BAA612 Assessment Task 2: Personal Development Plan

Task 

Description 

Personal Development Plan - This task requires you to reflect on yourself as a ‘brand/product’. You are to develop a plan and strategies to enhance your employability over the next 12 months. The plan will need to include an inventory of your skills and knowledge; for instance, to improve your communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills. The suggested guidelines for the plan include 

• Define your development and networking goals 
• Conduct a situation analysis – strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats 
• Your target ‘customers/employers’ 
• Write objective and positioning statement(s) 
• Identify at least 3 strategies for development/implementation 
• Prioritise and set deadlines for development 
• Develop a clear action plan 
• Determine action steps within the timeline 
• List necessary support, resources and people 
• List measures of success 

• Evidence of implementation [in appendices]. For instance, a professional website, detailed LinkedIn Profile, Blogs, YouTube Channel, etc. 

Criterion 

Number 

Criterion Description 

Measures ILO: 

Criterion 1 

Conduct situation analysis to develop personal goals and positioning statement  

LO1, LO2, LO3 

Criterion 2 

Create a personal development plan based on personal goals 

LO3  

Criterion 3 

Draw on examples of real-world cases, relevant concepts and information to support the plan 

LO1, LO2, LO3 

Criterion 4 

Apply relevant literature/theories to the plan 

LO1, LO2, LO3 

Task Length 

2000 words +/- 10% (excluding reference list and appendices)