BMM5402: Professional Development & Placement Report with Career Plan

This professional development and placement report provides a comprehensive analysis of a student's placement experience within Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company. It delves into the organizational structure, productive activities, and departmental objectives of the company. The report further explores the student's role within the organization, their personal network, and future career plans. It includes a detailed review of the placement project, highlighting the student's contributions and learnings, and outlines both short-term and long-term career goals, including personalized mission statements and developmental activities. The report concludes with reflections on skills enhancement and future employment opportunities, emphasizing the importance of professional development and placement experiences in shaping career trajectories. Desklib offers similar solved assignments and resources for students.

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
AND
PLACEMENT
REPORT

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Organizational analysis / review their placement of their company or organization..................1
a) At the organisational level ......................................................................................................1
What are the aims of an organization?..............................................................................1
What is organizational structure of their firm?..................................................................2
Differentiated types of productive activities that are considered by an establishment as well
as its organisation on the basis of internal and external basis ..........................................2
b. On the basis of department and personal level .......................................................................3
What is the productive activity of the departments which you work in?..........................3
How do divisional objectives which relate to the objectives of an establishment?...........3
How you think that your role is fit? What specified things you have done and learnt? ...4
C. Explain your personal network at workplace..........................................................................4
How well you are connected with organisation on a professional basis?..........................4
Will you be in a professional contact with employer at the end of job?...........................4
Do you have knowledge about your research project in regards with final year and are you
ready for it? .......................................................................................................................4
Do you have understanding about possible part-time or opportunities in relation to
employment after completing your graduation programme? ...........................................5
Placement project review.............................................................................................................5
Career Plan...................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Professional Development refers to those process which are identify their goals and
learning new skills which help to grow and success at their work (Ashworth and Saxton, 2020).
The professional development lead to a enhancement in job position through performing better at
workplace. This encompasses of varied kinds of opportunities in relation to learning which
offers degrees, access to seminars as well as learning outcomes. A placement report is a
descriptive report which is used by individuals who are performing their jobs for their
organisation in specified time period. It is considered as temporary for students position which
are formulated for broadening their perspectives as well as perceptions. This provides the career
guidance about their avenues open after completing graduation.
This report is based on self reflection on personal development and placement report that
how it is necessary for the person. It delves an understanding about analysis of placement project
and consists of career plan as well as varied assigned responsibilities.
MAIN BODY
Organizational analysis / review their placement of their company or organization
a) At the organisational level
What are the aims of an organization?
Purpose of an organization are regarded as specific which are day to day many operation
task which are required to perform the business activities which aid in driving efficacy as well as
business growth (Graham, 2018). The significant organisational objectives which encompasses
of the employees as well as their attaining ways in an effective manner. The objectives of an
establishment are considered as significant which aid in gaining knowledge about every
personnel of company as compared to different related stakeholders. This objectives aid
organisational managers in communicating company values and future directions in an effective
manner. The company of Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company which have aim for
successfully meet the expectation level of customers and want to make their organization in
different country.

What is organizational structure of their firm?
The organization structures refers to the practices which provides an outline regarding
how specified activities are put into directional ways for accomplishing the goals of their
enterprise (Greenhow, Galvin and Staudt Willet, 2019). These practices consists of varied
regulations, responsibilities as well as roles of employees. Differentiated organizational
structures are present such as functional, flatrachy as well as divisional. There are superiors
which take consideration of varied forces while determining which organisational structure is
best for managing their business practices. It also includes the enterprise goals and culture of the
company. This is very important for the organization that they must have good organization
structure, so that they able to communicate effectively. The Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate
company have followed functional structured in their business process which help them in
gaining high productivity skills of employees.
Differentiated types of productive activities that are considered by an establishment as well
as its organisation on the basis of internal and external basis
There are many different types of productive activity are there which is produce by the
company are primary production, secondary production and tertiary production (Hardwick-
Franco, 2019). This all different types of production is followed by company to produce their
products. This is very important for the organization that they have to examine all the internal
factors and external factors which affect by the productive activity. The management have to
check the resources which are used by the organization to manufactured the products. This is
why it become necessary for the management that they able to check that their raw material is
easily available for their manufacture their products or goods.
The management also responsible for external factors which are that if they used the raw
material then they have to check what are the external factors which are necessary for their
organization (Kumar and Nanda, 2019). The Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company have
to examine the all internal and external factors which are affected in their business process. The
management have to check that their raw material which are required to produce the product is
available or not and they have also have to check the cost of the product that it not must be more
expensive so that customer will not prefer the products. The management of an organization also

