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A professional development plan is a set of targets for improving your talents, knowledge and to keep up with the pace of change in your profession. This is normally developed with your reporting manager as part of career planning and performance management. The following are illustrative examples.
BasicsThe basic idea behind a professional development plan is that you communicate how you will progress in your career by planning to take training and steps in your work that you find challenging.Minimal EffortSome professionals are curious and ambitious such that they learn on their own. Such talent often dislike training as they find it tediously slow. Training looks good on a professional development plan but there are alternatives such as self-study, industry events and ambitious performance objectives.The plan above is minimal in that she outlines things that she was most likely planning to do anyway and simply reframes them as learning activities.
AmbitiousA high performing employee may use a professional development plan as an opportunity to push for support from management to advance their career. This may include expensive training or education that looks good on a resume. It can further include requests for authority and responsibilities.Performance ImprovementA low performer may use a professional development plan as an opportunity to show their manager that they are working to improve. Note: this template is also a little more extensive with separate targets for each goal.|
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