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Unit 1: Communication
and Employability skillsPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
What a Personal Development Plan covers
Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
How will you get there?
How well did you do?
Where are you now?
What are you good at?
What do you need to work on?
What help you may need?
What might stop you?
Where do you want to be?
a vision of where you are going in the future,
your aspirations and goals,
the life you want to lead
the levels of personal investment you are prepared and able to make.
know what drives your goals
be honest with yourself and your capabilities
define milestones along the way
set short, medium and long term objectives
How will you get there?
the actions needed to achieve these goals
the success criteria to tell whether you have achieved
your goals
any necessary resources required e.g. time, finances
feasible timescales to achieve the objectives
SMART or not SMART?MAKING TARGETS FOR YOURSELF
What is a SMART target?
S Specific (avoid creating a broad subject)
M Measurable (you can tell when you’ve completed it)
A Achievable (you’ve got to be able to do it!)
R Relevant (it should be something you feel you could do better in)
T Time-bound (you have to add in a deadline)
Planning and Setting Personal
Targets
If you plan your
personal targets well, your chances
of achieving them
will be greater.
Setting personal targets can be used for trying to
achieve different goals,
large or small, not just for
the big things in life.
You may have some long-term targets you
want to achieve.
To achieve these, you may need to meet
a series of short-term targets first.
You may need to plan how
you're going to achieve your
personal targets.
Writing a plan
helps you find
the best way
of achieving
your targets.
SMART or not SMART?
Which of the following targets are SMART?
Target 1:
“I want to learn more French vocabulary” Not SMART – no
level of how much vocabulary to learn
and no date to assess.
Target 2:
“I aim to attempt to answer 2 questions in every lesson.”
SMART – very specific area, easily assessed and time limit has been set.
This would help
your ‘Behaviour
for Learning’ level
and your overall
achievement!
What is the point of a SMART target?
It gives you something to aim for
You can choose something in particular to focus on
You can see how you are progressing and what you need to do to improve
If you stick to it…you will achieve!
Improve the presentation of your work. Attempt to answer 2 questions in every lesson
Always ask for help if you do not understand something Complete all tasks when set.
Follow exactly all written and spoken instructions. Be fully equipped for all lessons.
Listen carefully to other students. Do not interrupt the teacher
Stop shouting out in all lessons. Make only positive remarks about other people and their work.
If you have nothing positive to say, say nothing at all. Begin all tasks as soon as they are set.
Try to do all tasks before asking for help. Use your diary to record important dates and information relating to the course
Do your own work, do not copy or download. Make more time to prepare for class
Use full sentences in all answers. Develop a ‘can do’ attitude to my work.
Title, Date and Underline all work. Make more time for Homework
Need some help? Are these relevant for you? From the list of targets below, pick 3 and work on them to turn them into SMART targets.
How well did you do?
reality turns out to be different
Did the activities met your expectations and
requirements as planned?
on-going and changing
keep reviewing and updating your goals
Tasks
List your background qualifications
Background Qualifications
What do skills do your extra-curricular activities help to build?
Extracurricular
Assess your strengths
Strengths
What do you need to improve on?
Improvements
Assess your key skills
Skills audit
More tasks
What do you want to achieve at college/university?
Academic goals
What do you want to achieve in employment?
Career goals
Are there things you want to do outside of education and employment e.g. run a marathon
Personal goals
What work experience do you have?
Work experience
Who will vouch for you?
Reference summary
