CPD Plan: Skill Development for a Successful Professional Career

This report outlines a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan designed for an individual preparing for their professional career. It emphasizes the importance of identifying and developing key skills to achieve career growth and success. The plan focuses on enhancing presentation skills, note-taking abilities, critical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, teamwork, and decision-making. Each skill is assessed with measurable goals and specific time frames for development. The report concludes that a well-structured CPD plan is essential for effectively developing a professional career by focusing on crucial skills such as decision making, teamwork, and note-taking, enabling individuals to achieve their professional goals efficiently.

Preparing for
professional career

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
CPD Plan ....................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for an individual to identify the various skills in order to develop their
professional career. This is most important where the individual need to focus on the various
aspect in order to develop themselves for the further aspect in order to achieve growth and
success. The development of the professional career is based on the several activities during the
academic learning. It is essential that individual focus on the various gap areas which need to be
developed so that they can achieve the success and growth within the right span of time. This is
the report which is based on the CPD plan for an individual preparing for professional career.
MAIN BODY
CPD Plan
Skills Plan Measure Time frame
Presentation skills This is the most
important skill which I
need to develop in
order to develop my
career in an effective
way. The presentation
skill is related to the
way in which an
individual present the
report or idea. This is
the most important for
the future as the
organisations look for
a candidate who has
good presentable skills
in order to explain the
customers of the
product or services. In
In order to measure
this skill I can ask my
professors to evaluate
me on the basis of my
presentation. Also I
can ask my peers to
evaluate me and my
presentation skulls
through which I will
able to understand
how much I ned to
improve over this skill.
2 months
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order to develop my
career in the marketing
field I need to develop
this skills in effective
way. For developing
this skill I can practice
within the classroom. I
can also present the
projects which has
been assigned to me in
the academic learning
through which I will
be able to get
knowledge and will
analyse which are the
weak points I need to
work upon.
Note taking This is the another
most important skills
which I need to
develop in an effective
way. The note taking
is considers with the
various key points
which need to be notes
down in order to be
effective learner. This
will help in
remembering the
various key elements
which has been
In order to measure
success and growth
and develop this skills
in an effective way.
Terre are various ways
in which I can measure
the note taking skills. I
can ask my peers to
evaluate myself. Also,
I can see the difference
before the note takings
and after developing
this habit within the
3 months
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discussed and make
the content more
defective. In order to
develop this skill I can
practice of note taking
within the classroom.
This will help in
developing a habit of
writing the key points
in a diary so that I can
take a look at the time
of examinations. This
is most important
where in order to note
down I need to listen
to my professors
carefully and pay
attention to the
lectures.
classroom.
Critical thinking This is the most
important skill which
is required in order to
develop and learn for
the professional
career. The critical
thinking is related to
the aspect in which an
individual can think in
a different way in
order to value or create
new ideas. This is
This skill can be
measured in the
various ways. I can
evaluate myself by
marking of the
different perspective. I
can ask my peers to
see the difference and
look for the ideas
which has been
developed are
3 months
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most important for me.
In order to develop
this skill I can
participate in certain
activities in order to
develop critical
thinking. I can also
join some of the
courses where there is
requirement of
thinking in different
way.
effective or not.
Problem solving This is the skill which
need to be developed
in order to make a
professional career in
the organisation. This
skill can be developed
by taking part in quiz
and solving the
problems within the
classroom. I can
participate in various
events where there is
situation problem
solving skills are
required.
In order to measure the
success of the skill
development it is very
important to practice
and the practice and
the results can be
measured from the
previous results.
2 months
Team work This is the most
important skill which
need to be developed .
This skill can be
measured where my
peers will help me to
4 months
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Team work is
associated with the
working in a team in
order to achieve the
goals and objectives in
an effective way. I can
develop this skill
within me where I
need to do projects and
assignments within
group. Also I can take
initiate to participate
in the group activities.
analyse the
development of a good
team work. Working
in a team can help me
in analysing in order to
an effective leader
within the team.
Decision making This is the skill which
is most important or
the career
development. It is very
important for me to
take tight decisions.
This is the skill which
I can develop my
practising in order to
make right decision in
personal and
professional life. I can
participate in activities
and become team
leader in order to make
good decisions.
This skill can be
measured by myself
where I can evaluate
myself that I was able
to make the good
decisions in my
personal and
professional life.
1 month
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that there are various types of skills required
in order to develop for the development of professional career. It is very important to focus on
the decision making, team work, note taking skills so that I can develop my professional career
in an effective and efficient manner.
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REFERENCES
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