Personal Development Plan Interviews course
In this course you learn how to draw up a Personal Development Plan and conduct Personal Development Plan interviews, from contract to evaluation. You practise conversation techniques and dealing with resistance.
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In brief. Personal Development Plan Interviews is a 1-day classroom course. You can take it in Amsterdam, The Hague, Groningen and Zwolle or online, in a group of no more than 8 participants. The price is EUR 625,- excl. VAT per participant, including course materials, lunch on location and a certificate of attendance. We also run this course for a team or department in-company.
- Directly applicable in every PDP meeting
- Practical conversation techniques for every phase
- Concrete tools for difficult conversations
- Insight into resistance and giving feedback
- Personal advice from experienced trainers
Your trainer: Saar, Joris, Marjorie or Ruben 729 evaluations in total, with an average of 8,9. View the trainers
The Personal Development Plan is a proven method for giving direction to employee growth. In the PDP Interviews course you learn how to draw up a PDP contract, conduct the interview, deal with resistance and secure agreements. From start to evaluation.
Description
Investing in employee development pays off for both sides: employees feel valued and challenged, and the organisation retains committed and skilled people. The Personal Development Plan (PDP) is a proven method for giving that development a clear shape.
In this course you are given practical tools for conducting PDP interviews effectively and for guiding the development process from start to finish. You work on drawing up a clear PDP contract, practise conversation techniques and learn how to gain insight into your employee's performance. You will also look at dealing with resistance, safeguarding the agreements made and evaluating results.
You finish the course with a complete approach: from the first interview and the interim progress to the evaluation of the final result.
Topics
- What does a good Personal Development Plan contract look like?
- Conversation techniques that work
- Gaining insight into your employee's performance using the 360° feedback model
- Dealing with resistance
- Recording and safeguarding agreements
- Using different working methods
- The PDP meeting from opening to closing
- Evaluating and following up on results
Result
After this course, you will independently draw up a clear PDP contract and hold focused PDP meetings with your staff. You will know how to gain insight into someone's performance using 360° feedback, how to deal with resistance and how to safeguard the agreements you make.
You master the conversation techniques required from the first introduction through to the evaluation, and you can use various working methods to really get your employee's development going. This ensures that personal development does not remain a paper exercise, but delivers concrete results for both your employee and your organisation.
Target audience
This course is intended for managers, team leaders, HR staff and anyone who holds PDP meetings with employees in a coaching role. Whether you are just starting out with development interviews or want to sharpen your skills: you will receive practical tools you can put to use straight away.
Teaching method
You take this course in a small group, so there is ample room for personal attention and interaction. The trainer alternates short pieces of theory with practical exercises in which you work on personal development plan interviews yourself. You practise with recognisable situations from your own working practice and receive immediate feedback from the trainer and the other participants.
You are welcome to bring your own cases. This ensures the course closely matches the challenges you face in your role as a manager or coach. Afterwards you will receive a certificate of attendance.
Prior knowledge
You do not need any specific prior knowledge for this course. It does help if your work involves guiding or coaching employees, for example as a manager, team leader or in a comparable role.
Practical information
- Number of days
- 1 day
- Course times
- from 10 am to 5 pm
- Teaching hours
- 6 hours
- Education level
- Suitable for all levels
- Preparation time
- None
- Included
- Course materials and lunch on site
- Certificate
- At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance
- Cancel
- Free up to four weeks before the start (cancellation terms)
Language
The course is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer speaks English. English-language course materials can be used. If at least 3 participants register, the course can also be given entirely in English.
In-company
Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.
Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.
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All start dates
1 training day. In order of date.
- Wed 4 November 2026 Amsterdam · 10:00–17:00 Enrol
- Wed 4 November 2026 Online · 10:00–17:00 Enrol
- Wed 25 November 2026 The Hague · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 28 October Enrol
- Wed 6 January 2027 The Hague · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 9 December Enrol
- Fri 5 February 2027 Amsterdam · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 8 January Enrol
- Tue 30 March 2027 Groningen · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 2 March Enrol
- Tue 30 March 2027 Zwolle · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 2 March Enrol
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This course for your team?
Plan your own group on a date that suits you, at your office, at our premises or online. We tailor the content to your day-to-day work, and training a whole group is cheaper than individual bookings.
- Your date and location
- Tailored content
- Multiple groups or an academy are also possible
- More than 25 years' experience
The trainers for this course
Ratings from participants after completing their course, across all courses by this trainer.
