will clearly link with the higher education and also the personal
performances. It also includes Smart goals which are made in accordance to the SWOT analysis.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT is the analysis which an individual perform to evaluate the strength and
weaknesses under the personal and professional development along with the opportunities and
threats (David, Creek and David, 2019).
SWOT will help me to evaluate my strength, weaknesses, threats and opportunities which
will further help me in forming SMART goals for my personal and professional Development
with respect to the childcare business.
Strength Weaknesses

 My main strength is that I have good
communication skills. I utilise this
strength to effectively communicate
with other people and pass information
in such a way that it is easily
understood.
 My another strength is multi tasking. I
can perform various task and think in a
different manner which enables me to
save my time. I was also interning
while with my studies. I am also good at managing time. By
performing the task in systematic and
well organised manner I save time by
doing them together in a focused way.
 I focus way too much on the small
details. Although it helps me get to
correct conclusions but it also pulls me
backward and make delay while
making any important decision.
 I take decisions slowly as I focus more
on the small details which often makes
the decision to be taken, delayed.
 Considering all the minute details of
the facts there are many new facts
which are generated in the process, this
slows down the process and make it
hard for me to solve the problems.
Opportunities
 The world is changing and there is high
demand of the Informations and
Technology skills. By developing this
skill I will be able to compete in this
market of childcare business and stay
updated. Attaining the skills of leadership is also
is an opportunity for me as it will help
me to lead which will result in self
development and growth of my
business. Interpersonal skills are very important
in today's world as it helps in
socialising and make healthy relations
with people who might affect my
Threats
 There is high competition in the market
and the opportunities available are very
less. Due to this my childcare business
may also face issues of being
competent.
 The condition in the market is not
good. With increase in the competition
people referring only to experienced
professionals. As mine is a new
business, I will also have trouble in
making position in the market.
 Not getting clients and business
opportunities in competitive market
will create stress on me and I will not
be able to think in an effective or a

childcare business and its activities.
This will help me to make effective
interaction and build relationships with
other people.
systematic manner.
SMART Goals
SMART goal basically is a tool or a framework which helps an individual to include all
the important steps to be taken to achieve the set goal and succeed (Tools, 2019). It is well
planned and is also very clearly made with the objectives that can be tracked. It is an Acronym
for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-based (Chiang and Lee, 2017).
By using SMART Goals framework, I will be able to have an effective reflection which
will help me to monitor as well as identify the professional practices which are improved
overtime, within a specific timescale and also where the outcomes of it can be measured and are
very evident.
S M A R T
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-based
Information and
technology (IT)
skills are in great
demand with the
changing needs of
the society and
therefore I must
inculcate it within
myself to grow
my childcare
business.
IT skills are very
important
therefore I would
measure this skill
on the scale of 10
and rate it as 9.
This skill can be
achieved easily
by me by getting
proper training of
it from some
professional and
then using it to
enhance more of
my skills. I can
also enrol myself
to some diploma
programme for
the same.
Developing this
skill is relevant to
my business of
childcare. The
world is shifting
on technologies
and it is therefore
needed that I
possess
knowledge of IT
to sustain
competition in the
market.
To develop this
skill I will take 6
months and will
later be
continuously
updated of the
new technologies
when introduced.
Leadership skill This skill is also This skill can be Developing this This is a time

is also very
important to be
practised as it will
help me with
being an effective
leader of my
childcare
business.
very important
for me to develop
therefore on the
scale of 10 I will
rate it as 8.
achieved by me if
I get a chance to
train myself
under highly
skilled
professional
individual. I will
be able to get
immense
knowledge from
working under
such person. This
will provide me
with practical
knowledge and I
will be able to
learn easily.
skill is relevant as
this will not only
enhance the skills
of me being a
leader but it will
also help me with
my business and
carrying out its
activities. It will
also have positive
impact upon my
overall
personality.
taking process
and it is learnt
from working
under some other
professional and
practising the
same. This will at
least take 6
months.
Decision making
is another skill
which I want to
be improved. By
improving this ill
be able to make
decisions
effectively for my
childcare
business.
This is very
important skill
which needs
improvement and
therefore I will
rate this as 8 on
the measuring
scale of 10.
This skill is
achievable only if
the proper
training is taken
by me in
enhancing my
powers to make
decisions
efficiently.
This skill is very
relevant as it will
improve my skills
to make decisions
effectively and
also will develop
my mind in a way
through which I
can reach the
decision in a well
planned and in a
proper way. This
will help my
business to grow
To develop this
skill the time
taken by me will
be 4 months as
for this I will
have to inculcate
it by practising
under specialised
professional.

