Lawrence OW LingadOSCA No 4635M531 Managing
Lawrence O.W. Lingad
OSCA No.: 4635
M5.31 Managing Own Continuing Professional Development
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1. Be able to review personal and work-related development experiences, aims, objectives and priorities.
1.1 Evaluate prior learning and work-related experience to identify personal strength and weaknesses in self-development.
Humans by nature never stop learning; we undertake learning at different stages of our lives and acquire skills and competences in variety of areas. These learning may have been certified (by an academic or educational body) whilst others are not certified learning through work, social and leisure time activities. Recognising Prior Learning (RPL) is the process at which it recognises previous learning that has taken place in a formal or non-formal setting. Prior learning and work related experiences helps in identifying an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in self-development. Self development entails activities that improve awareness and identity, develop potentials and talents, build human capital that facilitate employability, enhancing quality of life to contribute in the realisation of goals and aspirations. As a student of Leadership and Management Level 5, I am gaining new knowledge that I will apply in my workplace. The advantage of prior learning is it validates the value of my learning and this will enable me to progress unto my profession or further my study to a higher level of management course. For the formal context this could mean through education, whilst for the non-formal may mean in the workplace and through life’s experiences. The process reviews learning which may have been acquired or mastered through various life experiences that includes professional responsibilities, civic or volunteer experiences, military training and independent study. Once recognised through this process, prior learning can be utilised to gain credit or exemption for
OSCA No.: 4635
M5.31 Managing Own Continuing Professional Development
__________________________________________________________________________________
1. Be able to review personal and work-related development experiences, aims, objectives and priorities.
1.1 Evaluate prior learning and work-related experience to identify personal strength and weaknesses in self-development.
Humans by nature never stop learning; we undertake learning at different stages of our lives and acquire skills and competences in variety of areas. These learning may have been certified (by an academic or educational body) whilst others are not certified learning through work, social and leisure time activities. Recognising Prior Learning (RPL) is the process at which it recognises previous learning that has taken place in a formal or non-formal setting. Prior learning and work related experiences helps in identifying an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in self-development. Self development entails activities that improve awareness and identity, develop potentials and talents, build human capital that facilitate employability, enhancing quality of life to contribute in the realisation of goals and aspirations. As a student of Leadership and Management Level 5, I am gaining new knowledge that I will apply in my workplace. The advantage of prior learning is it validates the value of my learning and this will enable me to progress unto my profession or further my study to a higher level of management course. For the formal context this could mean through education, whilst for the non-formal may mean in the workplace and through life’s experiences. The process reviews learning which may have been acquired or mastered through various life experiences that includes professional responsibilities, civic or volunteer experiences, military training and independent study. Once recognised through this process, prior learning can be utilised to gain credit or exemption for