This document outlines an assessment for developing and maintaining professional competence. It involves completing various templates and appendices to develop a professional development plan. The candidate will analyze their personal and key skills, job requirements, learning style, stress levels, time management, and complete a SWOT analysis. With this information, the candidate will create short-term and long-term professional goals and an action plan to improve their competencies. They will submit their completed templates and a reflection journal on their findings and professional development plan.

1. Assessment 1: Develop and maintain professional
competenceSubmission details
Candidate’s Name
Phone No.
Assessor’s Name
Phone No.
Assessment Site
Assessment Date/s
Time/s
In this assessment you will develop a “Professional
Development Plan” to help you maintain and develop the skills
and knowledge you require to be successful in your current or
future role(s).
Step 1:
In this step you will complete the following tasks. They will
help you gather information about your personal and
professional skills and attributes.
· Personal and Key Skills - Appendix 1
· Job analysis - Appendix 2
(Obtain a copy of your job description from your employer or
locate a job description for a role you are interested in working
in the future)
· Learning Style Assessment - Appendix 3
· Indicators of stress - Appendix 4
Step 2

2. In this step you will gather information about your time
management skills as well as examining your ability to establish
and maintain work goals and achieve business outcomes.
For one working week (5 days) you need to maintain a,
· Daily Activity Log - Appendix 5
Here, you will record the activities that make up your day and
whether you have completed some, or all, of the goals you set
out to achieve.
Step 3:
In this step you will summarize your findings and give them a
score.
· Competency Summary Feedback Sheet - Appendix 6
You then need to obtain feedback about your self-evaluation
from 3 clients or colleagues (eg Manager or Trainer).
Step4:
From the information you have gathered in Step 1 and Step 2
consider the following:
· What new skills do you need to acquire and/or maintain to
give you a competitive edge in your role?
· What personal attributes do you need to develop and/or
maintain to continue being effective in your work-life.
· Do you manage your daily activities and time effectively?
· Are your stress levels affecting your mental and physical
health?
· How will your learning style impact on how you
improve/maintain your skills?
You now need to complete the SWOT analysis worksheet -
Appendix 7
Step 5:
Considering all the above information you now need to
complete your
· Professional Development / Action Plan -

3. Appendix 8
Step 6:
In a journal format;
· Explain the findings for each area of reflection eg Personal
SWOT analysis and the reasons why you have chosen to include
these in your Personal Development Plan and how they relate to
your professional competency.
· Discuss your stress level and how these may be impacting on
you work and overall productivity.
· Discuss your daily activity and how efficient you are at
managing your time.
· Discuss your Learning Style and how this has influenced you
in the way(s) you plan to learn or maintain your skills and
knowledge.
You are required to submit the following to your trainer for
assessment.
1. Completed Templates - 1 to 8
2. Learning Style Summary - Print out from the internet
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2. Personal journal
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Personal and key skills can be seen as the building blocks that
underpin your ability to achieve desired goals and outcome in
your personal and work life. Different scenarios allow you to
adapt and apply what you’ve learned in other situations.
We all possess such skills – but it’s inevitable that some will be
more in evidence than others.
Complete the following audit to identify where your strengths
and weaknesses lie. Provide some tangible evidence to support
your rating.

4. Appendix 1: Personal / Key Skills
1 Started but need more practice
2 Able to do this with some help
3 Competent without help
4 Competent and able to help others
Area
1
2
3
4
Evidence /justify your rating
1. SELF MANAGEMENT
· Use, evaluate and adapt a range of academic skills (analysis,
synthesis, evaluation, argument)
· Manage your time effectively (meet deadlines, get to
appointments/classes on time)
· Set realistic objectives, priorities and standards
· Monitor, evaluate and adapt own performance
· Clarify personal values
· Evaluate your own potential for employment
· Show intellectual flexibility (be willing to see that there
may be more than one way to solve a problem)
· Take responsibility for acting in a professional/ ethical
manner
· Deal with criticism constructively
2. MANAGING YOUR LEARNING
· Take responsibility for your own learning and personal growth
(monitor, evaluate and adapt your own performance; work
towards long term aims and goals)

5. · Demonstrate an awareness of learning processes
· Set realistic objectives, priorities and standards
· Develop, evaluate and adapt learning strategies
· Use learning in new or different situations/contexts
· Learn through collaboration
· Purposefully reflect on own learning and progress
3. PROBLEM SOLVING
· Identify the key features of the problem
· Think laterally about the problem
· Conceptualize the issues
· Identify the options
· Identify solutions
· Plan and implement a course of action
· Carry out solutions
· Monitor evaluate and adapt solutions
4. COMMUNICATION
· Present oral/visual information competently
· Use appropriate language
· (essays, reports, presentations, interviews)
· Listen actively and effectively
· Offer constructive criticism
· Verbal communication (speak fluently and confidently to
a variety of audiences)
· Produce a variety of written documents (using appropriate
formats, accurate information, spelling, punctuation and
grammar)

