1. My Professional Development Plan
What are my goals?
What will I do to achieve my
goals?
What resources or
support will I need?
What will my success
criteria be?
What are my target dates
for review and
competition?
Maintain a high standard grade in
my second year at University.
-Work through assignments early to
ensure I have enough time to change work
if needed.
-Tutors to give appropriate
feedback in order for me to
improve my assignment.
-The grades and feedback I am
given after handing in an
assignment/exam.
-I will review after every assignment I
get a grade back for.
-Get feedback off the specific tutor on how
to improve my assignment.
-Books/Journals to revise for
exams.
-The target date for the goal is the end
of my second and third university year.
-Revise early and make sure I understand
all topics for exams.
Secure a third year industry
placement. -Apply for various placements, for both big
and smaller companies.
-Practice assessment centres
which can improve my skills.
-If I succeed in securing a
placement year at a good
company to work for.
-I will access my own performance in
situations at the end of each term.
-Be successful in any assessment centres
and interviews I am given.
-CV support, to ensure it is to a
high standard.
-I aim to have a placement lined up
before breaking up for summer.
-Maintain a high grade standard for
employers to be interested in.
Have a successful placement
year, which ends in job
opportunity or a good reference.
-Research the company and the tasks I
am asked to complete in order to fully
understand my job.
-Fellow employees to give advice
and help me out in early days.
-The company offering me a job
after I graduate.
-I will review my progress in the
company by how well I am completing
tasks every week.
-Ask fellow employees for advice and form
a good workplace relationship in order for
us to produce the best results.
-Any software I might be using,
so I can practice and improve at
home.
-A good reference which will help
me when trying to get graduate
jobs.
-I will hopefully be offered a graduate
job at the company before I graduate.
-Turn up to the placement every day and
on time.
-Develop my skills in the job I am asked to
work, so that I can complete tasks to a
high standard and impress others.
Complete my Business
Information Technology degree to
a high standard (aiming for a
first).
-Plan a final year project that will help me
achieve a high grade.
-Feedback and opinions on my
final year product idea for peers
and staff.
-The overall degree mark I receive
when I graduate.
-My progress and plan will be
assessed after every assignment.
-Review all assignment briefs and work
towards completing all as soon as possible
in order to have time to improve.
-Tutors to give appropriate
feedback in order for me to
improve my assignment.
-The target date for this will be June
2018, if I secure a statement.
-Buy books and revision material to ensure
me the best chance of understanding all
aspects of the topic for exams.