more and
succeed.
Problem solving
skill is also
another skill
which I have to
improves so that I
can solve the
problems
effectively of my
business without
creating any
complexities.
This skill is also
very important
and I will rate it
as 8 on the scale
of 10.
This skill can be
attained by me by
getting proper
training by the
professionals in
some good
company which
provides with
various ways in
which problems
can be solved.
This can only be
achieved under
the guidance of
the individuals
who are experts in
the relevant field.
This skill is
relevant as with
the help of it I can
solve the
problems
pertaining to my
childcare business
in a way which
can provide me
with success and
growth in both
career and in
personal life.
This is a skill
which can be
developed with
detailed guidance
which can be
learnt by me in 6
months.
CPPD Plan
CPPD is a Continuous Personal and professional plan by which an individual sets their
goals and then accordingly plan strategies (MacDonald and Weller, 2017). It also refers to
maintaining, broadening and improving an individual's both personal and professional
competencies by the continuous process which update their knowledge and skills. Plans may
vary from person to person but the outcomes of it are same i.e. enhancement of knowledge and
skills.
Skills Current
Ability
Target Ability Developing
Opportunities
Judging
Criteria
Time Frame
Information Poor As the target I am The judging 6 Months

and
Technology
Skills
ability of the
said skill is
very high, I
am learning IT
skills and
developing
them as this
will help in
adoption of
the new
technologies
easily and then
using them in
my childcare
business.
developing
this skill by
the diploma
course in
which I have
enrolled
myself. I am
learning all the
small details
of IT to
enhance my
knowledge so
that I can
implement it
in my
business.
criteria will be
on the basis of
the exam of
the diploma
which will be
held after the
completion of
my syllabus.
Along with it I
will also be
receiving
feedbacks
from my
friends and
family
members.
Leadership
Skills
Average The target
ability of this
skill is high as
by developing
it I will be
able to lead
my business
and its
activities
effectively and
this will also
increase my
ability to
perform better.
I am working
under
professionals
to acquire and
develop the
said skill of
leadership so
that I can get
benefit from
this skill in my
childcare
business.
The judging
criteria will be
based upon
my
performance
analysis at the
company by
the leaders
who were
training me.
6 months

Decision-
making skills
Average The target
ability of this
skill is highly
recommended
as this will
help me in
making an
effective
decision which
will be
suitable to all
the situations
that will
pertain to my
business and
its childcare
activities.
To develop
this skill I am
working under
a professional
who have
good powers
to make
perfect
decisions
while keeping
in mind all the
factors that
they influence
such decision
in Business.
Learning
under
professional is
helping me
develop with
my decision
making skills.
The Judging
criteria will be
on the basis of
the analysis
which will be
made by the
professionals
providing me
with their
guidance.
4 months
Problem
Solving Skills
Poor The target
ability of this
skill is also
high as
solving the
problem
effectively
will have me
enhance the
To develop
this skill I am
training
myself under
the guidance
of the
professionals
who are expert
in solving
The judging
criteria will be
based upon the
situations
which will be
provided to
me by the
experts who
were teaching
6 months

ways in which
I can solve the
complex
problems of
my childcare
business
activities in
future.
problems
effectively.
me with
various
methods.
Issues/ Problems and its impact on CPPD Plan
The plan of CPPD may have issues or problems which may also affect the planning made
(Adnan, 2018). The Few of the issues are as follows:
Exams
I have my exams coming of higher education and for that I will be studying. This will
slow down the process of development of my skills and also I will not be able to contribute much
of my time in its development. This will affect the plan of CPPD so made as I would not be able
to contribute in the skills development practices. I will not be able to give the expected time
required to development of such skills as most of my time will be consumed by the studies I have
to do for my exams.
Health Issues
While I was working on my CPPD plan, I found out that I am having stone in my kidney
which will be removed by the doctors in a day or two. This will also slow the progress of my
CPPD plan as I have to at least take few days off from the plan so made.
TASK 2- Reflective Report
I have recently completed with my higher education and now am planning to start my
own Childcare Business. To start with my own business firstly I will have to develop the skills
and the knowledge which will enhance my personality and overall development. Therefore to
develop such skills I had to made a proper plan for the personal and professional development
(PPD). This plan helped me with making up of the proper planning which was needed for self
development.

