PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

COVERING THE PERIOD FROM:

TO:

What do I want/need to learn?

I want to learn how to effectively communicate and collaborate with my colleagues in order to improve my teamwork skills.

What will I do to achieve this?

I will attend a workshop on effective communication and collaboration skills and practice applying at least three new techniques in my daily work for a month.

What resources or support will I need?

I will need to find and register for a workshop on communication and collaboration skills, and I may need support from my manager and colleagues to practice these new skills.

What will my success criteria be?

I will consider this objective successful if I receive positive feedback from my manager and colleagues about my communication and collaboration skills.

Target dates for review and completion

I will attend the workshop by the end of month 1, and I will seek feedback from my manager and colleagues by the end of month 2.

KEY DATES

Jan 03^rd 2023

February 26^th 2023

What did you do and what evidence you can provide?

I attended a workshop on effective communication and collaboration skills and received a certificate of completion.

I received positive feedback from my manager and colleagues about my improved communication and collaboration skills.

Why?

I wanted to improve my communication and collaboration skills in order to be more effective in my work and better able to work with my colleagues (Patel, 2016).

I gave it the right effort, energy, and concentration understand the key concepts of effective communication in the workplace.

What did you learn from this?

I learned how to effectively communicate and collaborate with my colleagues, which improved my teamwork skills and helped me to better adapt to new situations and challenges in the workplace.

That employee behavioral change is possible through training, and that if my employer took the initiative to train their staff on the same then communication within the office would be top tier (Patel, 2016).

How have/will you use this?  Any further action?

I will continue to apply the communication and collaboration techniques I learned in my daily work, and I will seek out additional opportunities to improve these skills in the future.

I will encourage leaders/managers to embrace employee training, specifically on effective communication in the workplace.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

COVERING THE PERIOD FROM:

TO:

What do I want/need to learn?

I want to learn how to effectively network and build professional relationships.

What will I do to achieve this?

I will participate in a virtual networking event and follow up with at least three new professional contacts within one week.

What resources or support will I need?

I will need to find and register for a virtual networking event, and I may need support from my manager or a mentor to help me follow up with new contacts.

What will my success criteria be?

I will consider this objective successful if I have at least three successful follow-up interactions with new professional contacts.

Target dates for review and completion

I will participate in the virtual networking event by the end of month 3, and I will follow up with new contacts within one week of the event.

KEY DATES

March 30^th 2023

April 30^th 2023

What did you do and what evidence you can provide?

Register for a virtual networking event

I participated in a virtual networking event and followed up with three new professional contacts within one week. I have emails and LinkedIn messages as evidence of these follow-up interactions.

Why?

I wanted to learn how to effectively network and build professional relationships in order to expand my career opportunities and build a professional network.

What did you learn from this?

I learned how to effectively network and follow up with new professional contacts, which helped me to expand my career opportunities and build a professional network (Yang & Zhang, 2022).

How have/will you use this?  Any further action?

I will continue to actively network and follow up with new professional contacts, and I will seek out additional opportunities to build my professional network in the future.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

COVERING THE PERIOD FROM:

TO:

What do I want/need to learn?

I want to learn how to effectively manage my time in order to complete tasks efficiently and meet deadlines.

What will I do to achieve this?

I will complete a course on time management and implement at least three new time management techniques in my daily routine for a month.

What resources or support will I need?

I will need to find and enroll in a course on time management, and I may need support from my manager or a mentor to help me implement these new techniques.

What will my success criteria be?

I will consider this objective successful if I receive a high score on a self-assessment of my time management skills.

Target dates for review and completion

I will complete the course on time management by the end of month 4, and I will complete a self-assessment of my time management skills by the end of month 5.

KEY DATES

May 1^st

June 27^th 2023

What did you do and what evidence you can provide?

I completed a course on time management and implemented at least three new time management techniques in my daily routine for a month.

I have a certificate of completion for the course and a self-assessment of my time management skills as evidence.

Why?

I wanted to learn how to effectively manage my time in order to be more productive and meet deadlines more consistently.

What did you learn from this?

I learned about the imperativeness of timeliness at work and the various ways through which this can be achieved such as setting up own deadlines, remaining disciplined by sticking to the schedules, and getting committed to meeting the objectives of each task at the set time (Bozbayindir, 2019).

How have/will you use this?  Any further action?

The lessons I have learned will help me manage my time effectively by meeting the assigned deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NAME:

STUDENT NUMBER:

COVERING THE PERIOD FROM:

TO:

What do I want/need to learn?

I want to learn how to effectively solve problems and make decisions in the workplace.

What will I do to achieve this?

I will attend a workshop on problem-solving and decision-making skills and apply at least three new techniques in my daily work for a month.

What resources or support will I need?

I will need to find and register for a workshop on problem-solving and decision-making skills, and I may need support from my manager or a mentor to help me apply these new techniques in my work.

What will my success criteria be?

I will consider this objective successful if I receive positive feedback from my manager and colleagues about my problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Target dates for review and completion

I will attend the workshop by the end of month 6, and I will seek feedback from my manager and colleagues by the end of month 7.

KEY DATES

June 30^th 2023

July 30^th 2023

What did you do and what evidence you can provide?

I attended a workshop on problem-solving and decision-making skills and received a certificate of completion.

I received positive feedback from my manager and colleagues about my improved problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Why?

I wanted to improve my problem-solving and decision-making skills in order to be more effective in my work and better able to adapt to new challenges and situations.

What did you learn from this?

I learned how to effectively solve problems and make decisions in the workplace, which helped me to be more effective in my work and better able to adapt to new challenges and situations (Aliu & Aigbavboa, 2021).

How have/will you use this?  Any further action?

I will continue to apply the problem-solving and decision-making techniques I learned in my daily work, and I will seek out additional opportunities to improve these skills in the future.