Training Course

You will be encouraged to make an action plan and reflect on your course.

There are many different types of action plans out there and finding something that works for you is a good idea.

Why bother making an action plan?

To help support your learning, do you think you will remember everything from the training course 2 months later, the following summer, a year later?
Writing down goals, plans, ideas and makes them real.

"It has been proven that people are 42% more likely to achieve your goals if they write them down" (Dr. Gail Matthews, Dominican University of California, 2015)

Key points in creating your action plan

• Write it down
• Share it with someone so you are making yourself accountable.

Below are a few different ideas to help you.

SMART

WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHO & WHAT & WHEN?

Listen to the audio clip to find out more about setting a time scale - be honest with yourself about how much time you have. Family, jobs and unexpected life occurances will impact on how you progress to assessment.

Key points;

• Action plan supports your development and helps you improve
• Writing it down makes you more likely to do it, as does sharing it with someone else