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.
NRTO quality markFree cancellation up to four weeks before the start, so feel free to book now.
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
No suitable start date? Send us a date request, and we'll look at the options together.
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
"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 very useful course with practical applications.”
“A pleasant trainer with good practical examples and a good understanding of the participants.”
“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!”
“Engaging, very instructive and tailored to our own practical situations. The trainer was very involved and highly knowledgeable.”
“A compact yet complete course!”
“Very experienced trainer and excellent organisation.”
“An enjoyable course from which I learned a lot. Thanks to the course, the STAR method is now clear to me. In short, it was very useful to me.”
“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.”
“A pleasant trainer with good practical examples and a good understanding of the participants.”
“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.”
“I had initially signed up for a different course (Interview Techniques). During a conversation with Learnit Training, it turned out that this course also matched my needs well. They had judged that correctly. We were a small group, which meant the course could be tailored closely to our learning objectives. The trainer was very flexible; she adapted to our answers to questions. You could feel that she wanted to help you move forward. In my view she has a great deal of knowledge and expertise. I thoroughly enjoyed her sessions; she inspired me.”
“Even if you already "know" everything and apply it unconsciously, the inspiration you gain and the chance to practise very consciously in a safe, pleasant setting is a great benefit!”
“A good and useful course with a very likeable trainer!”
“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.”
"I found it a worthwhile course. Easy to put into practice."
"Instructive, practical, expert and interactive. A day on which I was given tools that can be applied in a job interview. I achieved my goal."
"Do you run into difficulties when it comes to communication? And do you want to develop yourself further in this area, so that you feel stronger in certain situations? Then the Conversation Techniques course is the right one. You learn to deal with situations you find difficult and gain new insights into how best to communicate. It gave me a lot of new and valuable insights."
“The trainer gave the group the confidence it needed, so that within a short space of time an 'open' conversation/discussion took place and everyone was able to share their story. This resulted in a course that struck the right chord.”
“The course material was expertly alternated with practical exercises. The trainer conveys the material to the participants in a professional and enthusiastic way. Because of the small number of participants, everyone had plenty of opportunity to take part. A course I would recommend.”
“A course entirely tailored to me as an individual, not just as a professional but also as a person. I learned something from it in every respect.”
“Always good to sharpen yourself up. You quickly build up little patterns and habits. Holding them up against the yardstick makes you aware again of what the conversations you have with your staff are actually about.”
“A very instructive course tailored to practice and to your own situation.”
“A good way to learn how to conduct job interviews in the form of STAR interviews. By asking the right questions, you also get a proper picture of how to conduct conversations in the STAR format.”
"Very good impression, experienced trainer and a good lunch"
“The course gave me insight into why I hold conversations the way I do and what I can do to break these patterns, and which techniques I can then use to become a better conversation partner.”
“A compact yet complete course!”
"The Learnit course above all made me aware of the differences between good and less good ways of communicating and how this leads to behavioural change. This has a positive influence on and effect on customer friendliness, service to others and ultimately on overall cooperation and improved relationships."
“Very experienced trainer and excellent organisation.”
“A course entirely tailored to me as an individual, not just as a professional but also as a person. I learned something from it in every respect.”
“A must for an effective competency-based interview!”
“Enjoyable, interesting training course! At a pleasant location in the centre of Utrecht, where lunch and the room were well arranged. A good trainer who responds to everyone's needs and learning moments. I had a good refresher course with some handy tips and tricks that I will certainly take with me into the conversations I will be having from now on!”
“It is a tailor-made course and highly applicable in practice!”
“A very instructive course tailored to practice and to your own situation.”
“The course was focused on practice, which made it very good. Everything else was well organised too and I can certainly recommend this course!”
"Very good impression, experienced trainer and a good lunch"
"Enjoyable course and easy to apply in practice!"
“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.”
“An instructive course with plenty of room for feedback, questions and brainstorming. The trainer presented the topics clearly and in a relaxed manner, which was very pleasant. She also left plenty of room to deal with questions.”
“An enjoyable and above all educational course that helps you improve your communication. Becoming aware of what you say and processing (in the right way) the communication you receive. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to develop themselves.”
“Good impression of the trainer and the organisation. During the course you are given useful tips to apply in practice.”
“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 was practice-oriented and matched the wishes and input of the participants perfectly. The course leader sensed what was needed and gave the course a varied structure with (a short piece of) theory, practical applications and role play. I would certainly recommend this course!”
“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.”
“I had no experience in conducting interviews; this course has given me more insight into it. It is a good course.”
“Professional and customer-focused!”
"This course is well worth recommending if you want to examine and improve your own communication style."
“A bespoke course aimed at providing practically applicable tools for various communication issues.”
“An instructive day that prompts reflection and improvement.”
“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.”
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.