Personal Development Plans

Aims:

To provide a workshop environment for work on identifying, discussing and recording development needs

Objectives:

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

·        To engage the candidate and their Manager in discussion on performance and career planning

·        To introduce the theory and practice of learning groups as an aid to personal awareness

·        To introduce the practice of developing and using Personal Development Plans as part of the career development process

Four Day Course Programme

The course is divided into two parts with a period of six weeks between each two-day module.

The manager accompanies the candidate on day one to establish career aspirations, career prospects and perceived strengths and weaknesses.  This defines the context of the Personal Development Plan (PDP), gives the candidate a firm base from which to plan their future development and raises the awareness of the manager of the supporting role required.

The remainder of module one concentrates on learning styles, self-knowledge and the operation of learning groups.

The six-week period between modules is used by the candidate to further explore aspects of their performance and learning requirements with some initial thoughts on PDP content. 

Part two introduces the PDP process and draws on the learning group approach to produce drafts of PDP’s.  The final version of the PDP is discussed with the course tutor/facilitator.