This personal development plan outlines the graduate attributes that Itumeleng Tenny Pule wishes to develop over the next quarter. The plan identifies 7 attributes that Pule wants to focus on, including sustainable development, community engagement, entrepreneurship, innovation and problem-solving, numeracy, technical and conceptual competence, and citizenship and global leadership. For each attribute, Pule rates their current and target proficiency levels and identifies development opportunities and activities to help achieve the target proficiencies over the next quarter. Evidence of progress will also be collected.

1. Personal development plan based on GAET
Name: Itumeleng tenny pule Review period: 2
Identify the graduate attributes you wish to personally develop this quarter. Remember that you are not expected to be proficient in all graduate attributes at once.
Priority
No
Graduate attribute Core skills Current
proficiency
Target
proficiency
Development
opportunity/Activities
Evidence
Sustainable
development
Environmental sensitivity and engage in
greening projects
4 5 I want to engage more
in greening projects
Socially responsible and have a high
regard for equity and human rights of
others
5 5 I will be consistent
Aware of the needs of other people and
cares for them whenever I can
5 5 I will help more people
and donate money and
clothes to charities and
shelters.
Community
engagement
Socially engaged in my community 5
Initiate and or implement change in my
community
5
Mentor future generations of
learners/others
5
Engage in meaningful public discourse 3 I will open a Facebook
page where I will share
important things such
as where to go for
things like bursaries or
learnerships
Entrepreneurship Business acumen 3 5 I will read more on
business and learn how
to run business
effectively
Industrious 5
Marketable / creative 4 5 I will try to be more
creative and marketable
Innovation and
problem-solving
Critical and creative 5
Ability to link knowledge and apply it in
different contexts
5
Ability to confront unfamiliar problems 4 5 Sometimes I panic
Developed new ideas/ methods/ 5

2. techniques/practices/ products/
services
Technological
literate
Adept/proficient in using information
and communication technologies for
learning
5
Numerate Have excellent budgeting skills 3 5 I will stick to my budget
regardless of everything
Able to use basic mathematics 5
Have basic financial management skills 4 I will do research and
watch videos on how to
manage finances wisely
and
Communication Communicate proficiently orally
(assertively and articulately)
5
Have excellent writing skills (report
writing, etc.)
5
Have excellent presentation skills 5
Have excellent information searching
skills
5
Have excellent listening skills 5
Have good negotiation skills 5
Technical and
conceptual
competence
Demonstrate depth of specialised
disciplinary knowledge
5
Apply discipline knowledge to solve
problems
3 5 Sometimes I become
emotional, so I have to
go to psychologist for
disciplinary
management programs
Uphold a strong sense of disciplinary
scholarship
3
Uphold a strong sense of intellectual
integrity
3 I will be more
intellectual and always
keep my integrity
Attain high level of achievement in
studies
5
Teamwork Work both independently and in teams 5
Manage own learning 5
Work and take responsibility for self
while contributing to teams such as
5

3. learning communities
Work collaboratively in teams 5
Citizenship and
Global Leadership
Engage in civic responsibilities such as
voluntary work
3 5 I will always volunteer
myself whenever I don’t
have anything to do or I
don’t have lot of work
An ethical leader 5
Have high regard for diverse people and
cultures
5
Respect indigenous knowledge, cultures
and values
5
Understand global imperatives and
issues
3 5 I must do more
research on Global and
economic issues.
Have excellent interpersonal skills 5
Have good decision-making skills 5
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