What others say about this course
PDP Interviews course: average 8.6 from 7 reviews
“Very experienced trainer and excellent organisation.”
“A compact yet complete course!”
"I had a pleasant training day on conducting PDP interviews. It was instructive, partly because we did exercises regularly, with the trainer stepping in at just the right moment. That way you were aware of what was happening. It was good that it was a small group, which meant there was real room to put forward specific questions and cases from your own organisation."
“In this small setting, the trainer was the best trainer I have ever had! She sensed perfectly where we wanted to go and had an enormous amount of ready knowledge in the field of conversation skills, which she was very good at conveying to the participants in the right measure!”
“A very useful course with practical applications.”
“Engaging, very instructive and tailored to our own practical situations. The trainer was very involved and highly knowledgeable.”
“A pleasant trainer with good practical examples and a good understanding of the participants.”
“The course was well put together and I got a lot out of it. You could clearly tell that the trainer is an expert in this field and beyond. We also covered a number of matters (briefly) that were not directly related to the course itself. I found the intake interview beforehand surprising. I noticed that it allows you to make a good start on the course straight away.”
""An excellent trainer who shares the content in a didactically enjoyable way.""
"Definitely an enrichment of my toolkit."
“I had an excellent private course and gained many new insights. Finally structure in my interviews, while still feeling that it does not become a routine trick but a sound, professional job interview.”
“Instructive, interesting.”
"There was plenty of room to address everyone's personal issues. The trainer gave clear explanations and good examples. He really made me think!"
"Really enjoyable course! Learnt a lot and definitely picked up good tips to apply in everyday life."
“Nice and concrete and easy to apply in practice.”
"I had a pleasant training day on conducting PDP interviews. It was instructive, partly because we did exercises regularly, with the trainer stepping in at just the right moment. That way you were aware of what was happening. It was good that it was a small group, which meant there was real room to put forward specific questions and cases from your own organisation."
“A lively course geared to the participant and their needs, with plenty of practice, so the day flies by and you learn a great deal without feeling that you are cramming.”
"Very interesting and instructive, even though the material on certain topics was already familiar. Every trainer comes up with new and different tips and tools. A good alternation of theory and exercises. Plenty of personal attention, thanks to the small group size. Professionally set up; well prepared, a pleasant intake interview beforehand and a handy reference work. I have gained a lot of knowledge. I am fully engaged with it and apply it daily. Great!"
"If you are prepared to look at yourself and go along with what is asked of you, I would certainly recommend this course. I recognise situations more quickly and respond to them better, and I have more clarity about my way of communicating."
“I took the course on 15 and 29 March 2012 in The Hague. A very good course with a great many exercises. The course material was well and comprehensibly worked out. It was a pleasant course. I learned a lot from it. The location was also very easy to reach. I have already scheduled my next course.”
“a very enjoyable, instructive and realistic course that is genuinely useful in practice.”
“Very useful course with theory well applied in practical exercises!”
“Clear course. Nice that the first day was very concrete and the second day went into more depth, so that the technique can be applied in a targeted way.”
“In a short time you get a good idea of what you can apply perfectly well yourself in conversations with residents or organisations. The trainer is presented in a “playful” way and remains engaging. Working with actors gives even better insight.”
“A very pleasant webinar that gives good tips on conversation techniques. Ideal for me too, because I could watch it at a time of my own choosing.”
“A lively course geared to the participant and their needs, with plenty of practice, so the day flies by and you learn a great deal without feeling that you are cramming.”
“Interesting course: instructive and good trainers.”
"Really enjoyable course! Learnt a lot and definitely picked up good tips to apply in everyday life."
“It is a tailor-made course and highly applicable in practice!”
“Excellent course that not only increases your personal skills, but also the team spirit between you and your colleagues.”
“My experience is very positive; the material is presented in a playful way, so you take it in easily. You can then apply it smoothly in your own situation. I have certainly taken good things away from it.”
“This course is widely applicable, both at work and in private life. Do it together with a few colleagues, so that you can practise on one another. It is also a handy way to improve the atmosphere in your team and/or to build understanding for each other. The one condition is that you dare to be open and vulnerable.”
“Very instructive course. The trainer is professional and takes the time for you.”
“' An instructive and interesting course, in which you learn how to open a conversation, for example a bad news conversation.'”
“A very practical course, adapted to the participants: a good trainer, a small group and a good atmosphere. Being able to communicate well is important every day, in every contact. So it is very good to really take two days for it under professional guidance.”
