Enhancing Skills and Competencies: A Self-Managed Learning Approach

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 EVALUATE APPROACHES TO SELF-EVALUATED LEARNING........................................2
1.2 PROPOSE WAYS IN WHICH LIFELONG LEARNING IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
CONTEXTS COULD BE ENCOURAGED....................................................................................5
1.3 EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF SELF-MANAGED LEARNING TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND
ORGANISATION.................................................................................................................... 6
TASK 2...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 EVALUATE OWN CURRENT SKILL AND COMPETENCIES AGAINST PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS AND ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES................................................................7
2.2 IDENTIFY OWN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND THE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO MEET THEM
............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE DEFINED
NEEDS................................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 DEVISE A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON IDENTIFIED
NEEDS................................................................................................................................. 11
TASK 3................................................................................................................................ 13
3.1 DISCUSS THE PROCESS AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN......................................................................................................... 13
3.2 DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.........................................................................14
3.3 CRITICAL LEARNING AGAINST ORIGINAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES SET IN THE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN......................................................................................................... 15
3.4 UPDATE OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN................................................................................17
TASK 4.................................................................................................................................... 19
4.1 SOLUTIONS TO WORK BASED PROBLEM......................................................................19
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4.2 COMMUNICATE IN A VARIETY OF STYLES AND APPROPRIATE MANNER AT VARIOUS
LEVELS................................................................................................................................ 21
4.3 EVALUATE AND USE EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.............................23
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................... 24
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 25
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INTRODUCTION
Professional and personal development relates to the activities that contribute to
developing the knowledge, talent, potential, enhances the quality of life, and improves
skills. The main concept of personal and professional development is the improvement in
formal and informal activities that helps in career development. Travelodge hotel is based in
England and is a budget hotel chain that provides simple and excellent services to the
customer. The improvement of personal and professional development is important for the
organisation in order to business expansion. In this assignment, the learner comes to know
about the necessity of the development of skills and the activities and plan that will help in
developing and learning the skills.
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TASK 1
1.1 EVALUATE APPROACHES TO SELF-EVALUATED LEARNING
Self-managed learning is the process used by the individual for managing own learning. The
benefit of self-managed learning is that the individual gets the opportunity for self-
evaluation and thus can improve the skill and knowledge (Bennett, 2017). Travelodge hotel
is a private limited hospitality company that is based in England, UK. The hotel is founded in
1985 and the hotel needs to organise the self –learning program for improving the
knowledge and skill of the staff. The self-managed learning program fits the structure of the
company and thus helps in knowing the strength and weakness of the staff. There are many
learning approaches the company can use for the implementation of a self-learning
approach (Travelodge, 2019).
VARK LEARNING APPROACH
Figure 1: VARK Learning Approach
Source: Baker, 2019
VARK model is one of the most common and simplest ways of learning that the Travelodge
hotel can implement for the self-learning approach. The learning cycle indicates about the
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various ways in which the self-learning can be adopted and utilised. The cycle includes four
types of learning styles such as visual, aural, read/write and kinaesthetic. Visual learners are
those that learn through visualising and imagining. The aural learner learns through listening
and oral communication. Read/write learner follows the reading and writing approach self-
development and kinesthetic learner takes the help of error and experience in self-
development (Wright and Stokes, 2015).
KOLB’S LEARNING APPROACH
Figure 2: Kolb’s Learning Approach
Source: Pachler, 2019
Kolb’s learning cycle sets out four different learning styles that will help in learning and
improving the knowledge and skill of the learner. The Cycles includes four stages that are
concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation, and active
experimentation. Concrete experience relates to the analysis of the situation or problem
that form the foundation of new learning. The reflective observation relates to observing
the problem. Abstract conceptualisation is the evaluation of the observation and then
implementation of the solution to the problem that will help in learning the skills (Rae and
Wang, 2015).
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HONEY AND MUMFORD LEARNING APPROACH
Alan Mumford and peter honey developed the learning approach as a variation of Kolb’s
learning cycle. The approach is based on the four stages that include activist, reflector,
theorist, and pragmatists. The activist learners are those that initiate the learning from self.
Reflector focuses on experience for learning a new skill. Theorists are those that take help of
theories and approaches for the development of skill and pragmatists tries to learn
practically by following the practical approaches (Stander et al., 2019).
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1.2 PROPOSE WAYS IN WHICH LIFELONG LEARNING IN PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS COULD BE ENCOURAGED
Learning a new skill and gaining knowledge is helpful for future development and thus
everyone needs to implement the lifelong learning concept that has a great advantage for
the career. Travelodge hotel needs to implement the concept of lifelong learning that will
improve the skill and knowledge of the employee and helps the hotel in providing better
services to the customer and improve the quality service (Osborne, 2018).
Monitoring and coaching
Time to time evaluation and analysis of the skill and knowledge is important for the
improvement of personal and professional development. The monitoring and coaching will
help in knowing the weakness and strength of the individual and then according to the
analysis further actions will be taken in order to overcome the weakness and to make to
strength much better (Osborne, 2018).
