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Task 1: Taking gap
analysis between your current competencies and the job standard
Task 1.1: Evaluate own current skills and competencies against
professional standards and organizational objectives.
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Basing on the job
description of a specific position you’re applying, identify job standards, including
subset skills to work with people, to work with things, to work with
information and data.
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For this task, you
must finish skills audit table in 5 stages from Page 142 to Page 145 of the
course book. Then, make conclusions on
your current skills and competencies
Task 2.1 produces evidence for assessment criterion
2.1
Task 2: Setting your personal and professional goals
Task 2.1: Identify own development needs and the activities required
meeting them. In specific, by doing Activity 5 on Page 141, you must:
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Write down your
highest priority career goals using SMART principles.
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List three
interpersonal skills which you feel are most relevant to successful
achievement of these goals.
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Identify and list
any five specific strengths and weaknesses you perceive or have identified in
your behaviors or skills in these areas.
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Restate these
strengths and weaknesses as development needs.
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Rank your
development needs in order according to the instruction
Task 2.1 produces evidence for assessment criterion
2.2
Task 2.2: Identify development opportunities to meet current and future
defined needs.
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From the goals you
set in Task 2.1, you should give some thought to the type of support which
might help you to achieve your plan, such as a mentor, types of supporters,
financial supports or any other method you wish.
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Point out
opportunities and threats to career progression.
Task 2.2 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 2.3
Task 3: Setting personal development plan
Task 3.1: Devise a personal
and professional development plan based on identified needs. You must base on
the form of an action plan on Page 154 to create your own plan.
Task 3.1 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 2.4
Task 3.2: Discuss the
processes and activities required to implement the development plan. From
certain criteria in Part 4.7 on Page 152, or from other criteria you wish to
use, you can decide the best development activities for you and steps for
achieving the objective.
Task 3.2 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 3.1
Task 4: Implementing, reviewing and adjusting the plan (if
any)
Task 4.1: Undertake and
document development activities as planned.
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Rethink the
situation of work-based problems you selected in the Assignment 2, apply the
format of Pedler et al (2001) to choose and analyze specific interaction or
interpersonal activities you would do if you were in such those situations.
Task 4.1 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 3.2
Task 4.2: Reflect critically
on own learning against original aims and objectives set in the development
plan.
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Choose one specific
skill you intend to improve for your future goals. Undertake one week for
improvement.
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Report on what you
did and how improved the skill is within the one week.
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Using reflective
practice theories and significant event analysis to inform your learning and
development needs (Page 171 – 172).
Task 4.2 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 3.3
Task 4.3: Update the
development plan based on feedback and evaluation. By listing the feedback
from other people about your strengths and development opportunities, update
your plan (if any).
Task 4.3 produces
evidence for assessment criterion 3.4
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