1. Understand principles of professional development 1.1 It is important to continue to learn new skills and improve knowledge so that I can get job satisfaction and improve the way I work as individuals and as a team. It is important to learn from mistakes we make and improve on the outcomes and experiences with whom we work. I ensure that I am aware of, and follow, the current health & social care standards, legislation, and guidelines for good practice. Learning new skills and refreshing training enables me to progress, and achieve within my career and working practices.
How do we become knowledge workers within our own organizations? Hammer (2004) suggests that we are entering an age where we will all be knowledge workers. I find some truth in that because we are always learning from our peers, our employees, and our supervisors. But it is necessary for us to know where that newfound knowledge comes from by finding its source. I am the type of person who wants to know everything and be the best at every task I perform, and doing the necessary work to identify the appropriate source of information will make that task just a bit easier.
Taking weeks one and twos understanding of how each individual is different, we have the ability to merge that into how to effectively establish and organize teams. Having this knowledge as well as how to resolve possible conflicts will assist the team in achieving their goal of future success in personal and professional lives.
Also the knowledge and skills necessary to complete their job effectively. 1.2 It is important to reflect on work activities so that you are able to develop on your own knowledge and skills. Thinking things through and reflecting on a day at work will help you to pick up on things that you may be able to improve upon in future. You can also learn from any errors that you may have made. Sometimes when you remove yourself from a situation and reflect on it, you are able to find gaps and room for improvement in preparation for next time.
It will also explore the goals of the organization. Redesign and Rewards Introduction Organizations are presented with the challenge of recruiting and retaining quality and productive personnel to maintain their workforce. Organizations are in constant pursuit of new avenues to keep their employees satisfied
Unit 01, Session 06, Page 2 Can you identify areas where you have made continuous improvement in your work and / or studies? Your note: Customer services. Unit 01, Session 06, Page 6 Can you think of two areas of your work that you would like to improve? Describe how you would do this. Your note: In my work I would like to improve: in team leaders and manager.An important way of improving this areas is to get training and development specialists or by learning from people with relevant, practical on-the-job experience.
It also provides an up-to-date record of my involvement in training and development activities. I can get support with my PDP from my manager and colleagues. These people can help me identify training needs and requirements, and recommend areas for me to develop When developing my PDP I followed ‘SMART’ principles Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timely 3.3 Establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan 3.3 – According to my progress and my training goals, I will evaluate and amend my PDP accordingly. By doing this I will be able to identify any problems or obstacles that may have delayed my progress, and find alternatives to help me to achieve them. During regular supervision with my manager, objectives can be outlined, target dates set for stages of achievement and recommendations for how I will achieve them.
Coaching or mentoring new employees is also a great way to train employees and it has the added bonus of a more personal touch that can be very effective. Managers should always monitor the training process to make sure that the benefits of the training program are maximized. The training process consists of three phases: (1) needs assessment, (2) development and conduct of training, and (3) evaluation. (Gomez-Mejia, et al., 2010 p. 250) The needs assessment phase identifies the needs and the problems that need to be addressed in the training program. The development and conduct phase is specifically designed by the needs of the company.
2.1 The service we provide must reflect the needs of the people we support and by constantly improving our services we can better meet the need of the individuals and support their development. By constantly reflecting on out practice we can assess where we may be lacking in skills or knowledge and we can update these regularly to keep our services up to date and as supportive to the individuals as possible. 2.2 This could take
It is both a tool to help me analyse specific interactions or incidents that have occurred at work, as well as a method of working in the moment that is mindful and self-aware. 1.2 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided. Reflecting on my practise is important as it can help me to focus on what I have done well and identify areas I may need to improve I.e. It may make me consider new approaches or make me consider learning more or beginning new courses in relevant subjects. I can use reflective practice to improve the quality of the service I provide by thinking about a task I previously completed and asking myself: What could have been done better?