Personal and professional development
Level 4 Diploma in Business and
Professional Administration
Unit 403 – PPD1
Personal and professional development
Contents
1. Introduction Page 3
2. LO1 – How to plan for personal and professional development Page 4
3. LO2 – How people learn Page 7
4. Conclusion Page 8
5. Appendix Page 9
6. Bibliography Page 11
Introduction
“The most successful nations in the future will be those which develop high quality, skilled and motivated workforces and make good use of them.” Government White Paper (1994)
This object of this assignment is to identify what personal and professional development is, if there is any difference between personal and professional development and what opportunities there are, how this benefits both staff and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust (LCFT) as an organisation.
I will consider how motivation affects people and their desire for development both personally and within the workplace
Briefly I will be looking at qualifications: how these are obtained, utilised as a means to recognise stages of development and as evidence to demonstrate competencies of staff.
As the theories show, people learn in many different ways and so I will discuss further 2 examples of these - Behaviourism and Humanistic learning theories.
Delving into experiential and reflective learning styles and strategies and how these link into the theories of how people learn and what resources are available to aid learning. How to plan for personal and professional development
Personal development can be described as self-improvement, or development of skills and knowledge on a personal level not related to a specific job role but are personal goals. Adair and Allen categorise this as self-development and feel that these “Transferable skills are the key to improved prospects” (Adair and Allen 2003 p64). Improvement of these personal skills can be taken to any job and will be
Professional Administration
Unit 403 – PPD1
Personal and professional development
Contents
1. Introduction Page 3
2. LO1 – How to plan for personal and professional development Page 4
3. LO2 – How people learn Page 7
4. Conclusion Page 8
5. Appendix Page 9
6. Bibliography Page 11
Introduction
“The most successful nations in the future will be those which develop high quality, skilled and motivated workforces and make good use of them.” Government White Paper (1994)
This object of this assignment is to identify what personal and professional development is, if there is any difference between personal and professional development and what opportunities there are, how this benefits both staff and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust (LCFT) as an organisation.
I will consider how motivation affects people and their desire for development both personally and within the workplace
Briefly I will be looking at qualifications: how these are obtained, utilised as a means to recognise stages of development and as evidence to demonstrate competencies of staff.
As the theories show, people learn in many different ways and so I will discuss further 2 examples of these - Behaviourism and Humanistic learning theories.
Delving into experiential and reflective learning styles and strategies and how these link into the theories of how people learn and what resources are available to aid learning. How to plan for personal and professional development
Personal development can be described as self-improvement, or development of skills and knowledge on a personal level not related to a specific job role but are personal goals. Adair and Allen categorise this as self-development and feel that these “Transferable skills are the key to improved prospects” (Adair and Allen 2003 p64). Improvement of these personal skills can be taken to any job and will be
Bibliography: Introduction “The most successful nations in the future will be those which develop high quality, skilled and motivated workforces and make good use of them.” Government White Paper (1994) The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) (2009) states that the 5 main purposes of qualifications are: • Recognise personal growth and engagement in learning Dewey, J. (1993) cited in Moon, J. A. (1999) Reflection in Learning and Professional Development: Theory and Practice. London: Kogan Page Limited Heller, R Moon, J. (2004). A Handbook of Reflective and Experiential Learning:Theory and Practice. Abingdon: Routledge Falmer Moon, J.A.(1999) Reflection in Learning and Professional Development: Theory and Practice Morrow, P (2008) Personal and professional development [online] Available at: http://universallawsofsuccess.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/personal-and-professional-development.html [accessed 29th May 2013] Reece, I Wade, G. (1996) ‘Name of article’ The Guardian, Date. page Department of Trade and Industry (1994) Competitiveness: Helping Business to Win