The document discusses personal development planning (PDP) and its importance for employability. PDP helps students reflect on their learning and career goals. It develops skills valued by employers like responsibility, self-esteem, and attitude. The document also outlines different approaches institutions take to integrate PDP into the curriculum, from discrete sessions to a fully embedded process. Support for PDP includes employability advisors, online resources, and events connecting students to employers.

1. PDP Development & Practice Brian Currie Nicola Smith

6. Discrete or (‘bolt on’) - in addition to curriculum Linked - PDP is run in parallel with curriculum Embedded – (appearing with specific modules within a programme) Integrated – appearing in most if not all modules within a programme) Extended – (PDP is used to integrate activities both within and outwith the curriculum) Linking PDP to the curriculum:

7. Employability Team Brian Currie Employability Officer Laura Carter-McLean Student Guidance Advisor

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16. Classification Matrix Confident Rigorous Reflective Responsive & adaptive Active

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18. Enhancing Institutional PDP Strategies Effective Learning Framework The Effective Learning Framework, ELF, is a model that attempts to frame personal development planning (PDP) in relation to effective learning. The Framework does this by encouraging all those who take part to reflect upon the student experience in higher education, from student, to teaching unit and institution.