Professional and Personal Development
What Is Professional Development?
Professional development refers to many types of educational experiences related to an individual’s work. Doctors, lawyers, educators, accountants, engineers, and people in a
Our Principles of Professional Development
We believe these four
Principle 1: Build on
Principle 2: We engage attendees as learners. Our professional development program includes rich and varied opportunities that engage employees as learners, as well as the opportunity to apply new skills and knowledge. Professional development is effective when the materials are presented in a hands-on manner, using techniques that suit various learning styles. In addition, we provide attendees the time to try out new methods in a safe environment, before either moving to another topic or attempting the method in the workplace.
Principle 3: We provide practice,
Principle 4: We measure the changes in attendees knowledge and skills. Successful and effective professional development should be manifested by measurable increases in participant knowledge and skills. The evaluation of a participant’s knowledge and skills is essential to the effectiveness of the professional development program. In order to evaluate attendees, an appropriate amount and variety of information about what participants do and their effect on people are collected.
What Is Personal Development?
Personal development is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess and utilize their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life, and set goals in order to realize and maximize their potential.
What We Teach About Personal Development
We discuss personal change and how personal development is a key motivator and factor in our attendees’ lives. After all, personal development is the process of improving one’s self. We focus on expanding self-awareness, increasing self-knowledge, discovering the individual’s identity, realizing passions and dreams, cultivating potential, enhancing the quality of life, and fulfilling professional aspirations. All of these factors admittedly demonstrate to attendees the importance of personal development, and this gives them the desire to adopt this important aspect into their lives. This commitment to personal development will change lives for the better. The professional and personal lives people dream to achieve, a considerably happier and more fulfilling life than they may have presently, is waiting for them to make the first move. Take that first step, and they’ll never look back. Everything they’ve ever wanted can be achieved, and all they have to do is change their thoughts, take control, and integrate personal development into their lives.