Analyzing Self-Managed Learning and Personal Development Strategies

This report delves into the concept of self-managed learning, emphasizing its crucial role in professional and personal development. It analyzes various approaches to self-managed learning, highlighting the benefits for both individuals and organizations. The report then guides the creation of a personal development plan, incorporating a skills assessment, SWOT analysis, and SMART objectives. The plan focuses on identifying development needs and setting achievable goals. Furthermore, it outlines the process of constructing a portfolio of evidence to showcase acquired skills and competencies, followed by a reflection on the outcomes compared to the initial plan, including explanations for any discrepancies. The report underscores the importance of continuous learning and self-assessment in achieving long-term goals.

Introduction:
self-assessment process and self-managed learning are two main aspects in respect of which
the professional and personal development related principle depend. If any person in the
context of personality trait have certain important aspects than that particular person can
enhance the chances of achieving the long run goals of the life by lifelong learning. The concept
of the self-managed learning si important for both the companies and the people because this is
the way by which the goals and objectives could e achieve by the company in right direction and
with proper learning
Task 1
Analyze approaches to self-managed learning and identify its benefit to organizations.
Propose ways to use self-managed learning for your own development.
When the efforts are put out by the person on his own behalf for gaining understanding of the
goals and the objectives of the life than this learning is known as the Self-managed learning.
The learning prospective in the context of individual basis could be achieve by different
approaches and techniques. The learning which the people gain by conducting the research
and surveys in the market are consider as the best tool for learning new aspects of the life.
There are different aspects which are consider by the person when the self-learning si consider
and by collecting and gathering the information mew aspects are learn y the person. some of
the sources of information and new learning includes the websites, journals, online internet
portals, articles and other social media websites. There is a huge range of information about
every subject of the life on the internet so the internet is one of the best tools for gaining
understating new things regarding the life and career. Secondment is another important way of
learning. When the employees of the company are given different roles and the responsibilities
in the company than the employees can learn different things y working on different task of the
company.
The self-learning could be developing by the following important ways:
 The learning f the people could be develop by giving them opportunity to participate in
the seminars and the conferences conducted by different parties and for different
purposes. It si the fact that during the conferences and the seminars different people

share their views which give a chance to the person sitting in the conference or seminar
to learn new things.
 No doubt that learning in modern time of technology si not difficult and in modern time
the expansion of the internet make it easy to learn anytime and from anywhere. The
internet facility enable the learner to learn new things by studying the data available on
the internet without taking help from the teacher or other person.
 The people in the modern time of the business is noted as using the social networking
time with more focus and most of the people around the world have an account on the
social networking websites. There are different social networking websites ion the
internet which could be use of message transferring and for learning new aspects by
sharing the information and experience with each other.
Benefits of self-managed learning
There is huge numbers of the benefits which both the individual person and the companies take
from the Self-managed learning because it is a system by which the people can learn from their
own experience and through own ideas. It is the nature of the people in modern world that the
people want to learn new things and people are crazier to experience new aspects of the life.
Following are examples of those skills which could be achieve and gain by having an attitude of
self-managing learning in the company:
 Team Work – team working skills could only be achieve by a person by having an
attitude of learning new aspects and when a person is interested in learning new thing
than he discuss the aspects with the team members and if there is any weakness and by
taking the help of seniors the weakness and problem is minimize and manage by the
person which eventually increase the capability to work in team.
 Communication – when the exercises are conducted by the person in respect of
enhancing the learning of the practical work than the communication is one of te most
important skill which could be develop by the self-managing learning.
 Presentation – the skills of presenting the presentation in front of audience is one of the
important skills which the confidence of the person and this presentation skills could be
develop y the self-managing learning.
The achievement the goals in te company could only be possible when the employees in the
company have the require skills. The skills of not only the employees are important but the skills
of the managers and the leadership management in the company also play very important role

in the context of gaining the competitive advantage over other companies and regarding the
achievement of the goals and the objectives of the company. If company has established a self-
managing learning than it will give an opportunity to the people working in te company to fill te
gap in respect of the skills and capabilities.
Self-managed learning for personal development
The learning si one of the element which is taken by the persons through the life y gathering the
information with the help of having consistently approaches. SWOT Analysis si one of the
models by which the professional and personal assessment is carry out. strengths,
weaknesses, threats and opportunities are the important elements of the SWOT model and by
this model all the important aspect which are important for the development of the personal
development plan.
SWOT: the development off the plan must be carry out according to the level of the needs of
making improvements in the personality. All-important strengths which a person have and all the
weaknesses which need great focus of the person to give for making development in the
personality. There are certain level of the opportunities which could be avail by the person top
develop the skills and threats which could affect the skills are also very important. The SWOT
analysis should be carry on regular basis in order to develop the skills according to the needs.
Learning through Self-Reflection: self-reflection is basically a form of inner motivation which
si created in the person when he assess that there are something happening by which the
personality could be develop for gaining the more attractive results.
TASK 2
Construct your own personal development plan with SMART targets/objectives, which
covers:
Assessment of your own skills and competencies
The strengths and weaknesses could be identifying by the person by conducting an audit on the
personality according which the personal development plan is created. The personal audit help
to develop both the personal and the professional skill of the persons. I conduct a analysis in
order to see that what are those areas which need a great focus and attention to develop the
skills. The plan which I create for the personal development based on the following five scale
criteria:

 needs substantial development
 average performance
 above average performance
 superior performance
 outstanding performance
Audit of personal skills
Skills Score
Skills of Written communication 3
Skills of Verbal communication 4
Skills of Multi-tasking 3
Skills of People Management 4
Skills of Time Management 2
Skills of Knowledge of HR policies and procedures 3
Skills of Presentation skills 4
Skills of Problem solving 3
Skills of Team Player 3
Leadership and motivation skills 3
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis si one of the models by which the professional and personal assessment is
carry out. strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities are the important elements of the
SWOT model.
Strengths Weaknesses

 skills regarding the technology
understating
 managing the people in effective way
 attractive and friendly attitude
 business knowledge and
understanding
 team working skills
 interpersonal and communication
skills
 weaknesses sin performing multiple
tasks
 lacking good time management
 lack attractive skills of presentation
 weaknesses in the leading the people
and other motivational skills
Opportunities Threats
 knowledge could be increase by
gaining the courses which are
available both offline and online
 training regarding the tasks
 participating in the practical
assignment
 the people who have advance
knowledge and practical experience are
prefer by the companies
 interpersonal dn communications skills
are the basic demand of the companies
 the people who have multi-tasking
capabilities are prefer by the
companies
Identification of your personal development needs.
After conducting an audit in my personality, the weakness which I noted are in the verbal
communication because I note that I am facing some difficulty in respect of communicating with
other people. The written skills are satisfactory. the understanding of the business and the team
working skills are also good. Multi-tasking skills are not good which need to be improve by me.
Some of the examples of other skills which I need to improve includes the motivation skills,
leadership skills, people management skills, presentation skills and time management skills.
Personal Development Plan
Learning
Needs
Priority Activities to
be
Resources
required
Target
deadline
Proof of
achievement

undertaken
skills regarding
Management of
People
Higher
online course
regarding
managing the
people for 10
weeks
time and
Finance Month of May
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
negotiating with
people,
motivation
Leading the
people
Higher
Taking course
on part time
basis
time and
Finance
Month of
August
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
Time
Management
Higher
Getting the
training of 3
days
training and
Time
Month of
March
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
Multi-tasking Higher
Conduction of
projects of
multiple tasks
Existing
association
projects
Continuous projects
Outcomes
skills regarding
Presentation Average
Getting
training of 2
week
training and
Time Month of April
Certificate after
completing the
course
Development of
the business
knowledge
Average
Collecting
more
information for
enhancing the
knowledge
Time Continuous Continuous
I can develop new skills by following the above personal development plan and current skills
could also be improve. The development in the skill could be carry out by me by developing the

current strengths off my personality and by availing opportunities I can add new skills and by
taking proper actions regarding the weaknesses si can improve current skills of my personality.
Personal Development Plan Cycle
The cycle of the personal development plan is based on the four different steps. the first step of
the personal development plan is based on the identification of the needs which a person want
to consider in te personal development plan. For this first step I conducted SWOT analysis.
During the second step of the personal development plan I set the goals which I want to achieve
regrading the personal development and I define and set the time duration which I will achieve
the objectives and I create a plan
During the third step of the personal development plan I identify and select the resources with
the help of which I achieve the goals and the ejectives of the personal development plan. For
the achievement of this objectives I select both the online and offline resources.
during the last step of te personal development plan I need to gather the response of others by
feedback for evaluating the performance and if there is any weakness than actions are taken to
overcome the weakness and develop the personality.