have to keep examine all the external factors which are affected by the Ips Kingwinsford
packing chocolate company while producing the products.
This is very important for the organization that they have to keep examine all the external
factors which are necessary for their business process (Svendsen, 2020). They have to Ips
Kingwinsford packing chocolate company that they have to check that their external factors must
be fulfilled by the business policies. If the policies is does not suitable for the business then it
creates problem while doing business process. This is why it is necessary that they have to
examine the policy which are very necessary for the enterprise.
b. On the basis of department and personal level
What is the productive activity of the departments which you work in?
The high-yeilding practices of the organization is what they are produced to cater the
desires as well as wants of the market (Playford, Moran and Thompson, 2020). This is very
necessary for the organization that they have to maintain their productivity level in the market,
so that they able to capture the customers and able to generate the profits.
This is very necessary for management to provides latest technology to their employees
so that they able to improve the productivity level in the market (Sprott, 2019). In Ips
Kingwinsford packing as team leader where I have to check that daily what are the basic
requirements for producing the product is fulfilled or not. This Ips Kingwinsford packing
chocolate company have main function for doing packing of the products. I also have
responsibility to check that their employees is able to meet the market demands or not what
problem they faced while doing the business process.
How do divisional objectives which relate to the objectives of an establishment?
The divisional objectives have related to the purpose for organization which are able to
survive the long term in the market and they able to compete the competitors in the marketplace
(Shepard, 2019). This is why it is very big responsibility for me that I have to full the objectives
of Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company so, that they able to accomplished the
objectives of the company and they able to compete their competitors and survive for long term
in the market.
How there department is structured?

The department of Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company is structured on the
basis of their functional that they have divide their operation in many different category
according to their working so that they able to run their business process smoothly. It is very
necessary that for Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company that they have have to
structured their organization in well organized manner so that they able to take any important
decision quickly and it also improve the productivity level of the market.
How you think that your role is fit? What specified things you have done and learnt?
My assigned role is fit because I have personal interest and I have skills of leadership
skills, so I easily manage this responsibility carefully and I am able to perform my responsibility
which are more effectively and efficiently which help Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate
company. This help me to learn about the how I need to communicate with employees for
completing the task. This allow me to improve my skills which are followed in future to
complete the assign task in given time frame.
C. Explain your personal network at workplace
How well you are connected with organisation on a professional basis?
I am able to handle situation in my professional and anything task which allotted to me to
complete in given time frame then I have potential to complete the task in given time frame. I
completely follow all the policies of the policies of the company while performing the task.
Will you be in a professional contact with employer at the end of job?
Yes, I am good at communication skills that I have abilities to connect with my
employees after my professional life. This help to me connect with my employees more
personally and able create bond which help me to make effective communication with them.
Do you have knowledge about your research project in regards with final year and are you
ready for it?
Yes, I help the employees to give information about my final year, so that they able to
resolve the employees doubt which they faced and they get exact information about their project.
This help employees to get effective learnings.

