Cadbury - Skills space - Business Studies 14 to 16 - Human Resources

Glossary

pdp tool

Now it’s your turn. Fill in the form to create your own Personal Development Plan for your future career. Answer the questions and prompts and when you get to the end of the form you can print your own PDP. You may want to give a copy of your PDP to your teacher, so that he/she can fill in the final section.

Personal Details

Name:

Education

What job would you like to do once you have finished full-time education?
What qualifications do you need for that job? e.g. 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above, A level in Mathematics, BTEC National Certificate in Business, a degree in Business Management

Work Experience

What skills and qualities do you have to do this job? Skills and qualities might include whether you are a good listener, whether you are good with people, how determined you are, or whether you pay attention to detail.
What work experience do you have (e.g. paid or voluntary part-time work)? How is this experience useful for this job?
What part-time work experience do you plan to do while you're still at school? How is that useful for this job?
What voluntary work have you done or do you plan to do?

Print this form out and then there will be an area so that you can draw a time line for getting the qualifications and experience you need for the job you would like to do.

If you like, give this completed form to your teacher, or an adult who knows you well, and ask them to comment here:

How well has he/she assessed their own skills and qualities?
Is there anything else he/she should have included?
How realistic are his/her career aspirations?
Are the suggested timelines realistic?

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pdp tool