Question: Personal Development Plan Student Name: Date: A personal development plan will help you improve or maintain your current level of success and prepare for future

Personal Development Plan

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A personal development plan will help you improve or maintain your current level of success and prepare for future opportunities. You can include both personal and career goals in a single plan, or create a separate plan for each of the key areas of your life. Either way, be sure to revisit your plan(s) at least once every six (6) months to ensure your goals are aligned with the changes in the world around you.

This template includes sections for the following process:

1. Assess your current values, strengths & Improvements

2. Identify areas of improvement/ opportunities

3. Skills and experience needs

4. Develop your action plan

Assess Your Current Values & Strengths

List five (5) values most important to you:

Examples: Trust, Honesty, Ethical, Self-aware, Family, Loyalty, Leadership, etc...

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List your top five (5) strengths:

(To validate your list, refer to your self-assessment and completed feedback forms)

Examples: Good listener, strategic thinker, organised, self-motivated, good learner, etc...

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Identify Areas of Improvement/ Opportunities

List five (5) areas that need the most improvement:

(To validate your list, refer to your self-assessment and completed feedback forms)

Examples: Staying focused, meet deadlines, respect others, take the lead, planning, goal setting, etc...

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Skills and Experience Needs

Based on the previous sections, list five (5) skills which would be most helpful to your personal and career growth?

Examples: Sales, negotiation, social media marketing, organisational, financial management etc...

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Develop Your Action Plan

Based on the previous sections, list five (5) key goals.

Goals are longer-term aims, more general than objectives. They may take a year or more to achieve. Rather than limit yourself with narrow goals like moving from Salesperson to Sales Manager, expand the possibilities and make your goal moving from Salesperson o managementeither in sales or elsewhere.

(If you're unsure which area(s) you want to pursue, use the previous sections with blanks or general responses, to create your list. In this case, your goals are to gain greater clarity about which areas of potential opportunities or interests you want to focus on in the next year or two.)

List five (5) key goals:

Note: You must ensure a minimum of five (5) goals are listed

Examples: Get a position in management, get a promotion, become more physically fit, undertake professional development

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Objectives are specific actions that support your larger goals. Choose objectives that will have the greatest impact on achieving your goals. Use the SMART system to define them:

Complete the plan below detailing a SMART objective for each goal:

  • Specificcan you clearly define the objective you want to accomplish?
  • Measurablehow will you know when it's complete?
  • Attainableis it realistic, based on your current skills and experience?
  • Relevanthow does it directly contribute to the goal you're pursuing?
  • Time framecan you accomplish it within a reasonable time period?

Complete the plan below. Upload to Moodle. You could also print, and post it in a prominent place. Review regularly to maintain progress on achieving your goals.

Personal Development Plan

Specific Objective Measurement Attainable Relevance Time Frame Achieved? Y/N

Example: Take a Project Management Fundamentals Class.

Attend all sessions and complete all assignments. Receive certificate.

Yes, with support of family members to be away for evening classes.

PM Certificate directly supports my goal of being qualified for a job in management.

5-week class, May/June time frame

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Undertake Youtube tutorial in developing self

Knowledge obtained to apply to address my skill/ knowledge gap

Yes, I have the time, its free and I have access via the internet.

Gain insight into self- develop and additional activities to complete

Complete today

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Define and begin an exercise programme.

Track duration and frequency of exercise programme.

Yes, need to check with my doctor to ensure my plan is appropriate. Adjust plan as advised.

Supports goal to become physically fit.

First month, work up to steady routine. Maintain every month thereafter.

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Identified Personal and Professional Development Activities

Identify below personal and professional development opportunities which support your goals.

Ensure you identify a minimum of two (2) personal and two (2) professional opportunities

# Description of Personal Development Opportunities Proposed Date to be Undertaken

Watch "Big Think" increase productivity video on YouTube

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# Description of Professional Development Opportunities Proposed Date to be Undertaken
Watch "Management tutorial - Pick the right management style" video on YouTube Today's Date
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Note: One (1) personal and one (1) professional development activity must be undertaken to complete

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