Personal and Professional Development

What is personal development?

• Focusing on your health and wellbeing

• Improving skills, knowledge, talents and potential

• Healthy eating and exercise

• Taking time out to follow your interests

What is professional development?

• Professional Development is focused on workplace skills.

• A way to attain qualifications.

• A method to ensure staff training.

• A continual learning cycle.

What is the employer's duty to their employees?

• Employers will promote dignity and respect

• Employers will provide adequate training in the workplace

• Employers have a duty to protect employees from injury within the workplace

• It is the employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees

Which skills should employees develop?

• Professional Skills

• Transferable Skills

• Personal Skills

• All three: Personal Skills, Professional Skills, Transferable Skills

What does S.M.A.R.T. stand for?

• Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reliable, Time-bound

• Specific, Measurable, Actions, Reliable, Time-bound

• Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound

• Specific, Measured, Attainable, Relevant, Timeless

What may happen if working practices exceed the employees' authority limits?

• The client will be impressed with the staff member's capability.

• Colleagues will be impressed by the staff member's capability.

• An opportunity for a pay increase discussion will arise.

• There is a possibility of causing damage or harm to self or others.

What does CPD stand for and what is it?

What are the benefits to completing CPD beyond just mandatory training?

How should you adapt to significant changes to your role?

• Focus on what you will gain

• Focus on what will change

• Focus upon what will stay the same

• Focus on what you will lose

What is the primary goal of a PD Plan?

• To plan retirement

• To outline personal and professional growth objectives

• To evaluate past performances

• To schedule daily tasks