Personal Development Plan template.docx

Personal Development Plan templatePersonal Development Plan What is it? Personal development planning (PDP) is a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan their personal, educational and career development. Why do it? The primary objective for PDP is to improve the capacity of individuals to understand what and how they are learning, and to review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning, helping students · articulate personal goals and evaluate progress towards their achievement;: · become more effective, independent and confident self-directed learners; · understand how they are learning and relate their learning to a wider context; · improve their general skills for study, career management and marketing themselves to employers · take a positive attitude to learning throughout life, educational and career development The professional institutions or your employer may require you to submit a PDP when you apply for chartered membership or as part of the staff appraisal process. The professional institutions also have requirements for continuing professional development throughout your career which require you to update your PDP. How it works Personal development planning is essentially a process of: 1. Thinking about where you are now, what you like/dislike, reflecting on your strengths and improvements you would like to achieve 2. Planning where you want to get to, what skills and knowledge you will need to develop and how you will acquire them via learning opportunities open to you 3. Doing putting your action plan into practice; recording the development you make; identifying when you have reached a goal 4. Reflecting on your learning and achievement and, in the light of this, where you want to go next (and so the cycle begins again) Rating Your Skills Column 1 is a listing of the key knowledge/skills /values that apply to the built environment disciplines. Knowledge is something you know about and understand, skills are things you can do and values are underpinning issues of significance in the built environment professions today. Column 2: list your evidence of when you have demonstrated this knowledge/skill /value. This could be drawn from your previous study, current course, work experience or outside interests. Remember most of the personal skills such as teamworking are deemed to be transferable from one situation to another. So, for example, if you worked effectively as part of a team in a bar job, it is likely that you would be able to reproduce the skills demonstrated then in your professional role. For some of the skills you will need to break the main heading down into a sub-set of skills e.g. “ people and organisational management and leadership skills” could include: goal setting, strategy development, delegating, listening, time management, dealing with people and managing conflict Column 3: please assess your current level of competency for each knowledge/skill /value, on a scale of 1 (requires development) to 5 (highly competent), in terms of what might be expected at this stage in your career or course. Column 4: for each knowledge/skill /value you have rated below (5), please describe when and how you will develop it e.g. through a specific module or planned work experience. Be as specific as possible in terms of defining the skill, what exactly you plan to do and in your time schedule for achieving it. Column 5: please reflect on how much you enjoy using each particular knowledge/skill /value and what implication this may have on your future career direction Its fine to leave a box empty if something has not yet been covered! YOUR NAME: What attracted you to this course? What motivated you to do it? What are your particular aspirations for the course? What motivates you in relation to the course? What are your particular aspirations for your career at this stage, both long and short term? What motivates your career aspirations? Portfolio of Work - List the pieces of work you will keep in a safe place to draw on for job interviews: Looking at your aspirations for your course, have these been met? If any havent, why do you think this is? Is there anything you can do about it? Summarise any relevant work experience you have undertaken to date. The skills, knowledge and values developed through this experience should form part of the matrix below. If you dont have any work experience, dont worry, use any other practical experience, outside activities and your course. Knowledge Components Example of when you have demonstrated this knowledge Example: “Creativity, flexibility and adaptability” 1. The nature and purpose of your discipline and the role of the professional 2. The context of practice laws and procedures and how they are changing, including management procedures 3. Valuing and managing change in the natural and built environment 4. Development process and how you would interact with clients, users, other professionals and the public, including people management and inter-disciplinary working 5. Core discipline-specific knowledge (please list and evaluate) Self - Rating 1=low 5=high Creativity Design Project in Year 1 3 required formulating a creative vision for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site. Flexibility/adaptability- Report for PLDC 1 2 included a fundamental change near end of process necessitating an adaptation to the original strategy For each knowledge/ skill/value, please describe in detail what in particular you need to develop to what level and when and how you will do this. Urban Design option in Year 2 will deepen creativity by requiring a design solution. Year 2 dissertation will require original thinking and adapting initial goals to practicalities. To be achieved by end of Year 2 Please indicate on a scale of 1 (dont enjoy) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for using each particular skill and the career implications of this. 5 - Really enjoy creative design. Would consider an urban design career/course in future. 3 - Quite enjoy and would feel OK about a post which requires flexibility/adaptability Technical Skills Example of demonstrating skill 1. Producing strategies, policies and plans for improvements in the built environment 2. Problem definition, weighing evidence, problem solving, appraisal, decision-making Self-rating 1=low 5=high For each knowledge/ skill/value, describe in detail what in particular you need to develop and when and how you will do this. Indicate on a scale of 1 (dont enjoy) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for each skill and career implications 3. Information retrieval, data-collection, investigation and research quantitative and qualitative analysis 4. Design awareness and critique; promoting quality control 5. Collaborative and multidisciplinary working; negotiation; teamwork 6. Core discipline-specific competencies (please list and evaluate) Transferable Skills Example of demonstrating skill 1. Project, business and resource (time, materials, money, etc.) management Self-rating 1=low 5=high Describe what you need to develop and when and how you will do this. Indicate on a scale of 1 (dont enjoy) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for each skill and career implications 2. People and organisational management and leadership 3. Creativity, flexibility and adaptability; managing change 4. Written, oral, graphic communication 5. Using information technology 6. Career planning and job hunting skills 7. Self-management, confidence & assertiveness Values Awareness of these values 1. Health & Safety issues Self-rating 1=low 5=high For each knowledge/ skill /value, describe what you need to develop and when and how you will do this. Indicate on a scale of 1 (dont enjoy) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for each skill and career implications 2. Ethical responsibility and professional practice 3. Issues of equal opportunity/diversity 4. Issues of sustainability