CHAPTER 1

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Chapter 1 will discuss the importance of the professional development and ignite your
interest to the lifelong learning, maintaining and improve professional competence and
enhance career progression to keep abreast of new technology and practices.

Professional Development is all about learning and earn or maintain profession

credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conference, and
informal learning opportunities situated in practice

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. It refers to the continued training and education of an individual in regard to his or her
career.
2. The goal of professional development is to keep you up. to-date on no current trends as
well as help you develop new skills for the purpose of advancement in the field.
3. Some professional actually professional development in order to renew certification or
licensure and ensure employees are up to standard.
4. However, you can typically pursue professional development on your own through
programs offered by educational institutions, professional organizations, or even your own
employer

5. Example: SOLAS stand for Safety of Life at Sea. This basic safety training (BST) is
required before you can land a job as a seafarer. without this training, you are not allowed to
sign a contract for a job in a vessel.
• SOLAS TRAINING INCLUDE
1. During the SOLAS training, you’ll learn 2. After you have completed the SOLAS
about personal survival training, fire training, the next step to fulfilling your
prevention and fire fighting, elementary maritime career would be to start searching
first aid and personal safety and social for sea-based job opportunities from POEA-
responsibility. licensed agencies in the Philippines.
 ONLINE COURSES
Typically, a mix of video recordings or live lectures supplemented with readings and
assessments that students can complete on complete on their own time.
• TESDA ONLINE PROGRAM
1 Free Courses Relevant to Covid 19 Management 14. Practicing Covid 19 Preventive Measures in the
2. 21st Century Skills Workplace
3. Agriculture 15. Process Food and Beverages-Food Processing
4. Appreciate Courses on Flexible Learning NCII
5. Automotive 16. Social, Community Development and Others
6. Electrical and Electronics 17. National TVET Trainers Academy
7. Entrepreneurship 18. TVET
8. Heating, Ventilation and Air Condition 19. Tourism
9. Human Health/ Health Care 20. Bread and Pastry Production NC II
10. Information and Communication Technology 21. Cookery NC II
11. Lifelong Learning Skills 22. Food and Beverage Services NC II
12. Maritime-Ships Catering NC II 23. Front Office Services NC II
13. Performing Solid Waste Management 24. Housekeeping NC II
 WEBINAR
a. It is an online seminar that turns a presentation into a real-time conversation from
anywhere in the world.

b. Webinars allow large groups of participants to engage in online discussions or training

events and share audio, documents or slides - even when they're not in the same place as
the meeting host or in the same room where the event or presentation is taking place.

c. Example: Association of Innovative Business Academe Professionals Inc., also known as

AIBAP conducted webinar on July 18, 2020 to talk about the transitioning to a new normal in
higher institution. Each guest panelist was assigned to share about the shift of delivery
teaching methods, shift of responsibility in teaching and learning process, and shift in
learning evaluations from final exams to formative assessments. Through this webinar, the
participants can acquire some strategy and techniques in new implementation of online
class.
 TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP
a. As a trainer, you need the tools that will help you identify, develop and
present the training that your organization will find relevant and worth
investing in.
b. You must be equipped with the techniques to "hardwire" your participants
with the skills and abilities that they will be able to use when they get back to
their jobs.
• How Long Do They Take to Complete?
1. Program length can also vary widely, but is typically designed around
attaining a certain number of instructional hours.
2. For example, more extensive programs may have you commit to several
training sessions a week for up to 48 weeks.
3. Other types of professional development, such as workshops and seminars,
might be completed in a matter of days.
4. Usually, these training periods are completed after work- hours, but
sometimes they may be factored into the workday itself.
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ETHICS

DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 TAUGHT COURSES

A. A common form of professional

development in university is taught
courses.

B. These usually include class room

sessions with a trainer, but they can also
be taught entirely online.

C. These courses vary in length. Some

are only a couple of hours , whereas
others can be taught over a longer
period with multiple sessions and
components.
 SELF STUDY COURSES

A. Self-Study Courses Can comprise

everything from independent reading to
more advanced online activities.

B. AMA Online Education is one of the

examples of Self Study Courses they
offer to the working students who don't
have time to study onsite because of
the hectic schedules, AMA is the
pioneer in online education in the
Philippines.
 SEMINARS

A. It is a form of academic instruction,

either at an academic institution or
offered by a commercial or professional
organization.

B. It has the function of bringing

together small groups for recurring
meetings, focusing each time on some
particular subject, in which everyone
present is requested to participate.
 WORKSHOP

A. A meeting at which a group of people

engage in intensive discussion and
activity on a particular subject or
project.

B. American Hotel Lodging

Educationallnstitution (AHLEI) is an
example of company that develops
individuals to become knowledgeable
and competitive in the field industry of
hospitality and tourism.
 WORKSHOP
C. Recommends AHLEI Guest Service Gold®
training that leads to the Certified Guect Service
Professional (CGSP) designation forevery
workforce program that prepares clients for the
hospitality industry. With solid guest service
skills, your clients will be a valuable addition to
any hospitality operation.

D. Through Guest Service Gold, trainees learn

how to anti- cipate guest needs, deliver
memorable experiences, and turn around
difficult situations. No time in position is
required to earn the certiffication, giving your
clients a marketable edge when applying for
their first hospitality job.
 NETWORKS

A. By interacting with other people

working in similar roles, you can gain
new ideas and share solutions to
challenges in your work.

B. Learning from others and contributing

to their learning offers new insights and
is an effective way to take advarntage of
skills within the organization.
 CERTIFICATE TRAINING

A. Enables individuals to gain corporate

or professional certification by attaining
passing scores on practical or
theoretical tests.

B. These tests are generally job specific

and are helpful in motivating employees
in a professional manner.

C. Tesda NC II and NC III are one of the

best examples of Certification Training.
 CONFERENCE

A. A formal meeting in which many

people gather in order to talk about
ideas or problems related to a particular
topic (such as medicine or business).
 SIMULATION TRAINING

A. Simulates the actual workplace

B. e-g., specially prepared simulation

tasks for kitchen staff. Once the
trainees have reached the required level
of proficiency, they are allowed to do
real cooking task.
 ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT)

A. Helps maintain standards by having

managers, supervisors, trainers or fellow
employees coach individuals in the
most effective way to do required work.

B. OJT allows the trainee to quickly learn

the best way to do the work based on
the experiernce of trial and error.
 MENTORING

A. Is sharing knowledge, skills and life

experience to guide another towards
reaching their full potential; it's a
journey of shared discovery.

B. Mentoring is a positive, supportive

relationship, encouraging young people
to developtheir fullest potential.