6. · Use charts, diagrams and other illustrations to support verbal
and written communication
Evaluate and adapt strategies for communication
5. WORKING WITH OTHERS
· Plan with others (ensure clear goals, take responsibility
and carry out appropriate tasks)
· Respect the views and values of others
· Adapt to the needs of the group/ team (take initiative, lead,
delegate, stand back, negotiate etc)
· Assist and support others in learning
· Delegate and stand back
· Negotiate with individuals/groups
· Work to collective goals (work to agreed plans, within agreed
resources)
· Monitor, evaluate and assess processes of group/ team work
6. DATA HANDLING
· Use appropriate sources of information (library, retrieval
systems, IT, people etc )
· Use appropriate technology and media including IT
· Handle large amounts of information and data effectively
· Record and interpret results / data
· Interpret a variety of information forms
· Use appropriate numerical information
· Use information critically and innovatively

7. · Use data as a tool in support of argument
· Translate data into words, visual images, concepts
· Evaluate and adopt strategies for handling data and
information
Appendix 2: Job analysis
Date of review:
Job title:
Classification level:
Status:
(full /part time)
Duties and responsibilities
1.
2.
3.
4.
Rating
1 Started but need more practice
2 Able to do this with some help
3 Competent without help
4 Competent and able to help others
Key skills required
Rating
1.

8. 2.
3.
Qualifications
Rating
Personal attributes required
Rating
1.
2.
3.

9. Outline Organisation’s Policy and Procedures
Outline Organisation’s Plan
Appendix 3: Learning Style
This on-line test will help you to evaluate ‘what type of learner’
you are ie Visual, Auditory or Tactile.

10. Understanding how you learn helps you make better decisions
about how to gain or maintain new skills and knowledge. For
example, if you are a kinesthetic learner, taking an online
course may not be the best choice for you.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
Locate the website shown above and take the test. Print of your
results to hand in with your assessment.
Appendix 4: Indicators of Stress
Mental Indicators
Tick
Physical Indicators
Tick
Problems with memory
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgement
Racing thoughts
Moodiness
Agitation
Irritability
Sense of isolation / loneliness
Constant worrying
Viewing everything as negative
Restlessness
Quick temper
Sense of being overwhelmed
General unhappiness
Loss of objectivity
Always being fearful
Anxiousness
Indecisiveness
Inability to relax
Feeling on edge
Headache

11. Muscle tension
Nausea
Insomnia
Acne breakout
Diarrhoea or constipation
Loss of sex drive
Frequently being sick
Dizziness
Weight gain or loss
Change in appetite
Procrastination and neglect
Alcohol, tobacco or drug use
Nail biting or pacing
Excessive spending
Tooth grinding
Excessive exercise
Overreactions
Sleeping too much or too little
Starting fights
Total
Total
Appendix 5: Daily Activity Log Template
Day:
Date:

12. Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Time
Activity
Planned Activity
Unplanned Activity
Goal/Plan/
Task
Achieved
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00

13. 9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
1.00

14. 1.30
2.00
2.30
3.00
3.30
4.00
4.30

15. 5.00
5.30
6.00
Appendix 6: Competency Summary Feedback Sheet
Rating
1 Started but need more practice
2 Able to do this with some help
3 Competent without help
4 Competent and able to help others
Area
Ranking
Me
Others

16. · Job Skills
· Personal Skills

17. · Time Management
· Stress Management
· Technology
· Learning Style
· New Skills

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Appendix 7: SWOT Analysis Worksheet
Strengths
· What advantages do you have?
· What do you do really well?
· What personal resources can you access?
· What do others see as your strengths?
· Which of your achievements are you most proud of?
· What are your core values?
Weaknesses
· What tasks do you usually avoid?
· What do others see as your weaknesses?
· Do you have the required education and skills?
· What are your negative habits?
· Do you have personality traits that hold you back from
achieving more?

19. Opportunities
· What new technology can help you?
· Is your industry growing?
· Do you have a network of strategic contacts?
· What trends do you see in your company?
· Is there a need in your company or industry that no one is
filling?
Threats
· What tasks do you usually avoid?
· What do others see as your weaknesses?
· Do you have the required education and skills training?
· What are your negative work habits?

