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Priya, a trainee accountant, is writing a personal development plan (PDP). She has already identified her career goal of becoming a finance manager. Which step should logically come next?

After identifying her career goal, Priya should assess her current skills against those the finance manager role requires to identify gaps. Learning objectives and actions are then set from these gaps, before activities are carried out, recorded and reviewed.

  1. AAssess her current skills and competences against those the role requires to identify gapsCorrect
  2. BRecord the learning she has completed as evidence of CPD
  3. CWait for the annual review to learn what training she needs
  4. DApply for a finance manager vacancy immediately

Explanation

After setting a goal, a PDP requires a gap analysis comparing current competences with those needed. Only then can learning actions be set. Recording completed learning and reviewing come later in the cycle, and waiting for review is not taking ownership of development.

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