Personal development is an ongoing process, in which you need to: • Identify priorities for personal development • Identify personal development opportunities • Create an action plan • Monitor your progress • Evaluate your personal performance
Priorities and Opportunities for Personal Development Personal development is an ongoing process, in which you need to: • • • • • Identify priorities for personal development Identify personal development opportunities Create an action plan Monitor your progress Evaluate your personal performance Identify priorities for personal development Refer Activity 1, this worksheet and rate your priorities for personal development Identify personal development opportunities Each university offers a different set of opportunities for personal and professional development Refer Activity and use this questionnaire to map the opportunities open to you Create an action plan Targets should provide clear guidelines for action and be built into an action plan Refer Activity 3, the action plan template to record your own targets Remember, targets are not written in stone: they should be monitored and reviewed as the project proceeds so that it can be completed on time Monitor your progress You may find it helpful to work to a format to explore your progress on current goals Refer Activity 4, this form to help you monitor your progress Use this in conjunction with your action plan Evaluate your personal performance Refer Activity and complete this evaluation sheet to assist you in improving your personal performance 1 Activity 2 Priorities for Personal Development 3 Activity 4 5 6 Activity 7 Activity 8 Evaluating Progress On Learning Goals 9 Activity 10 Improving Personal Performance: Evaluation Sheet 11