Under this plan I made a personal SWOT by evaluating all of my strengths and
weaknesses. I also evaluated the opportunities I can grab to enhance my development and the
threat which will impact such development. I determined while doing this analysis that I have
good communication, Multi-tasking ability and time management as my major strengths. After
evaluating my weaknesses I draw a conclusion which states that I have to improve my too much
focus on all the minute details, decision-making and problem solving. By performing this
analysis I determined the opportunities which I can grab by its development within me. They are:
IT skills, leadership skills and interpersonal skills. There are also threats which was analysed in
the personal SWOT. The treats were: competition in the market, the conditions of the market and
also the stress which is generated in inculcating all the skills and knowledge.
After doing the personal SWOT by me, I made SMART goals with the help of
opportunities and the weaknesses analysed by me in the SWOT so that I can identify the skills
that are to be developed in carrying out the childcare business and then accordingly measure it.
In this I also identified how I can develop or achieve all my skills required and how much time
will I take to develop them all. After determining the SMART goals, I made a Continuous
personal and professional plan through which I analysed the targeting ability of my skills which
are being developed and the opportunities which will come along with its development. I also
determined the criteria on which all the skills developed by me would be judged.
IT skills are demanded by many and therefore with changing trends in the society it is of
great importance for my childcare business. I learned this skill by enrolling myself to the
diploma course as this skill is very important for me to sustain the competition in the market. The
said skill was judged on the basis of the exam which was conducted on completion of the
diploma.
Leadership skill is also very important which was achieved by me under the guidance of
the professionals of the company in which I was interning. This developed my skills which any
leader must possess which further resulted into my overall development. This development of the
skill was judges by the professionals who were guiding me with my leadership skills.
Decision making is also one of the important skill which I developed as it is very
important for my childcare business. This skill was achieved by me by working under the
guidance of the people in a company who are experienced and good powers to make decisions.
The guiding individuals analysed my development after judging my skills.

Problem solving is also one of the important skill which was needed for me to be
improved according to the SWOT analysis. To develop this skill I approached an expert who
knew various different methods by way of which the problems can be solved. This skill
development was analysed by the experts who were training me to develop such skills.
While carrying out all the plans relating to the development of the skills there were many
problems and issues faced by me. I undergone a major surgery to remove the stones from my
kidney and also I had my exams of the higher education for which I had to prepare. The plan so
made by me after facing all the problems and issues was successfully completed and I was also
was judged according to the criteria which was decided to judge the said skills developed by me.
The development of the skills proved to be very beneficial for me as it has enhanced my
personality and its overall development. The development of the skills raised the level of
confidence I earlier had and also it has improved my knowledge. This has also increased my
sustainability in the competitive market as I am updated with all the technologies and the
information related to it. All the skills are now being used by me in my childcare business.
Learning is a continuous process and even after developing the needed skills, I am still learning
skills which can be developed for more growth and success of my childcare business.
CONCLUSION
Personal and Professional development plan is very important for any individual who is
looking forward to start their career. This plan helps an individual to systematically set the goals
which are to be achieved by them by using the framework of SWOT to analyse their strength,
weaknesses, opportunities and also the threats. This framework further helps in making the
SMART goals by which an individual can know the relevancy and attainability of the required
skills which is to be developed. Once the goals are set, an individual plan the Continuous
Personal and professional plan i.e. CPPD plan which further helps in determining the progress of
the PPD plan made. This plan helps in determining the target ability and the opportunities to
develop the skills which are needed by an individual. This also sets the criteria through which the
development of an individual is judged after the set time frame of achieving such skill.

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