Personal Development Planning

• Managers who have responsibility for implementing Organisational Development (OD) and Learning, Training and Development (LTD) and Personal Development Planning (PDP) policies and procedures
• Operational managers who wish to gain a greater understanding of OD, LTD and PDP
• All managers who are looking for new ways to develop their people
• Employees who have been identified as having the potential to be promoted and who wish to explore further ways to develop their skills and career

Course objectives

• To make the PDP more effective by putting it into context of the organisation’s LTD culture and performance management processes
• To support employees develop and plan their careers
• To create a personal development plan
• To develop the skills needed to enhance job opportunities and career prospects

Course content

Performance management

• Defining performance management
• HR processes which facilitate performance management
• Organisational objectives, team and individual performance and continuous organisational and individual improvement and development
• The benefits of developing a LTD organisation
• Defining an effective performance appraisal

Career planning

• Effective development and career planning
• Identifying career limiting behaviours and how to minimise these
• Capturing knowledge management
• Implementing succession planning
• Considering work life balance issues

Creating a Personal Development Plan

• Examining your career path using models such as SWOT and PESTLE
• Creating a personal development plan
• Continuous professional development (CPD)
• PDP and CPD

Developing career and personal development skills

• Exploring personal learning styles and strategies
• Developing time management skills
• Setting personal goals and SMART objectives
• Understanding Emotional Intelligence
• Building strong relationships at work
• Developing effective communication skills

Conducting an effective performance appraisal

• Clarifying the purpose of a performance appraisal
• Preparing for, managing and following up performance appraisal meeting
• Developing key performance indicators and SMART objectives
• Understanding personal development plans and continuous professional development