Comprehensive Report: Personal & Professional Development Plan

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a personal and professional development plan (PPD), utilizing various models and theories relevant to the context. It highlights the application of problem-solving and decision-making techniques for academic development, addresses key challenges encountered in personal and professional planning, and explores the use of Kolb's Theory of Experiment to overcome these challenges. Furthermore, the report reflects on the development of academic skills throughout the program, offering solutions to enhance personal and professional growth and outlining essential academic skills. The ultimate goal is to provide a structured approach to career development, enabling individuals to excel professionally through effective personality development and strategic planning.

PPD Task 2 Report

Summary
This report is an inclusion of personal and professional development plan. It includes use
of several models and theories which relates to the given context and can be applied for solving
several challenges faced during the time. In addition to this, respective report also highlights
reflection on personal and professional development in academic skills. Overall motive of this
report is based on providing a better shape to an individual's career path to excel in once careers
with effective personality development

Table of Contents
Summary..........................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................4
Model of reflection......................................................................................................................4
Theories/ models relating to PPD ..............................................................................................5
Application of problem-solving and decision-making techniques for personal/professional
academic development................................................................................................................5
Key challenges in personal and professional plan......................................................................6
Application of chosen model to overcome such challenges.......................................................7
Reflect on the development of academic skills throughout the programme...............................7
Solutions to enhance personal and professional development and key academic skills required
.....................................................................................................................................................8
References......................................................................................................................................10

Introduction
Professional growth in an individual is identified as about gaining up of new skills or
experience during the course of its life cycle. Many individual misunderstand professional
development as earning more money or a greasy pole, however its scope is much more wider
which includes avoiding stagnation in once career. The presented report will highlight use of
models of reflection with several theories. Moreover, this report is an inclusion of theories
relating to PPD as well as application of respective problem-solving and decision-making
techniques for personal or professional academic development. In addition to this, it presents
several challenges and suitable models to overcome those challenges faced during preparation of
personal and professional plan. Lastly, reflection on development of academic skills throughout
the programme and relevant solutions are also being given in this report document (Dawson,
2017).
Main Body
Model of reflection
David Kolb's Theory of Experiment is an inclusion of constructive and humanistic
approaches to education. As per the model understandings Kolb explained an individual gather
knowledge and skills through active participation in professional opportunities and experience.
The respective model of reflection has two branches, out of which first phase of the model
includes four-stage cycle and another element is an inclusion of relevant learning style which an
individual adopts for acquiring knowledge (Dyrbye and et. al., 2020).
Kolb's four stage learning
Concrete Experience: With a believe that key to learning is experience, therefore the
learning stage under the model begins with a concrete experience. In the respective stage learner
engages in performing an activity or any given task. In context with personal and professional
academic development this stage might prove to be helpful. As in this stage an individual's
practical skills might put to test.
Reflective Observation: This stage is carried along with first stage in which an individual
learner step back and reflects on individual task performed. It is believed that communication
skills in this stage plays a vital role as various deviations extracted from self-reflection is to be

communicated to for better understandings. In relation to the given context, an individual can
boost up its professional skills through this step by increasing self-reflection skills.
Abstract conceptualisation: In this stage of reflective cycle an individual dedicates its
efforts towards drawing conclusions with the effect of reflecting on various activities being
performed in the given tasks and also analysing deviations being extracted from the previous
stage of reflection. In regards to personal and professional development an individual by
interpretation of results being derived from an activity being produced can polish its skills.
Active experimentation: In this last stage of reflective cycle an individual re-attempts
participation of a specific task, but now application of learned or developed skills is being done
and problem or decision-making is being initiated by experience collected through the process
(Fender, 2018).
Theories/ models relating to PPD
Personal and professional development is a life long process. In this an individual is
engaged in participation of various activities or given tasks through which experience for
improved skill or ability is being collected. In the process use of various models or theories is
being initiated by an individual person. It includes;
Bound reflection model: It is a reflection model in which understanding of material facts
as well as information is provided through reflecting on one's practise. This helps in contribution
towards development of responsibility skills in an individual personality. This enables an
individual for being best choice of a recruiter in company.
Brook-field model: This is another reflective tool or model which is helpful for
generating core inner values of an individual. The respective model was given by Stephen
Brookfield in 1995. Stephen being a teacher presented this model which analysis the core aspects
of teaching and developing with better values with investment of optimal human effort
(Lochnan and et. al., 2020).
Application of problem-solving and decision-making techniques for personal/professional
academic development
A person is engaged in solving or decision-making in its every day life practises.
However, in professional development of an individual's career path following a proper
technique would prove to helpful. Effective problem-solving and decision-making technique for
personal or professional academic development is stated below in following stages;

