PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Personal and Professional Development

Task 11

1.1Evaluate Approaches to Self-Managed Training1

1.2Propose Ways in which Lifelong Learning in Personal and Professional Contexts could be encouraged2

1.3Evaluate the benefits of Self-Managed Learning to the Individual and Organization4

Task 25

2.1Evaluate own Current Skills and Competencies against Professional Standards and Organizational Objectives5

2.2Identify own Development Needs and the Activities required to meet them6

2.3Identify Development Opportunities to meet Current and Future Defined Needs6

2.4Devise a Personal and Professional Development Plan based on Identified Needs7

Task 38

3.1Discuss the Processes and Activities required to Implement the Development Plan8

3.2Undertake and Document Development Activities as Planned8

3.3Reflect Critically on Own learning against Original Aims and Objectives set in the Development Plan9

3.4Update the Development Plan based on Feedback and Evaluation9

Task 411

4.1Select Solutions to Work-Based Problems11

4.2Communicate in a Variety of Styles and Appropriate Manner at Various Levels11

4.3Evaluate and Use Effective Time Management Strategies11

References12

Personal and Professional Development

Task 1

Evaluate Approaches to Self-Managed Training

SML (Self Managed Learning) presents a management development approach which equips managers with the necessary tools to achieve the results in practical work scenarios. It enables them to control the pace, processes and content of their personal learning. The Self-Managed Training happens along with a group of managers and all of them are responsible for their collective progress. Training programs might be structured or unstructured; structured programs can avail the facility of an Adviser.

There are a number of approaches to Self-Managed Learning, including

Deep Approach

In this approach, individuals are intentionally available at some place to learn something. When they encounter with a new idea, theory or information they are critically analyzing it. In the same way, they are also relating it to the past information. They are also relating different concepts to everyday life. Usually, this kind of learning occurs when an individual wants to solve an unfamiliar problem (Laird et al. 2005, p.n.d.).

Surface Approach

In this approach, individuals are learning due to the motive of gaining some advantage e.g. the students are learning this because of getting grades, marks etc. The majority of people are learning for repeating the past concepts of ideas.

Strategic Approach

In this approach, individuals are using different tactics, devices and materials to learn. They are learning this because of achieving some high-end desire. Additionally, people are taking different sources.

Propose Ways in which Lifelong Learning in Personal and Professional Contexts could be encouraged

Long term studying is all about ongoing studying on an individual basis that could lead to the development of expertise. It is a continuous process in which an individual learns voluntarily and there is no interference by any external force (European Student Forum 2007, p.n.d.). For the long term, there are various ways through which an individual can remain in the lifelong process of learning, such as social inclusion, knowledge work, personal learning environment and outside education systems. On the other hand, for professional learning, the ways through which learning could be ensured as a lifelong process include learning new basic skills, valuing the learning and getting help from the ICT.

Personal lifelong learning

Social inclusion

Man is a social animal and enjoys learning as a part ...