Personal and Professional Development Plan: Report & Evaluation

This report provides a plan and evaluation of sources related to personal and professional development. It defines personal and professional development, emphasizing the importance of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals with examples. It highlights the value of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) and discusses how author, purpose, reliability, and relevance affect source utilization. The report evaluates eight sources used in the plan, assessing their reliability and relevance to the topic of personal and professional growth. The conclusion underscores the significance of personal and professional development in achieving individual targets and aims.

Report Plan and
Evaluation of Sources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development...............................................................3
Value of short-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples.......................................3
Value of medium-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples..................................3
Value of long-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples........................................4
Value of a Personal Development Plan and construct an example using your identified goals. 4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use
of a source...............................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
Evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan.....................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Personal develop termed that an individual perform their best in respect to increase their
efficiency, skills to attain targets. It stated to a person to enhance the standards of their life and to
enhance their global term of development (Chaykina, and et.al., 2021). This growth procedure is
generally linked to career-oriented plan that need require resources and abilities for further
advancement.
TASK 1
Concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is termed as a life long procedure that support the person in
attaining all the targets and aims with the support of their efficiency. On the other side, it is
generally relates to the learning that support a person to learn and manage their professional
credentials in academic and operative field.
Value of short-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Targets that need less time to attain are termed to be short term goals. Such objectives are
set to attain in a year and its not complex in creation. Short term targets are such as small
sections that lead towards the manner of long term success (Chigwedere, and et.al., 2021). It
covers some suitable example of short-term targets are as follows -
 Enhancing network and communication abilities.
 Conflict management
 Writing abilities
Value of medium-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
It basically takes 1-3 years to be attain and it falls among short-term and long term targets. It
involves some suitable example of medium term targets that are as follows -
 IT abilities
 Problem solving abilities
 Leadership abilities
Value of long-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long term targets termed to the targets that require to attain in the future and are
effectively essential for the successful career (Ervin-Kassab, and Drouin, 2021). It can generally

take 5-7 years to attain it, in that individuals will puts their efforts and plan for final output. It
can be attained by series of small targets over longer period of time. As there are some effective
example of long term targets are as follows -
 Organizational abilities
 Administration Skills
Value of a Personal Development Plan and construct an example using your identified goals
PDP is a lifelong procedure of attaining satisfaction and success in career orientated field in
respect to enhance their abilities, knowledge and experience. It is advantageous for all person
and management to help in providing effective clarity for their future.
TASK 2
Description and discussion of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of
a source
These four components are the fundamental part of academic research. It termed to the sources
that are relevant if the topic will linked to the purpose of topic that are effectively to be written in
the research and the topic that can be acquire should termed to be authenticate and reliable
(Hagen, Van Deventer, and Van Eeden, 2021). It covers relevant source that should be genuine,
authentic that can satisfy the purpose and relevant of the subject matter.
TASK 3
Evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Journal Knowles, S.,
2021
The fundamental
aim of this
journal is to
framed about
personal growth.
Matter of this
source is posted
on a proprietary
website by which
it will be termed
as reliable source.
Relevance of this
journal is low and
it will linked to
personal
development plan.
Journal
Kowalczuk-
Walędzia
Fundamental
aim of this
Source of such
topic is reliable
Efficiency of this
source is less that

k, M. and
Underwo
od, J.M.,
2021
research is to
understand some
of the example
of personal and
professional
growth.
due to which it is
copyrighted.
are followed in
example of
personal and
professional growth
plan.
Journal Levy, I. and
Lemberge
r-
Truelove,
M., 2021
Suitable aim of
this source is to
framed about the
value of PDP.
It will relates to
the topic that are
popularly known
as online portal
that are reliable.
Matter that are
applicable as it is
framed about the
effectiveness of
PDP.
Journal Lopukhina, T.V.
and
Stiahunov
a, O.O.,
2021
Matter is
phrased to the
purpose of value
of long-term
targets with the
aim of
determining
some examples.
Matter of this
research is
reliable because
its copyrighted.
It is relevant that
involves values
about long-term
targets with
determining their
examples.
Journal Luzik, E.V., and
et.al.,
2021
Purpose covers
the values of
short-term
targets by
presenting some
suitable
example.
Matter is reliable
and can be
phrased in written
popular author.
Relevancy of this
matter is generally
high that are linked
to value of short
term targets.
Journal McCann, C.,
2021
Fundamental
aim of this
source is to
discuss the
concept and
Reliability of this
matter is
authentic that are
presented as a
proprietary
Relevancy involves
the matter that are
high and suitably it
is linked with value
of professional and

value the
personal and
professional
growth.
information. personal
advancement.
Journal Nazari, M. and
De Costa,
P.I., 2021
One of the
fundamental aim
to framed this
journal that
involves
medium-term
targets.
Suitable
structural
information is
authentic that are
presented by well
known authors.
Relevance of it are
linked to the value
of medium-term
targets.
Journal
Padillo, G.G.,
and et.al.,
2021
Targets to start
this section that
involves sources
that termed to be
academic
research.
It is a copyrighted
subject matter
that are should be
reliable.
Significance of this
journal is suitable
that involves that
how 4 components
of academic
research can have
impacted of that
sources.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that, personal development and
professional development is the cause in which individual are progressing forwards in respect to
attain their targets and aims. As such sort of targets and aims followed by every person. There
are several sort of targets and objectives like several goals.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Chaykina, Z., and et.al., 2021. Personal and professional development of additional education
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Chigwedere, C., and et.al., 2021. Personal practice in counselling and CBT trainees: the self-
perceived impact of personal therapy and self-practice/self-reflection on personal and
professional development. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(5), pp.422-438.
Ervin-Kassab, L. and Drouin, S., 2021. Expert learning in (micro) communities of practice: a
case study examining teacher professional development. Professional Development in
Education, 47(4), pp.699-709.
Hagen, S., Van Deventer, V. and Van Eeden, R., 2021. Beyond competence: negotiating identity
and agency in the professional development of student psychometrists. South African
Journal of Psychology, 51(1), pp.95-106.
Knowles, S., 2021. Coaching for Professional Development. In Positive Psychology
Coaching (pp. 167-180). Springer, Cham.
Kowalczuk-Walędziak, M. and Underwood, J.M., 2021. International communities of practice:
what makes them successful vehicles for teachers’ professional
development?. Educational Studies, pp.1-18.
Levy, I. and Lemberger-Truelove, M., 2021. Supporting practicing school counselor’s skill
development: A hip hop and spoken word professional development intervention.
Lopukhina, T.V. and Stiahunova, O.O., 2021. Professional Development of the Head of an
Educational Institution Within the Postgraduate Education System. Journal of Higher
Education Theory and Practice, 21(14), pp.170-176.
Luzik, E.V., and et.al., 2021. Influence of tolerance to uncertainty on personal and professional
development of pilots during aviation specialists' training. INCAS Bulletin, 13, pp.143-
157.
McCann, C., 2021. Personal and professional development in clinical psychology training and
practice: Understanding experiences of reflective practice and the exploration of culture
and difference in supervision (Doctoral dissertation, University of Oxford).
Nazari, M. and De Costa, P.I., 2021. Contributions of a Professional Development Course to
Language Teacher Identity Development: Critical Incidents in Focus. Journal of
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Padillo, G.G., and et.al., 2021. Professional Development Activities and Teacher
Performance. International Journal of Education and Practice, 9(3), pp.497-506.