Reflective Journal: Skills Audit, Gibbs Cycle, PDP, and Reflection

This reflective journal delves into a student's self-assessment and personal development journey. The report begins with an introduction to personal development plans and their significance in enhancing skills and employability. The main body comprises a skills audit, evaluating research skills and knowledge, followed by an exploration of the Gibbs cycle, a reflective model used to analyze experiences through description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion, and action planning. The journal also includes a detailed personal development plan (PDP), addressing weaknesses in time management, communication, and planning. The PDP outlines specific strategies and resources for improvement, including time management techniques, decision-making processes, and communication skill development. The journal concludes with a reflection on the PDP's contribution to achieving employability and study skills, along with references to relevant academic sources.

REFLCTIVE JOURNAL

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Skills Audit..................................................................................................................................3
Gibbs Cycle.................................................................................................................................3
Personal Development Plan.........................................................................................................5
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8
Books and journal........................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Personal development plan is the process of self analysis and personal reflection. This
report illustrate about the personal audit in order to enhance the skills and opportunities in order
to get opportunities. Along with this report going to illustrate about the reflection process and
models which help the individual to achieve their employability and study skills (Brooke, 2017).
along with this report explain about the personal development plan which is very beneficial for
the individual in order to get several opportunities in the future.
MAIN BODY
Skills Audit
Skills audit is a very appropriate assessment which is associated to the research skills and
knowledge. In addition to this audit is very required in because it provide evidence which is
associated to the developing competency. Along with best skill audit is associated with
requirement analysis that identify any kind of Need For training and personal development.
Gibbs Cycle
This is the famous cycle model of reflection which contain six stages in order to explore
about the experience which is descriptions feelings evaluation analysis confusion and action
plan. This model is used in several consequences and situation and very useful in monitor and
evaluating its first of reflection is the concept which is used by the individual in order to enhance
the understanding and proof of practices which is based on learning for stop this process need
one look beneath the surface of events and much experience in order to accomplish their depth
level of understanding about their learning experience. This model is inspired by Kolb’s learning
cycle which enables the individual to effectively reflect on their situation and occurrence. This
process contain a loop which are mentioned below:
Description this is the element which need a actual illustration about the incident. In this stage
there is no conclusion is drawn and this information is focusing on the information (Carless and
Chan, 2017). In order to improve and enhance my skills it is very required for me to identify my
weaknesses points in order to build up the background and when understanding of the
weaknesses.

Feelings this is the stage in which it illustrate about the emotions which are felt by the individual
during the incident. This stage conduct several questions like:
o What do you feel before the incident
o What do you feel during it
o What do you think other people site
This state helps the individual to identify their feelings which difficult during the particular
incident.
Evaluation is the stage they evaluate about the incident and in this stage there is some questions
like:
o What went well
o What did not
o What were the negative and positive aspect of the particular situation
These are the questions which help the person to evaluate about their good and bad part of the
condition in order to judge the incident.
Analysis: in this stage the individual think about that what might have helped the situation. That
means what the steps are taken by the individual in order to improve and handle their situation in
very appropriate manner. Along with this state help the person to you worked on their previous
experience if there is a requirement in the current situation.
Conclusion this is the state in which the individual identify about that what they have learnt
from the situation. in this stage there is some questions asked by the person that is:
o What else could they have done in that situation
o What are the skills which helps the person to cope up with better experience
o How would the react if this similar situation again.
In this situation drawn a particular conclusion in order to improve themselves so that they can get
more positive outcomes and improve their capability.

