Your Personal Development Course

Description

Our course allows care workers to build up an awareness of the skills they need to improve their knowledge and understanding. The training starts with a carer’s role and goes on to incorporate self-reflection and the importance of personal development plans.

Course Details

Your Personal Development in care settings Online Training Overview

This personal development in care settings course will give an overview of different aspects of having a career in healthcare, including job descriptions, responsibilities, and things not included in certain roles. The course will encourage you to explore your company’s values and objectives and how your role fits into these.

Duration: 1-hour     CPD Points: 1

Course Update:
This course was last updated on 9th September 2023

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What You Will Learn

Your personal development Learning Objectives

The module is structured around four distinct learning outcomes, each with its own set of assessment criteria:

1. Understanding the requirements for competence in your own work role:

• 1.1 Articulating the duties and responsibilities of your own work role
• 1.2 Recognising the standards shaping the execution of the role
• 1.3 Describing methods to ensure personal attitudes or beliefs don’t hinder work quality

2. Reflecting on personal work activities:

• 2.1 Justifying the significance of reflecting on work activities for knowledge, skill, and practice development
• 2.2 Evaluating the alignment of personal knowledge, skills, and understanding with set standards
• 2.3 Demonstrating the capacity to reflect on work activities

3. Formulating a personal development plan:

• 3.1 Identifying sources of support for personal learning and development
• 3.2 Outlining the process of agreeing upon a personal development plan and the involved stakeholders
• 3.3 Contributing to the creation of one’s personal development plan

4. Advancing knowledge, skills, and understanding:

• 4.1 Demonstrating how a learning activity has enhanced personal knowledge, skills, and understanding
• 4.2 Illustrating how reflection on a situation has enhanced personal knowledge, skills, and understanding
• 4.3 Explaining the significance of continuous professional development
• 4.4 Exhibiting how feedback from others has enhanced personal knowledge, skills, and understanding
• 4.5 Demonstrating methods for tracking progress related to personal development.

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Describe the importance of professional development
• Understand why it is important to raise concerns
• Describe how to raise concerns at your organisation
• Understand how professional development can be accomplished through informal practices such as shadowing or mentoring

Lessons

Course Content

Unit 1
Unit 1

• Course Introduction – Your Care Career: Your Personal Development
• Personal Development
• Importance of Personal Development
• Formal Professional Development
• Case Study – Hannah
• Self-Reflection – Personal Development
• Resources for Professional Development
• Case Study – Heloise and Barbara
• Duty of Care
• Importance of Reporting Concerns
• How to Report Concerns
• Reflective Practice

On successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a CPD-accredited Your Personal Development Course free course certificate. Having a personal development course certificate serves as tangible evidence of an individual’s commitment to personal growth and improvement. It underscores the importance of having a structured plan for one’s development journey.

Why is this Training Important?

This training is vital for adherence; it is crucial to follow the laws and regulations, as well as to understand their impact on your work.

The Care Certificate, comprising 15 standards, including Standard 2: Personal Development in Care, outlines expectations for those in health and social care. Developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England, and Skills for Health, it’s essential for new entrants to the sector.

Who is this for?

Who is this your personal development training for?

This online course has been written at an introductory level 1 for all levels that fit the criteria to take training as part of their role. This includes:

• Refresher training
• Inductions
• Awareness
• Knowledge enhancement

It is suitable for the following:

• Health Care workers including Nurses, Doctors, Ambulance services, clinical and non-clinical workers
• Social Care Workers including Councils, Carers and Care assistants
• Youth workers including activity leaders, passenger transport services and volunteers

Accessibility

Our course prioritises inclusivity by offering audio playback as a standard feature, ensuring that learners with visual impairments or those who prefer auditory learning can fully engage with the content, without any extra charges.

To cater to a diverse global audience, we have made this course available in 50 different languages, facilitating seamless translation and making learning accessible to individuals from various linguistic backgrounds.

The Exam and Receiving Your Certificate

Upon concluding the learning material for each unit, a multiple-choice examination evaluates your comprehension of the course content. Upon passing the quiz, you will be awarded a CPD-accredited certificate. An electronic copy will be promptly dispatched to your email upon completion, at no additional cost.

For a nominal fee, you can request a printed certificate on premium-grade paper through your learner dashboard. Delivery to UK addresses usually takes up to three business days. Please be aware that certificate shipments are currently restricted to within the United Kingdom.

Your Personal Development FAQ

Your Personal Development Frequently Asked Questions

When will I receive my Your Personal Development course?

Your course is instantly allocated to you upon completion of your purchase.

Is the Your Personal Development course CPD accredited?

Yes, the Your Personal Development course has been assessed and awarded a CPD accreditation by the CPD standards office.

Do I receive a Your Personal Development certificate

Upon successful completion of the quiz at the end of the course, you will be instantly awarded a CPD accredited Your Personal Development course certificate to download or print at home for free. We also have an option for you to request a hard copy of the certificate sent to your home or work address.

Can I retake the Your Personal Development course to improve my grade?

Yes, the Your Personal Development course comes complete with unlimited exam retakes

Is this Your Personal Development course ideal for refresher training, induction or to improve your knowledge?

Yes, the Your Personal Development course will aid refresher training. It will give evidence of an understanding for staff induction. It will evidence awareness and improve your knowledge aiding your current skillset. A certificate is awarded upon completion.

Can I purchase this Your Personal Development course for other persons than myself?

We offer a complimentary learner management system to view the learner’s course progress, view quiz results and certification. We also offer a dedicated compliance matrix to aid with audits and inspections.

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