Personal development Plan for it professional
Your Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) includes four parts:
- Self-assessment
- Goals
- Strategies and Resources for each Goal
- Timeline for each goal
Your IPDP shows that you reflected on your current skills and knowledge. It details your thinking and planning about what challenges and interests you, what you want to learn and do next, and when. It will take time to create an IPDP.
Why have an IPDP?
Professionals plan their professional development. Creating and following an IPDP is linked to quality job performance. Because they support professional quality, IPDPs are integrated into the Vermont professional development system. All staff are required to have a current IPDP –
- For child care program regulations and Agency of Education teacher licensure
- For program quality (STARS) and accreditation (NAEYC)
- To apply for a Career Level certificate or early childhood or afterschool credentials (IPDP must be created or updated current within 3 months of applying)
- To apply to the Child Development Division for a grant, scholarship or recognition bonus
The IPDP format
Whatever format you use, a complete IPDP is current and includes the 4 parts above. The most common IPDP format for early childhood and afterschool professionals uses the 5 Core Knowledge Areas.
- Child and Youth Development
- Teaching and Learning/Curriculum
- Healthy and Safe Environments
- Families and Communities
- Professionalism and Program Organization
These are broken down into subheadings and then further broken into specific core competencies. The Early Childhood and Afterschool Core Competencies are an IPDP self- assessment tool. Your IPDP goals are based on the areas for growth that you identify.
