3. What is a Personal
Development Plan?
• Organisations are
increasingly using
Personal Development
Plans as a way to form
the basis of training and
career development of
individuals.
• Learners hoping to
continue studies into
higher education are
likely to be expected to
complete a Personal
Development Plan.
6. What are the features of a
Personal Development Plan
Where am I now?
• Identifying existing skills/qualifications
• Identifying strengths
• Identifying weaknesses
7. What are the features of a Personal
Development Plan
Where do I want to go?
• Identifying long term aims
• Identifying future required
skills/qualifications
8.
9. How am I going to get there?
• Setting timeline
• Setting short-term goals
What are the features of a Personal
Development Plan
10.
11. • What are the benefits of
completing a Personal
Development Plan?
• What are the risks of
completing a Personal
Development Plan?
Benefits
and
Risks
12. The benefits
There are both benefits for the individual
and employer:
• Individual: The plan can be a
motivating factor
• Become focused on self-improvement
and understand the long-term
implications of efforts
• Employer’s point of view: The plans
encourage employees to be proactive
about their career planning
13. The Risks
Businesses will be
constantly assessing
whether raising
expectations of the
opportunities that
may be presented to
employees could
cause more damage
than not offering a
PDP programme at all.