overview of PDP

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Overviews of Personal Development  Plan {PDP} 

What is Personal Development Plan {PDP}?

it is on-going activity where you actively consider your career and development goals and put in place a plan that will help  achieve what you need to in terms of your development.

—It consist is  4 different process.

ØLooking your goals, examining  what you want to do and where you want to get to.

ØEvaluating your current position towards these goals.

Ø Creating  a plan { deciding on a plan of action to get from here to there}.

ØReviewing your action plan 

—PDP focus on 3 broad learning areas.

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—Personal:  I.e. time management, flexibility

—Academic: I.e.   academic writing 

—Career: i.e.  communication skills, ability to think analytically and creatively

—Commercial awareness:  which is about knowing how business work and what makes them tick.

What Is reflection?

—Thinking deeply about your action

—So that you can act more insight and effectiveness in the future

—It is all about ‘standing back’  from an event and thinking carefully what happened

—To make  change and  improve for the next event.

—Making judgements and drawing conclusions to move on

How to reflect on something

 —Ask these questions to your self

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ØHow did it go? How do I feel about it?

ØWhat went well or ok? Why?

ØHow could this have been done differently?

ØWhat should I change or work on for next time?

vE-portfolio is  Collection of your personal and professional development.

v evidence can be from:

Øwork placement reports

Øcourse work assignments

Øplan for future development

üYou need to

i.Reflect personal  academic and professional development

ii.Deciding what to include in your portfolio 

Benefits of Engaging in PDP and e-portfolio.

It enables you to:

ØRecognize, evaluate and give evidence of your learning skills and abilities.

ØHelps to increase your awareness of teaching and learning strategies and how these relate to your own learning style

E-portfolio provides:

ØValuable of evidence for job application and CVs.

ØBuild your confidence in the interview as you are aware your skills and attributes.

ØAble to clearly express them.

By 

Mohamed Omar

BA candidate 

Business and Social Enterprise 

 Ruskin College 

13omarmo@ruskin.ac.uk