Personal development plan (PDP)

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This guide will help you understand what a personal/professional development plan (PDP) is, when it can be helpful to develop one for yourself, and how to create it, including self-reflection, goal planning, actions to achieve goals and reviewing and evaluating your progress.

We also have a handy template to download or print so you can start your PDP today.

Published: 8 October 2025

Contents on this page

  • What a PDP is
  • Why a PDP is important
  • When to do a PDP
  • How to create your own PDP
  • Step 1 - Get familiar
  • Step 2 - Reflect
  • Step 3 - Plan
  • SMART objectives
  • SWOT analysis
  • Step - 4 Act
  • Step 5 - Evaluate
  • PDP template.

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