Action plan this is the area in which it tells about the person that how the effectively handle and
improve their situation in next time. This state help the person to identify about their training
requirements for what are the weaknesses and letting point of the individual in order to handle
the situation in an appropriate manner (Chan, and Kohnke, 2019). And what are the workout
areas which are required by the person in order to improve themselves.
This is the cycle which helps the indivisible to reflect on their coaching relationship and
to use in that way which is depend on the situation and your connection with the person being
post. It also helps the person to improve their deep understanding in order to deal with situation.
Personal Development Plan
Personal development plan is a process which helped the individual to analyse about their
honest appraisal of strength weakness of the person . another term PDP is a procedure of
conducting and developing the Action Plan which rely on the Awareness of the objective and
goal setting and the plan which is associated to the personal development in context of self
improvement career education and many more. Along with this it is very important for the
person to implement personal development plan because it will caters proper guidance in order to
develop the areas in an appropriate manner so that they can achieve their goals and objectives
(Hughes, 2019). There are several points which acts as weakness of me which a time
management processes in making communication and planning for me it is very essential for
develop person development plan in order to get opportunities and enhance my skills so that I
can get more opportunities. There is a explanation of personal development plan which are
mentioned below:
What do I
want to learn?
What do I have to
do?
What support
and resources
will I need?
How will I measure success?
Time
management
There are various
actions through which
I can manage time
management skills by
setting limits for the
task and giving break
In order to
enhance the entire
management is
this is very
required for me to
take feedback and
I will going to evaluate my success
by achieving goals and objectives
on a particular time free. There is a
informal and formal appraisal
which is recording time

and prioritise my work
in order to complete
the task according to
the timeframe. Along
with it is very
important for me to
schedule a task and set
deadlines in order to
focus on the task time.
Along with this it is
very important for me
to adopt to several
techniques so that I
can manage my time
management skills.
assistance from
my manager
through which I
can enhance my
time management
is test post office
managers will
guide me and set
time free in order
to conduct the
activities on
particular time
management skills.
Decision
making
By analysing every
aspect and situation of
the project in an
appropriate manner as
a Going to take the
season that support me
to develop my
decision making skills
and in very
appropriate manner
(Chung, 2019).
In order to
enhance my
decision making
skills I will going
to take feedback
and guidance
from peers and
managers that my
decision and
correct or not first
of along with this
the project
manager will
going to support
me on the same so
that I can
In order to monitor and evaluate my
success I will be going to take
feedback from my team as well as
from the project sponsor so that I
can take appropriate steps in order
to just my performance

effective decision
making in order to
get positive
outcomes
Communication Lack of
communication skills
as a weakness it is
very important for me
to improve my
communication skills
and become capable to
improve my
communication skills
so that I can B team
work in the workplace
and enhance my
capabilities to
complete the task in
an appropriate manner
so that I can get more
positive outcomes.
I will going to set
my priorities with
my line managers
of the
organisation in
order to enhance
communication
skills
In order to enhance and monitor my
communication Skills I will going
to attend and it take priority training
that support me to develop my
communication skills
Planning Developing planning
skills there is need of
training and managing
every task which
support me to
development planning
skills
Going to take
advice in
feedback from
manager in order
to enhance my
planning
skills(Cunningham
and Meinhart,
2018)
I will going to evaluate my
performance appraisal and planning
skills during development program

REFLECTION
The percent of the current crime support me to enhance my skills so that I can enhance
my capabilities to get more success. Best personal development plant contribute towards me
achievement of the employability and study skills which is associated to the communication
skills teamwork and networking skills time management skills problem solving skills research
skills so that I can enhance my capabilities in order to become successful.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that for the individual it is very
important to conduct development plant in order to gain better opportunities in an effective
manner. Along with this is very important for the person to develop short term medium term
long term goals so that they can get more opportunities.

REFRENCES
Books and journal
Brooke, M., 2017. 9 DEVELOPING A REFLECTIVE DISPOSITION IN TESOL. The
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Carless, D. and Chan, K.K.H., 2017. Managing dialogic use of exemplars. Assessment &
Evaluation in Higher Education, 42(6), pp.930-941.
Chan, B.C.C. and Kohnke, L., 2019. Incorporating reflective writing with automatic speech
recognition. English Australia Journal, 35(2), p.45.
Chung, S.J., 2019. The Role of Self-reflective Essays in ESL Writing Portfolio. 교교교교교교, 13(6),
pp.315-332.
Cunningham, G.K. and Meinhart, R.M., 2018. “As the Twig Is Bent, so the Tree Shall Grow”:
Developing Strategic Intuition Through Reflective Practices in Bachelor Programs in
Leadership Studies. In Professionalizing Leadership (pp. 369-376). Palgrave
Macmillan, Cham.
Hughes, F., 2019. Researching pedagogies for sustainability in Australian bush kinder: A
reflective analysis on a framework and methodologies. New Zealand International
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