Personal Development Planning (PDP) really happens at work

Abstract

There can never be one approach to personal planning, and what is effective for one person probably will not work for the next. Additionally, very few students see the connection between planning whilst at university and the planning processes used in the workplace. The project reported below was an HE Academy GEES Subject Centre small grant funding project, and this paper reflects on University of Leeds (University) student responses to materials designed to help them to develop a clearer understanding of the role of PDP in the workplace and to gain an insight into the longer term benefits of personal planning and reflection. Student responses (in italics) to each activity are used to highlight some of the learning benefits.