TASK3
Construct a portfolio of evidence to show the new skills and competencies you have
developed, then reflect upon/ compare against the actual developments for which you
had planned. Identify and/or explain the reasons for any difference between your actual
experience and the plan. Your response should include evidence which demonstrates:
It si very important to note that eh personal development plan which is created y me for the
personal development must need ta review with greater level of the care and the dedication. As
during the process of continuous learning is one of the key focus of the person so it si very
important evaluation and assessment of the performance with the passage of time should be
carry out in order to identify the area of improvements. It has been argued y the four lenses
theory of reflection of Schon, Kottkamp and Brookfield’s that development of te personality
could only be taken by the people by assessing and evaluating the behavior of the people
because the the behavior is the basic are of the development by which th performance of the
person could be develop in very efficient way.
Development activities performed till date
Learning needs Undertaken activities
Skills of People Management online course regarding managing the
people for 10 weeks
skills regarding negotiating with people,
motivation Leading the people Taking course on part time basis
Skills of Time Management Getting the training of 3 days
Skills of Multi-tasking Conduction of projects of multiple tasks
skills regarding Presentation Getting training of 2 week
enhancing business knowledge Collecting more information for enhancing
the knowledge.
a revised personal development plan si created by me after the completion of the all the
activities which I perform for personal development. Both the satisfaction and self-confidence

are improving with the help of the reflection of the my own perform actions. This plan is given
below:
Revised Personal Development Plan
Learning Needs Priority
Activities to
be
undertaken
Resources
required
Target
deadline
Proof of
achievement
skills regarding
Management of
People
Higher
Information will
be collected
from the
available
resources by
enrolling for
online course
time and
Finance
Month of May
2017
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
negotiating with
people,
motivation
Leading the
people
Higher enrolled
already
time and
Finance
Month of
August
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
Time
Management
Higher
Involvement
and taking the
already
enrolled
sessions
training and
Time
Month of
February
2017
Certificate after
completing the
course
skills regarding
Multi-tasking Higher
Wait till the
manager will
allocate new
projects
Existing
association
projects
Continuous projects
Outcomes
skills regarding
Presentation
Average Involvement
and taking the
training and Month of Certificate after
completing the

already
enrolled
sessions
Time March 2017 course
Development of
the business
knowledge
Average
Collecting
more
information for
enhancing the
knowledge
Time Continuous Continuous
Time management skills
It is very important tool or skill in the process of management for any personnel to accomplish
and enhance the strategies of the personal improvement in requires needs (Forsyth, 2010). We
can divide the effective time management into five basic types given below:
Defining realistic goals: The realistic objectives should be defining comprehensively for the
effective time management. The objectives are very easily understandable for the subordinates
to accomplish the tasks within the give time frame by the management. These are related with
the weakness and strengths of the employees according to skills of allocating the time
management for realistic objectives.
Sub diving complete process into small tasks: For the achievement of desire results it is
very significant for the learning process that the learning process divide into several small tasks
for accomplished the goals according to strategies.
Deciding Priority: It is very necessary for the person when he is decide to learn the new then
he should be decided firstly the important aspect which is very weak point in his personality.
Developing Schedule: The person should make a schedule for each activity with specific time
frame for the development of throughout all the process It is very important for grooming the
personality of professional life.
Stay away from distraction and seek form expert help: It is significantly important for the
researcher to accomplish the work within the particular time frame but also avoid the distraction

and interruption from others. The help of expert from different organizations related with this is
necessary for the great work completion and get desired results of the research.
skills and ability to work with others.
In Interaction with individuals from various cultural and social backgrounds and views on various
topics they provide the stage of learning and see how some of these skills can be achieved
individually, and how they can be used in addition to being part of the expert field. The ability to
get ideas from individuals from different situations in associations and clients at different levels,
and practice style and evaluation discussions that are not disrupted and endure an inevitable
part in my ability to have the opportunity to in improving. The most complicated issues in people
management. Because of the managers and leaders of associations need to understand this
procedure requires thinking about the functional and auspicious approach in the care of the
issues. They include associations or individuals of the workplace variety of different institutions
and associations and individual objectives and qualities. These individuals have to cooperate
with affection to ensure that goals and tasks of training and day-to-day work are given to the
workforce. It is not just an activity or a part of the labor force in force such cases in addition to
the administration and management of the purpose of achieving a constant change in the
achievement of the objectives and functions of the company. It is clear that all staff in case of
contact or should see a positive change, sooner or later, in the context of their work.
Conclusion
There are different methods and the tools which are used by the people for making the personal
development. Personal development some of the most important life objective of the people
because the development of the skills enable eth people to get the target of life. Te personal
development plan is a way of creating a root for the development of the skills in right direction.
The personal development plan help the people to organize and arrange the objectives of the
life and then actions are taken for enhancing the skills and the capabilities. Assessment of the
strong and weak point 8in the personality o regular basis is the first important step of the
personal development plan because with the help of this assessment the people can see that
what are those areas in respect of which the development should be carry out by the people.
The plan regarding the personal development must be based on the strengths and weakness.