Assessment Task 2 BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional development
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Develop and maintain professional
competence
Submission details
Candidate’s name Phone no.
Assessor’s name Phone no.
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Assessment date/s Time/s
The assessment task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this
arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor.
Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for
details.
Performance objective
The candidate will demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to develop and
maintain professional competence.
Assessment description
You will develop a professional development plan with career objectives and an action
plan. To assist in the development of your plan, you are required to seek feedback on
your professional competency. You are required to keep a journal containing your
refection on, and explanation of, the process of planning professional development.
Procedure
1. Assess your personal knowledge and skills against competency standards such as
enterprise specific competencies or nationally endorsed units of competency.
In your journal, describe the process you undertook to assess your professional
competency.
2. Meet with two people who are familiar with your work and can assess aspects of
your professional competency, such as employees, colleagues, clients or
supervisors to seek feedback on your work performance. Take notes to submit as
evidence of your meeting.
Assessment Task 2 BSBWOR501 Manage personal work priorities and professional development
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In your journal, describe the meeting, and the questioning and active listening
techniques you used to elicit the feedback.
3. Using the template provided in Appendix 1, or one from your workplace, develop a
professional development plan. You should include:
a. development opportunities, such as training; include opportunities to
undertake within one year and within five years
b. new skills you aim to acquire to achieve or maintain a competitive edge
c. planned participation in networks or professional associations to enhance
professional development
d. timeframes in which to achieve development opportunities, new skills,
participation in networks.
In your journal, you should discuss:
a. how you analysed and applied feedback to your professional
development plan
b. the process you undertook to identify, evaluate and select the development
opportunities included in your professional development plan – discuss
learning styles and application to your planning
c. new skills you plan to acquire – explain how acquiring these skills will provide
a competitive edge