“Good atmosphere, good value for money, learned a lot. The theory is clear, and the role plays and exercises tie in with it well. You gain many new insights in a playful way. I am much more aware of communication and apply the techniques!”
“A very instructive course tailored to practice and to your own situation.”
“It was very pleasant to attend a course at Learnit. There was a lot of personal attention for everyone and we were pushed out of our comfort zone in a "comfortable" way in order to get better at holding professional conversations.”
"The content is instructive, but the trainer also makes it usable. With the course material alone you would certainly gain the knowledge, but to apply it you need guidance. Useful material that really benefits you and helps you find out how you come across and how you want to come across. Our trainer was excellent and listened to us in order to address our concerns."
“Good, clear course in which I learned a lot of things that I can definitely apply in practice!”
“This was a course that stays with you. After a section of theory, you as a participant go straight into practice by working with your own examples. There is plenty of scope for receiving and giving feedback, and the trainer makes sure this happens in a respectful and safe way. A good foundation for anyone who wants to explore their stronger and weaker points in terms of conversation skills!”
“An interesting and highly applicable course in the field of communication. A good refresher and made very applicable by the trainer, Job.”
“Instructive, interesting.”
“I found the content of the course very good. The trainer addressed all the cases and went into each one individually. The feedback given was received very positively.”
“A very pleasant, practical training course with plenty of room to practise with our own cases. Saar listened very well, has an open attitude, gave very good feedback and valuable tips that we could put to use straight away. She also created a nice, open atmosphere. Excellent! The use of videos was very valuable too.”
“The course covers a substantial amount of theory without ever becoming dull! Practical examples and other people's experiences challenge you to put what you have learnt into practice straight away. After this course you are a better equipped and more aware discussion partner, and your advisory skills are up to date again.”
“Very well organised, well prepared and enjoyable to follow and take part in. Good course material and extra information for after the course. Learnit Training is a professional organisation that devotes a great deal of time to thorough preparation and to the course itself.”
“Very instructive!”
“I followed the Conversation Skills course with a great deal of pleasure and enthusiasm. The material on offer was varied and challenging. Alongside the theory, there was plenty of room to practise with situations from my own work. The feedback was helpful. Mieke creates a safe setting, so you feel completely free to make mistakes and share information. Mieke (and actor Arthur) provided us with pleasant and constructive feedback throughout. It was enormously helpful and I am now very much aware of my conversation technique and have plenty of insights to improve it in the period ahead.”
"Definitely an enrichment of my toolkit."
Training formats
Classroom
1 day€ 625,-- Pleasant venue with a good trainer
- Small groups
- Inspiring and motivating
In-company
Bespoke trainingOn request- 100% for your group
- Bespoke training
- At your place or ours
Workshop
Up to 4 hours for groupsOn request- Suitable for events
- Interactive and inspiring
- Large groups too
Private training
At our place or yoursOn request- 100% just for you
- Achieve a lot in little time
- Whenever you want
Frequently asked questions
Can I cancel free of charge?
Yes. Up to four weeks before the first day of the course you can cancel free of charge, without giving a reason. You then receive a credit note or, if you have already paid, a refund. If you cancel later, you pay part of the course fee: 25% between four and two weeks before the start, 75% in the two weeks before it and 100% in the final week. Moving to another start date is free of charge up to two weeks before the start, after that 50%. Sending a colleague in your place is always possible. Read the cancellation terms.
Who is the Personal Development Plan Interviews course intended for, and what prior knowledge do you need?
Which topics are covered in the Personal Development Plan Interviews course?
What does a PDP interview look like and which steps do you go through?
Do you receive a certificate after the Personal Development Plan Interviews course?
Can the PDP Meetings course also be delivered in-company?
What is the difference between a PDP interview and a performance review, and do I learn both in this course?
How does this classroom course compare with an online course on personal development plan interviews or an HR handbook?
How do I apply the 360° feedback model in a PDP interview, and do we practise that during the course?
What is a realistic result after the Personal Development Plan Interviews course? Will I then be able to guide personal development plan processes in my team myself straight away?
How do I deal with an employee in a personal development plan interview who shows resistance or does not want to formulate development goals?
What does a good PDP contract look like and what should it contain as a minimum to keep it workable?
What does the Personal Development Plan Interviews course cost and how long does it take?
You can find the current price at the top right of this course page, along with the schedule, location and delivery format. For in-company or bespoke courses we are happy to provide a quotation on request.
Next start date: Wed 4 November 2026 in Amsterdam, can also be attended online
Free cancellation up to four weeks before the start, so you can secure a place now.