DipDEA Element 1.3

Develop yourself to improve your performance

You must be able to:

assess your performance and identify your development needs at appropriate intervals
base your assessment on your current objectives and likely future requirements
develop plans for personal development that are consistent with the needs you have identified and the resources available
develop plans for personal development that contain specific, measurable, realistic and challenging objectives
obtain support from relevant people to help you create leaning opportunities
undertake development activities that are consistent with your plans for personal development
obtain feedback from others and use it to enhance your performance in the future
update your plans for personal development at regular intervals

You must know and understand:

(a) how to assess your own current level of competence
(b) the current and likely future requirements and standards within your job role and how they correspond to your level of competence
(c) the principal skills required for effective performance
(d) the importance of continuing self-development
(e) how to develop a personal action plan for learning and self-development with realistic but challenging objectives
(f) the types of support that may be available from others
(g) how to identify the need for support, select an appropriate source and obtain required help
(h) the types of development activities and their relative advantages and disadvantages to your own situation
(i) the importance of getting feedback from others on your performance and how to encourage, enable and use such feedback in a constructive manner
(j) the appropriate people from whom to get feedback on your performance
(k) how to assess your personal progress and update your plans accordingly
(l) the specific auditing and monitoring requirements that relate to your registration with your accrediting organisation; your responsibilities in complying with these

(i) the latest legislation, codes of practice and regulations

(ii) technical issues in regard to factors that affect the energy performance of dwellings

(i) informal on the job learning

(ii) formal training courses

(iii) open learning

(i) positive

(ii) confirmatory

(iii) negative

(i) colleagues

(ii) other professionals

(iii) those selling or letting property and others concerned with the selling/letting process