Personal & Professional Development (bite-sized HE module course)

During this course you will be able to: Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development Take responsibility for your own personal and professional development Implement and continually review your own personal and professional development plan Demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills What skills will I gain? By studying this course you will be able to : Evaluate approaches to self managed learning Propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be encouraged Evaluate the benefits of self-managed learning to yourself and your organisation Evaluate your current skills and competencies against professional standards and organisational objectives Identify your own development needs and the activities required to meet them Identify development opportunities to meet your current and future defined needs Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs Discuss the processes and activities required to implement your development plan Undertake and document development activities as planned Reflect critically on your own learning against original aims and objectives set in the development plan Update the development plan based on feedback and evaluation Select solutions to work-based problems Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels Evaluate and use effective time management strategies How will I be assessed? This is an assignment-based course and there are no exams You will be continually assessed throughout the course via assignments and the production of a detailed portfolio What can I do next? Completion of the module will enable you to: Use the skills you have gained in the workplace Continue with further study and progress to the HNC/D in engineering