Section 1: Manage team’s personal and professional development
Describe the organisation you are basing this project on.
What is the name of the organisation?
What does the organisation do?
What are the key functions and activities of the team you will manage the personal and professional development for?
What are the organisational goals or objectives (at least three)?
Attach proof of the documentation showing organisational goals (e.g., strategic or operational plan).
Use any appropriate format and tool to document the team roles and responsibilities. Keep in mind that this document may be used at a later stage to support your team to develop work goals.
What roles/positions do three of your team members fill?
What are the responsibilities of each of the three team members (name at least two responsibilities per team member)?
What are the performance outcomes linked to each role/position (name at least two per team member)?
Does the team have any diverse needs?
How will you communicate with the team members with the diverse needs?
Attach proof of documented team responsibilities to this section of the portfolio.
Identify and summarise organisational framework requirements for personal and professional development.
Do any policies and procedures exist that address work place goals and inform personal and professional development?
What is the name of the policy and procedure?
What are the performance and professional development requirements outlined in the policies and procedures?
Which personal and professional development activities and opportunities are available for staff to access (e.g., as specified in policies and procedures)?
Does the organisation have any templates available for the development of work goals (e.g., personal development plan)?
Do any other industry best-practice professional development opportunities exist?
Attach proof of policies, procedures, templates etc to this section of your portfolio.
Support your team as they develop work goals, plans and activities.
Which organisational goals should your team align their personal goals with? (Choose two).
How will you communicate with each team member (e.g., email with instructions, face-to-face discussion, team meeting)?
What will you communicate to each team member (e.g., personal behaviour modification, specific skills you would like them to have, explanation of SMART goals)?
What other support will you provide each team member (e.g., personal development plan template with responsibilities already added into the plan, skills assessment)? attach proof of your additional support to this section of your portfolio.
Communicate with each team member to provide the support. If not already viewed in person by your assessor, attach proof of your communication (e.g., video of face-to-face discussion with each team member, video of joint team meeting, draft email outlining requirements, recording of telephone discussion etc.).
Note: Depending on how you chose to communicate to each member, you may have more than one attachment (e.g., if the same communication applies to all team members, one email with relevant attachments is sufficient).
Complete the table to assess the work goals, plans and activities of each team member.
How do their work goals align with organisational goals?
How do their personal and professional development plans and activities align with organisational goals?
Provide feedback to each team member from your assessment in the previous question.
How will you communicate feedback to each team member (e.g., review comments on the plan, recording of telephone conversation, video of face-to-face discussion)?
Which interpersonal skills will you use to establish and build positive working relationships with your team?
If not already viewed in person by your assessor, attach proof of your feedback to this section of your portfolio.
Complete the table to facilitate team members’ access to development opportunities. For each team member:
Explain how you will facilitate the professional development opportunity (e.g., email HR to request training, schedule time for the team member to attend a workshop, approve an invoice for a subscription).
How will you facilitate access to the professional development opportunity?
Documented team responsibilities
Proof showing organisational requirements
Proof showing additional support for team members
Proof of communication to support work goal development (at least one depending on chosen form of communication)
Proof of feedback to team members (separate feedback for each team member)
Proof of professional development facilitation
Section 2: Develop and maintain own personal and professional competence
Describe your role and responsibilities.
What is your role/position within the team?
How does your role contribute to the broader organisational goals (selected to focus on in Section 1)?
What are your responsibilities (list at least three)?
Seek feedback on your own personal and professional development.
Who can provide you with feedback about your development needs (at least one person)?
Which questioning and listening techniques will you use to seek and receive feedback?
If not already viewed in person by your assessor, attach proof of the feedback (e.g., video of a meeting with your superior) to this section of your portfolio.
Plan your own personal and professional development.
For your assumed role in this assessment, what are your goals, plans and activities (name at least two)?
How do your goals align with the organisational goals?
Which competency standards apply to your performance (name at least three)?
How will your performance be measured?
Which performance development opportunities will help you realise your goals (at least two)?
Document your own development needs, plans and activities. Make sure you include the feedback you received.
Note: You may use the table below or any other format required by your organisation (e.g., performance development plan template). If you do not use the table below, attach proof of your documented development needs, priorities and plans to this section of your portfolio.
Participate in at least two personal and professional development activities you selected in the previous question. Attach proof to this section of your portfolio
Section 3: Facilitate achievement of work priorities
Note: Depending on the health and well-being technique(s) chosen, more than one proof of implementation may be required (e.g., if the only health and well-being technique is to provide a free fruit bowl at work, then one photo of the fruit bowl in the office kitchen is sufficient proof).
Complete the table below to assess personal, team and organisational demands.
Use technology to manage the work priorities (determined in the previous question) of your team.
Does your organisation specify specific technology to use for project management?
What technology will you use to manage the work priorities of your team?
Explain how the technology improves work efficiency.
Attach proof of your technology use to this section of your portfolio.
