Assessment : Develop and maintain professional competence

In this assessment you will develop a "Professional Development Plan" to help you maintain and develop the skills and knowledge you require to be successful in your current or future role(s).

Step 1:

In this step you will complete the following tasks. They will help you gather information about your personal and professional skills and attributes.

• Personal and Key Skills - Appendix 1

• Job analysis - Appendix 2

(Obtain a copy of your job description from your employer or locate a job description for a role you are interested in working in the future)

• Learning Style Assessment - Appendix 3

• Indicators of stress - Appendix 4

Step 2

In this step you will gather information about your time management skills as well as examining your ability to establish and maintain work goals and achieve business outcomes.

For one working week (5 days) you need to maintain a,

• Daily Activity Log - Appendix 5

Here, you will record the activities that make up your day and whether you have completed some, or all, of the goals you set out to achieve.

Step 3:

In this step you will summarize your findings and give them a score.

• Competency Summary Feedback Sheet - Appendix 6

You then need to obtain feedback about your self-evaluation from 3 clients or colleagues (eg Manager or Trainer).

Step4:

From the information you have gathered in Step 1 and Step 2 consider the following:

• What new skills do you need to acquire and/or maintain to give you a competitive edge in your role?

• What personal attributes do you need to develop and/or maintain to continue being effective in your work-life.

• Do you manage your daily activities and time effectively?

• Are your stress levels affecting your mental and physical health?

• How will your learning style impact on how you improve/maintain your skills?

You now need to complete the SWOT analysis worksheet - Appendix 7

Step 5:

Considering all the above information you now need to complete your

• Professional Development / Action Plan - Appendix 8

Step 6:

In a journal format;

• Explain the findings for each area of reflection eg Personal SWOT analysis and the reasons why you have chosen to include these in your Personal Development Plan and how they relate to your professional competency.

• Discuss your stress level and how these may be impacting on you work and overall productivity.

• Discuss your daily activity and how efficient you are at managing your time.

• Discuss your Learning Style and how this has influenced you in the way(s) you plan to learn or maintain your skills and knowledge.

Personal and key skills can be seen as the building blocks that underpin your ability to achieve desired goals and outcome in your personal and work life.

Different scenarios allow you to adapt and apply what you've learned in other situations.

We all possess such skills - but it's inevitable that some will be more in evidence than others.

Complete the following audit to identify where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Provide some tangible evidence to support your rating.

Attachment:- Manage Personal Work Priorities .rar