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Part One: Reflect on any personal efficacy

Your answers to the following questions will help you analyse your development needs, leadership style and self-management skills. Each point below has further requirements that you must address in your response.

a) Discuss any career objectives.

b) What professional development will you require to reach your career objectives?

c) What are your development needs?

d) What competency standards do you use to assess your professional strengths and weaknesses?

e) How do you maintain a high level of performance in different work conditions?

f) Where are your strengths and weaknesses in maintaining consistent performance?

g) How do you use emotional intelligence to promote and maximise team outcomes?

h) What are your strengths in using emotional intelligence?

i) What could you improve on in this area?

j) What strategies do you use to build trust confidence and the respect of diverse groups in the workplace?

k) Whatstrategiesareyouusingtocreateaclimatethatencouragesandallowsforthe receiving and giving of constructive feedback?

l) What leadership qualities do you have and what skills need further refinement and how do you know if you are an effective leader?

m) How do you review your own performance?

n) How do you review your performance in terms of personal efficacy?

o) How do you review your performance in terms of competence?

p) What is your understanding of professional competence and how will you achieve it?

q) What is your preferred learning style?

r) What development opportunities do you prefer?

s) Whatdevelopmentneedswouldyougiveprioritytoandwhy?

t) What are your skills with regards to building an effective workplace culture?

u) Have you developed a network that enhances your personal knowledge, skills and work relationships? Why or why not?

v) How can you further develop your workplace and industry network?

Part two: Prepare the Professional Development Plan (PDP)

Research your professional development needs by talking to three (3) colleagues and your manager/supervisor. Ask them what their opinion is with regards to your performance, your current capability and your development needs. Once done complete the self-assessment reflecting your6performance and development needs, target capability, development opportunities, criteria for judging success and time-frame. The self-assessment template is provided below for you to complete

Professional Development needs	Target capability	Development opportunities	Criteria for judging success	Time frame

Part three: Prepare the Professional Development Plan for individuals

Manage the personal and professional development of two individuals. This can be two team members from your organisation or two other learners. Create the one-page development plan for each person. You will need to demonstrate that you can:

a) Identify and summarise their roles and responsibilities b) Support the two individuals to develop work goals that align with their roles and responsibilities c) Providethreeprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesforeachindividual d) Facilitate access to relevant personal and professional development activities e) Research and implement techniques for maintaining the health and wellbeing of the team members/learners.

Team member one:		Role and Responsibilities
Professional Development needs	Target capability	Development opportunities	Criteria for judging success	Time frame

Team member two:		Role and Responsibilities
Professional Development needs	Target capability	Development opportunities	Criteria for judging success	Time frame