Mariquita E.

Uyvico
Nurse IV

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Refers to the acquisition of skills and

knowledge both for personal

development and for career
advancement
It is the need for individual to keep up
to date with rapidly changing
knowledge

Professional development

encompasses all types of

facilitated learning
opportunities ranging from
college degree to formal course
work, conferences and formal
learning opportunities situated
in practice.

PURPOSE:
To maintain
To develop
To enhance

Skills, Knowledge
and competence
in order to improve
performance at work

 Effective continuing for professional

development is a commitment to
professionalism, it shows that you have
taken personal responsibility for
ensuring that you have skills and
knowledge necessary to meet the
challenges of an ever changing world.
The process should benefit the
individual, colleague and clients and
institution as a whole.

REASONS
Maintaining a capability and competence to

perform well in your current role.

Ensuring that you and your employer
comply with legal and other mandatory
requirements such as health and safety and
equal opportunity.
Preparing for additional responsibilities in
current or future roles.

 Demonstrating motivation and enthusiasm for

learning and developing self and others.

Promoting yourself as meeting the requirement on
your current job, having potential to take on further
responsibilities and showing excellence in
performance.
Interest in life long learning.
Sense of moral obligation.
To enhance career progression.
To keep abreast of new technology and practices and
to comply with professional regulatory organization.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Personal development includes activities that improve

awareness and identity, develop talents and potential,

build human capital and facilitate employability,
enhance quality of life and contribute to the
realization of dreams and aspirations. The concept is
not limited to self-help but includes formal and
informal activities for developing others in roles such
as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or
mentor.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
ACTIVITIES:

Improving self awareness

Improving self knowledge
Improving or learning new skills
Becoming a self-leader
Building or renewing identity/self-esteem
Developing strength or talents
Improving wealth
Spiritual development
Identifying or improving potential

 Building employability or human capital

Enhancing lifestyle or the quality of life
Improving health
Fulfilling aspirations
Initiating a life enterprise or personal

autonomy
Defining and executing personal
development plans
Improving social abilities