20. · Do you have personality traits that hold you back?
Appendix 8: Professional development / Action plan
Name
Date of development
Date to be reviewed
Rank
Identified Gap
Development Activity
Goal of Development Activity
Timeframe
Cost

22. World View Chart Assignments
Due Weeks 2 through 10 and worth 35 points each week, with a
total of 315 points.
A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking –
like a mindset – which guides a culture and / or a person’s life.
Like a point of view, it can be built of concepts, ideas, values,
emotions, and ethics. Weltanschauung is the German word for
this idea. Your goal for this course is to understand the world
views of these various religions. In order to prepare you for
your final assignment, you will outline the world views of
various religions in the chart below, adding to it each week.

23. For this assignment, students will complete the weekly area of
the chart, filling in the aspects of each religion as it is presented
in the readings and resources. This chart, when complete, will
be the starting point for the written assignment, due in Week 10.
For each weekly submission:
1. Review the weekly lectures and supplemental materials
provided, then complete the chart by elaborating on each
section related to the weekly content.
2. Identify key details and examples from the weekly resources
to serve as a basis for the content being recorded in your chart.
3. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar,
punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.
Religion
Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe
Nature of God
View of Human Nature
View of Good and Evil
View of “Salvation”
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations and Festivals
Week 2Hinduism and Jainism

24. Week 3Buddhism
Week 4Daoism andConfucianism

25. Week 5Shinto
Week 6Judaism

26. Week 7Christianity
Week 8Islam

27. Week 9Sikhism
Week 10New Religious Movements

28. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Analyze what is meant by religion.
· Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs
held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which
these religions evolved.
· Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a
wide range of cultures.
· Recognize how daily life within various religions and current
affairs are influenced by religion.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
religion.
· Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper
writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
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Submission details
Candidate’s Name
Phone No.

29. Assessor’s Name
Phone No.
Assessment Site
Assessment Date/s
Time/s
Assessment 2: Professional development
Part 1: Positive Role Modelling
We can all think of people who have been a positive influence
in our life. But what characteristics make a person a positive
role model?
In this assessment you will be investigating the concept of
positive role-modelling. You will prepare and present a 20
minutes presentation about your findings.
In your presentation you will need to;
· Define positive role-modelling.
· Describe the qualities and characteristics associated with a
positive role-model.
· Present the stories of 3 people you believe have been positive
role-models in their field.
· Explain the qualities you possess that make you a positive role
model in your workplace.
Part 2: Improving Personal Work Performance

30. This part of the assessment focuses on how to improve your
work performance.
The table below lists ten (10) areas you can work on to improve
your personal work performance.
Step 1:
For each item show give yourself a score which reflects how
effective you are at managing this area.
Step 2:
In the space provided, explain how you currently manage this
area and what steps you can take to improve your performance.
Step 3:
Rank the areas from 1 to 10.
· 1 = Needing the most urgent attention
· 10 = Needs little or no attention
Improving Your Work Performance
1 Started but need more practice
2 Able to do this with some help
3 Competent without help
4 Competent and able to help others
1
2
3
4
1.
Focus & Concentration
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
2
Goal Setting

31. Current:
Improvement Ideas:
3
Additional Training / Education
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
4
Organisation – Task/Computer/Physical Environment
Current:
Improvement Ideas
5
Time Management
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
6
Work /Life Balance
Current:
Improvement Ideas:

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Communication
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
8
Prioritize Tasks
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
9
Positive Attitude
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
10
Sleep / Diet
Current:
Improvement Ideas:
Part 3: Networking

33. In this part of the assessment you will examine your network
(personal and professional) and discuss how it can help you;
· enhance your personal knowledge,
· skills and
· work relationships
Step 1:
Complete the table below to help summarize your current
personal and professional network.
Network Summary
Person
Work Relationship
Personal Relationship
Can Help Me With
Skill/Knowledge
Stay in Touch by
Face-to-face Facebook/EmailText etc

35. Step 2:
Review your Network Summary. Discuss which areas you will
need to increase your networking activities for your current or
future skills and knowledge.
Part 4: Systems to help you stay organized
In this part of the assessment you are required to download
pictures of six (6) electronic or paper-based systems that can
help you organize and prioritize your personal/work tasks.
Step 1:
· Discuss how each system operates and why it is useful for
organizing work and/or personal tasks.
Step 2:
· Explain the system you currently use to prioritize and
facilitate the competing demands to achieve your;
· personal,
· team and
· organizational goals and objectives
Step 3:
· Discuss areas of your life/work that are still challenging and
what system you could adopt to make these demands more
manageable.

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