BTEC Level 2- Career planning in administration

Unit 8- Career planning

Lesson ObjectivesToday we aim to:Indentify what a personal development plan

is Benefits of the PDP to academic performanceBenefits of the PDP to professional lifeBenefits of the PDP to personal life

What is a personal development plan? A Personal development planning or PDP means creating

opportunities to think through, in a structured way, questions such as:

What do I really want to achieve from life?What kind of person do I want to be?Am I clear about my personal goals and ambitions?Am I making the right decisions to get me where I really want to

be?Am I in charge of my life and my studies - or am I just hoping it

all will work out somehow? 

PDP planIn order to make a PDP plan successful and

work you need to reflect where you are now

Personal development plan

Personal development plansPersonal developments plans can be used in a

variety on contexts; i.e. career, personal life and professional life

Career development?SKILLS

CommunicationIT

NumeracyDriving

OrganisationalProblem solving/decision

makingTeam work

INTERESTSComputers/IT

Media/ArtsBuilding/construction

Business/customer serviceChildcare/nursery

Music/filmWorking with others

QUALITIESSelf-confidence

MotivationAbility to learn

Flexibility DeterminationGoal setting

EXPERIENCESWork experience

Experience at school/home/camp/journey

Volunteering/community workRole models/

 How can these help our working , academic and personal lives??

Finding your ideal career It is important to make sure that, not only do you have the right skills for a job, but that it also suits your personality and style.

Most people “skill match” themselves against a job description,

whilst some people use interactive tests like Fast Tomato or Direct Gov’s screening test. It is also important to find out what the role involves and how it links to other careers. You can normally find this information online or in a library.

Where to find help! college website, school or community-based careers

services Jobcentres Plus, Learndirect, Connexions, direct.gov.uklibraries, ‘Careers and Jobs’ sections in local newspapers,

magazines personal development and career development magazines

and websites,work placements, progress fileswebsites

www.careerprogression.co.ukhttp://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/

Personal development progression benefitsBenefits for myself Benefits for others

improved quality of life teaching or training others

personal fulfilment, job satisfaction

inspiring or helping others

financial benefits improving financial situation of a company

on-going learning and development for self

Improving quality of work

Also shows you have been doing things to develop on your CV

PDP- Benefits to personal life?

PDP: Benefits to career

PDP: academic performance

Planning your careerUsing the template make a career action plan. Make sure you are detailed, use SMART targets and the timing is possible.

Think of: Short term goalsSkills to be developedResources timeline

Lesson Review Have we met our objectives?Understand the skills and qualities needed to

progress in a careerUnderstand information and guidance related

to career progressionUnderstand the importance of career

progressionBe able to plan the next steps in your career

Lesson ObjectivesAnswer the following questionIndentify what a personal development plan

is Benefits of PDP to academic performanceBenefits of the PDP to academic performanceBenefits of the PDP to professional lifeBenefits of the PDP to personal life

Next weekWe will be looking at interview processes , proceduresand questions: in order to do this

Identify a administration job you would like to work inLook through a variety of sourcesAssess your suitability for the role

Please bring the job with you; as your answers to interview questions will be based on the job role/ description for an administrator and therefore it is important for you to be aware of the variety of responses you can provide