1、Personal 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
2、 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 con
3、fident 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 developmentThe pr
4、ofessional 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
5、your PDP.How it worksPersonal 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 achieve2. Planning where you want to get to, what skills and knowledge you will need to develop a
6、nd how you will acquire them via learning opportunities open to you3. Doing putting your action plan into practice; recording the development you make; identifying when you have reached a goal4. Reflecting on your learning and achievement and, in the light of this, where you want to go next (and so
7、the cycle begins again)Rating Your SkillsColumn 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 envir
8、onment 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
9、 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 sk
10、ills e.g. “ people and organisational management and leadership skills” could include: goal setting, strategy development, delegating, listening, time management, dealing with people and managing conflictColumn 3: please assess your current level of competency for each knowledge/skill /value, on a s
11、cale 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 exp
12、erience. 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 directionIts
13、 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 st
14、age, 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 y
15、ou 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
16、 your course.Knowledge Components Example of when you have demonstrated this knowledge Self - Rating1=low5=highFor 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.Please indicate on a scale of 1 (dont enjoy
17、) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for using each particular skill and the career implications of this.Example:“Creativity, flexibility and adaptability”Creativity Design Project in Year 1 required formulating a creative vision for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site.Flexibility/adaptability- Report f
18、or PLDC 1 included a fundamental change near end of process necessitating an adaptation to the original strategy32Urban 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
19、 achieved by end of Year 25 - 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/adaptability1. The nature and purpose of your discipline and the role of the professional2. The context of prac
20、tice laws and procedures and how they are changing, including management procedures3. 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-disc
21、iplinary working5. Core discipline-specific knowledge (please list and evaluate)Technical Skills Example of demonstrating skill Self-rating1=low5=highFor 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
22、(dont enjoy) to 5 (enjoy) your preference for each skill and career implications 1. Producing strategies, policies and plans for improvements in the built environment2. Problem definition, weighing evidence, problem solving, appraisal, decision-making3. Information retrieval, data-collection, invest
23、igation and research quantitative and qualitative analysis4. Design awareness and critique; promoting quality control5. Collaborative and multidisciplinary working; negotiation; teamwork6. Core discipline-specific competencies (please list and evaluate)Transferable Skills Example of demonstrating sk
24、ill Self-rating1=low5=highDescribe 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 1. Project, business and resource (time, materials, money, etc.) management2. People and organisatio
25、nal management and leadership3. Creativity, flexibility and adaptability; managing change4. Written, oral, graphic communication5. Using information technology6. Career planning and job hunting skills7. Self-management, confidence & assertivenessValues Awareness of these values Self-rating1=low5=hig
26、hFor 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 1. Health & Safety issues2. Ethical responsibility and professional practice3. Issues of equal opportunity/diversity4. Issues of sustainability
