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Standard 2: Your Personal Development
Induction & Professional DevelopmentLevel 1

Standard 2: Your Personal Development

Your development does not stop when induction ends, and nobody should leave it to chance. This course follows Chi Eze through her first three months at a new supported living service: drafting a personal development plan, walking into her first supervision prepared, getting through a shift that went wrong and learning from it, and checking the everyday reading, number, communication and digital skills the job relies on. You will know what a personal development plan is for and who agrees it with you, where your support comes from (supervision, appraisal, shadowing, e-learning, qualifications), how to ask for feedback and use a simple reflection model on a hard day, and where to check and build your own skills, often for free. It covers the knowledge for Care Certificate Standard 2 (March 2025) and prepares you for the three criteria your employer must see you do at work.

1 hour 30 minutes
Created by Sophie Barber Updated 10/2026 English
Part of Care Certificate (16 Standards) · Course 2 of 5

Available only in Care Certificate (16 Standards)

This course isn't sold on its own. You get it, with every other course in the pathway, when you enrol on the pathway.

£35.00, was £40.005 courses
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What you'll learn

Describe the purpose of a personal development plan and who should be involved in agreeing it.
Identify sources of support for your own learning and development, including supervision and appraisal.
State how feedback and reflection on everyday practice help you improve.
Recognise the functional skills a care worker needs and how to check and develop your own.

Course content

5 modules

What a personal development plan is, why you need one, how your learning needs are found and who agrees the plan with you. Includes setting clear, realistic goals you can achieve.
The support you can use to learn: supervision, appraisal, shadowing, mentors, e-learning and qualifications. Shows how to prepare for a supervision meeting and get the most from it.
How feedback from colleagues, managers and the people you support helps you improve, and how a simple reflection model turns a hard shift into learning you record and act on.
The literacy, numeracy, communication and digital skills your role needs, how to check your own level, where to find free support, and how to record your progress in your PDP.
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. You need 70% to pass and have up to three attempts.

Specialist

Sophie Barber

A qualified teacher, examiner and content creator, Sophie has over 10 years experience developing resources for examination boards to ensure that they are using effective learning tools. An ex-medic, Sophie has a huge passion for the healthcare profession and the importance of delivering quality care.

Training you can trust

How this course works. You will work through self-paced modules, check your understanding with knowledge checks, and finish with a short assessment. On passing, your CPD-certified certificate is available to download immediately, ready for your CQC evidence file or employer records.

This certificate does not expire.

Accredited by CPD

All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Frequently asked questions

There is no deadline: a one-off purchase gives you lifetime access to the course, including updates, so you can complete it at your own pace across shifts.
Yes. Every course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, and the certificate states the course, the level and the date you passed.
Yes. It works on phone, tablet and computer, and your progress syncs between them.
Your certificate is generated the moment you pass the final assessment, ready to download or print.