Personal Development Planning
What is PDP?
Personal Development Planning is a structured and supported process for students to record, review, reflect and plan their learning. PDP helps students to take charge of their learning, recognise their strengths and weaknesses and plan for their short term and long term future.
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(Andrea Nicholson 2005)
What is PDP at Kent?
PDP at Kent is interpreted differently by each department to fit in with the curriculum. However these pages offer general guidance to help students and staff begin. Also there is a University e-portfolio, MyFolio which is designed to help students keep a record of their achievements and reflect on their development.
PDP helps students to:
- Integrate their academic, personal and career and development
- Be more effective at monitoring and reviewing their progress
- Be more aware of how they are learning
- Recognise and discuss their strengths and weaknesses
- Identify opportunities for learning and personal development outside the curriculum
- Be better prepared for seeking employment, and more able to relate what they have learnt to employers
Personal Development Planning is available to every University student in the UK. At Kent PDP is a student-led activity supported by academic departments.
For more information please visit MyFolio.
For more Information on subject-specific key skill please follow the following link:
Subject specific key skills