Self-learning approach
Knowing your own skills and competencies and then improving them is one of the best ways
for the development of personal and professional development. Self-learning includes the
self-evaluation and strategies for the growth of skill and knowledge. This approach will help
the learner in improving the skill for career development (Osborne, 2018).
Continuous development
Continuous learning relates to the continuous analysis and evaluation of the skill and
improvement on the basis of the evaluation. This approach is beneficial for the overall
development of personal and professional skill and helps in business success. The manager
at the Travelodge hotel implemented the concept of learning for the growth and success of
the business and for improving the services of the hotel (Osborne, 2018).
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1.3 EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF SELF-MANAGED LEARNING TO THE INDIVIDUAL
AND ORGANISATION
Self-managed learning is important for the improvement of the individual’s skill and thus
contributes to the success of the organisation. The self-learning approach is important and
beneficial for the individual as well as for the organisation in various ways (Sithole et al.,
2017).
Benefits in an organisational context
Every organisation needs a well skilled and talented employee that makes profit and growth
for the business. The implementation of self-learning program will help the company in
evaluating the strength and knowledge of the staff that provides a clear image of the skills
and knowledge of the staff and with the help of learning program the issues can be resolved
that will contribute to the productivity of the firm and maintains the image of the
organisation in the business world (Sithole et al., 2017).
Benefits in an individual context
Learning provides benefit to the individual in any aspect of life. The self-learning and skill
development provides greater job opportunities, employment, and approaches for career
development. The self-learning improves the personal and professional skill that is
important for the future as well as necessary for personal life objectives. As in today’s world,
success only depends on the skill and knowledge that can be improved by self-learning
(Sithole et al., 2017).
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TASK 2
2.1 EVALUATE OWN CURRENT SKILL AND COMPETENCIES AGAINST PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS AND ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Skill Professional standards Goals of Travelodge hotel
Communication skill-
communication skill may be
defined as the ability to give
and receive necessary
information such as ideas,
feelings and happenings. The
skill includes listening,
speaking and observing.
Communication skill is one of
the important skills everyone
needs to have for better
communication with each
other. The skill needs to be
having excellent spoken and
writing that will help in
better communication.
The manager and staff of the
Travelodge Hotel need to
have excellent
communication skill that will
help in better
communication with the
customer and staff.
Time management skill-
Time management is the
scheduling or allocation of
time according to the priority
basis. The time management
includes planning, time
allocation and analysis of the
task.
Time management skill plays
an important role in
practising the work on the
basis of priority. The time
management skill needs
accuracy, knowledge of the
task and time schedule that
will help in completion of the
work on time and saves time
for other work.
Travelodge Hotel staff and
manager needs to manage
the time according to the
work priority that will help in
completion of the work on
time and saves the time that
can be utilised for other
work such as skill
improvement and
entertainment.
Leadership- leadership may
be defined as the skill that
will help the individual in
motivating and influencing
others. The leaders need to
Leadership quality is
important for everyone in
accordance to manage the
task and team. The team
lead needs to have the
The manager of the
Travelodge hotel needs to
have excellent leadership
quality that will help in
increasing the productivity of
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have excellent negotiation
and communication skill.
overall knowledge about the
task that likes convincing
power, and knowledge about
the task that will help in
leading the team and in
motivating others.
the hotel and puts huge
profit to the company in the
way the manager motivates
and lead the staff and
business.
Decision making- Decision
making is the process of
analysing and evaluation of
the problem and then
making a decision that will
be beneficial for the
organisation or individual.
The decision making quality
plays an important role in
personal and professional
life.
According to standards, the
good decision is that which
includes benefits and have a
positive impact on society.
The decision made by the
individual needs to analysed
and evaluated before
implementation.
The manager and staff of the
Travelodge hotel need to
have good decision maker
that will help in increasing
the productivity of the
company and improving the
quality of services of the
Hotel.
Problem-solving- problem-
solving skill can be defined as
the skill helpful in resolving
any issues within the
organization or in day to day
life. The problem-solving skill
includes analysis and
evaluation of the problem.
According to standards,
problem-solving skill is the
method that will help in
resolving the issues with
proper analysis and that
influence the work in a
positive manner. The skill
needs to be having pressure
handling power.
Problem-solving is important
for overcoming the issues
faced by the company. The
manager and staff of the
Hotel need to behave
excellent problem-solving
skill within high pressure
that will help the company in
resolving the issues (Sanghi,
2016).
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2.2 IDENTIFY OWN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND THE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO MEET
THEM
Skills Activities for skill development
Communication skill Communication skill can be improved by
communication with the individual and by
group discussions. Communication can also
be improved by reading and conversation
with others in a professional manner.
Decision-making skill Decision making skill is an important skill and
can be improved by taking challenges as an
opportunity that will help in analysing and
evaluating the problem. Understanding the
pros and cons of the task will also help in
improving the decision making the skill.
Problem-solving skill Problem-solving skill can be learned by
putting over self in a critical situation and in
high work pressure that will give the
competence to solve the issues. The other
way to improve a problem-solving skill is to
keep the mind calm and stable with the help
of meditation (Carper, 2017).
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