Identification of problem: In this foremost stage, proper researching and analysation of
problem should be initiated. It is important to evaluate several aspects of the problem as it will
establish better understandings in relation to problem cause and possible solutions.
Defining a problem: After analysing related aspects of the problem the main issue or
problem is being defined. This including findings ways for effective decision-making process
which enables an individual to attain desired goals and objectives in given timeline.
Examination of alternatives: In this stage several alternatives for the given problem are
being examined for finding the best possible solutions to the given problem or challenges
experienced by an individual in terms of its personal and professional life-cycle.
Action plan: This is a set of plan which consists of list of activity which is to be
performed by an individual during a specific time period. In relation to personal and professional
development of an individual adopting a suitable action plan contributes towards achievement of
desired goals and objectives with effective use of inherit resources during the process.
Analysing consequences: In this last stage of given technique, analysis of provided
consequences is being summarised. Crossing this stage an individual is able to connect
respective activities being performed and its impact in a given economy (Power, T., 2018).
Key challenges in personal and professional plan
There are several challenges faced by an individual while developing a personal and
professional development plan. Most of these challenges occur due to interference of external
forces present in once economic region. Key challenges faced during personal and professional
plan are as follows;
Dealing with change: This challenge in personal and professional development plan is an
inclusion of handling fluctuations in once working environment. Such challenges cause great
difficulties for pursuing personal and professional development plan as strategies or plans being
formulated are limited to current market conditions.
Engaging: Another challenge encountered during performing activities of professional
and personal development plan is of engaging or establishing effective communication.
Therefore, with presence of differential behaviour individuals it become a challenge for an
individual to engage with other people or perform any activity.

Being creative: In this uncertain market environment, it becomes hard for an individual
for being creating in given task. Therefore, this is a huge challenges before an individual to
perform respective PPD activities.
Application of chosen model to overcome such challenges
For overcoming such challenges an individual need to work effectively on use of specific
models and theories. These theories as well as models would prove to be of great help to an
individual for overcoming such challenges and enhancing better growth opportunities in once
career. In the given context Kolb's Theory of Experiment will provide good boost to an
individual's career through enhancing once communicative skills and developing better
personality of an individual for providing good career path life goals (Shmeleva and et. al.,
2017).
The learnings of respective model can be applied for overcoming several challenges
faced by an individual through its respective personal and professional development plan. The
areas in which chosen model would prove to be helpful in tackling such challenges are as
follows;
 Improved communication skills: By application of Kolb's model of reflection, an
individual can polish their communicational skills. As an inclusion to the model
respective individual in engaged in communicative activities which enhances their
abilities for being more productive in once areas of development.
 Improved problem-solving and decision-making skills: Thorough use of this model an
individual's problem-solving and decision-making skills are being updated. As in the
model which initiates and motivates an individual to perform tasks which are well out of
their comfort zones.
 Self-analysis skills: Though application of the given model an individual develops better
self-analysis skills. This enables them to work effectively in uncertain market
environment and produce better efforts with good productivity for the assigned task or
goal.
Reflect on the development of academic skills throughout the programme
Though the given program, I was given with number of tasks which were aimed at
developing my personal and professional skills. This program helped me to analyse my key
strengths and weaknesses in respective field of working. In addition to this, it would prove to be

of great help to pursue my personal as well as professional life goal. By performing various
activities of given program, I was engaged in performing various activities in which also enabled
me to engage and communicate with several individuals. This all together provided a better
shape to my communication skills and also enabled me to perform at my best abilities under
conflicting and pressure situations. By evaluation of various models used in this program helped
me in figuring out rational of effective problem-solving techniques and also provided a better
guide towards overcoming various challenges encountered performing personal and professional
development plan activities.
Solutions to enhance personal and professional development and key academic skills required
Basically one can enhance its personal or professional development skills by undertaking
self-analysis and capturing current trends of technical working in once economy. Various other
solutions which guide me to improve my personal and professional development in required
academic skills are as follows;
Working out of comfort zones: Working out of comfort zone will provide an individual
to update their skill sets. This would prove to be great opportunity to an individual, as working
out of their respective expertise will explore them to other fields in which they can develop better
personal and professional development skills.
Asking for feedbacks: As per this element, an individual who ask for a feedback is
always intended to perform as per current marketing trends. Through this technique an individual
can work effectively which also enables them to avoid wastages of time as a resource during the
task performance stage.
Get a mentor: Having a good mentor who guides individual's working towards correct
direction of working is not more like a blessing. This will enable effective work being produced
out of individual's efforts and resources. In addition to this, an individual working under a
experienced mentor will explore them to new skills and techniques of performing a specified task
(Stanley, 2018).
Conclusion
From the analysis of above report it can be concluded that, having a better personal and
professional skills in an individual helps in framing better career opportunities to an individual.
This report is an inclusion of evaluation of PPD plan and associated challenges while developing
or performing core activities of a PPD plan. By evaluation of facts presented in the above report,

it can be said that an individual needs to take considerations of uncertainties in given
marketplace which enables them to follow an effective path towards development.

References
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Lochnan, H., Kitto, S., Danilovich, N., Viner, G., Walsh, A., Oandasan, I.F. and Hendry, P.,
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Shmeleva, E.A., Kislyakov, P.A., Kartashev, V.P., Romanova, A.V. and Abramov, A.V., 2017.
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