Do you have understanding about possible part-time or opportunities in relation to
employment after completing your graduation programme?
The part-time job is vert good opportunities for the employees after doing the
graduation, so that they able to gain the experience and knowledge about the professional life.
When they complete their studies then they able to grab new opportunities which help to
improve their living standard and their professional life too.
Placement project review
When I was appointed as leader in Ips Kingwinsford packing chocolate company then I
have responsibility for contributing to promotion or marketing activity which are organising an
event. This is very effective for me to write the placement project which help me to grow my
career in my professional life. This is also a very big role in the organization which directly
impact on their business performance and profit level.
Career Plan
Personalised mission statement regarding what I want to achieve.
My mission is to gain a top position in doing my job as a team leader at Ips Kingwinsford. I
aspire to learn new activities in my life and use them while performing my job role in an
effective manner.
Career goals for long term: 3-5 years
Desired objectives for personal
development
Skills that are to be enhanced
I want to be promoted to a top management
position in my organisation.
Communication skills should be enhanced by me for
attaining this objective.

Increase an emotional intelligence level For increasing level of emotional intelligence, I need
to reconnect my core emotions as well as accept them
for becoming comfortable with them.
I am willing to go for a world tour through
my savings after getting promotion.
For this I have to develop my leadership skills for
becoming a successful team leader to get promotion.
Career Goals on the basis of short term: 1-2
years
Interested areas for developing on a
personal basis
Development areas
I am willing to improvise my time
management skills for managing assigned
tasks effectively.
Time management skills will be develop by me
through making proper schedules for performing
varied tasks.
I want to become a good listener and
enhance my active listening skills.
Active listening skills are need to be develop by
making interactive communication with team
members.
I want to enhance a positive mindset for
performing my activities in a specified
manner.
Optimistic behaviour should be developed by me for
making positive decisions.

Action plan consisting of development activities, required resources as well as completion and scheduled dates
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Progressive
practices
Needed support or
evidence
Organising
date
Reviewing date
Attending role-play
activities
Friends and peers for
engaging in role plays
03/03/21 10/05/21
Enrolling in
interactive debates
Calendars and stopwatches 04/05/21 15/05/21
Enrol in leadership
and management
modules
Learning capabilities 03/06/21 19/06/21
Start to going in
novel reading
sessions
Have to develop a habit of
reading novels.
22/06/21 20/07/21
Rehearsing providing
judgements
Need to develop a
formulate a feedback form
24/07/21 03/08/21
Engaging in self-
assessment tests
Evaluate my skills and
competencies
05/08/21 18/09/21
CONCLUSION
In this report it has been concluded that professional development and placement report both are
very crucial for person to grow and developed their career in their professional line. This is very
important for the organization that they must have good structured which help management to
fulfill the requirements and needs of market and then only it is possible to run their business for
long term in market and they grow their business for long term in the market.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Ashworth, P. and Saxton, J., 2020. Managing work experience. Routledge.
Graham, C.R., 2018. Current research in blended learning. Handbook of distance education,
pp.173-188.
Greenhow, C., Galvin, S.M. and Staudt Willet, K.B., 2019. What should be the role of social
media in education?. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6(2),
pp.178-185.
Hardwick-Franco, K.G., 2019. Educational leadership is different in the country; What support
does the rural school principal need?. International Journal of Leadership in
Education, 22(3), pp.301-315.
Kumar, V. and Nanda, P., 2019. Social media in higher education: A framework for continuous
engagement. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology
Education (IJICTE), 15(1), pp.97-108.
Playford, D., Moran, M.C. and Thompson, S., 2020. Factors associated with rural work for
nursing and allied health graduates 15–17 years after an undergraduate rural placement
through the University Department of Rural Health program. Rural and Remote
Health, 20(1).
Shepard, L.A., 2019. Classroom assessment to support teaching and learning. The ANNALS of
the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 683(1), pp.183-200.
Sprott, R.A., 2019. Factors that foster and deter advanced teachers’ professional
development. Teaching and Teacher Education, 77, pp.321-331.
Svendsen, B., 2020. Inquiries into Teacher Professional Development—What
Matters?. Education, 140(3), pp.111-130.
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