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Personal Development Plan Meetings in-company

A one-day course just for your group. You choose the date and the place, and the trainer tailors the content to your practice beforehand.

8.6 from 7 reviews 4,6 on Google NRTO quality mark

Previously attended by staff from Stg. Werkgever Sportclubs Den Haag, Service Apotheek Kerkewijk, GGD Brabant-Zuidoost, Ready For Change B.V and others.

  • Tailored: matched to the level and goals of your team
  • Trainers from the field, who do the work themselves
  • At your premises, at ours or online, on a date that suits you
  • In Dutch or English, in the language of your choice
SaarJorisMarjorieRuben

Your trainer: Saar, Joris, Marjorie or Ruben 728 evaluations in total, averaging 8.9. View the trainers

What the course covers

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.

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How an in-company course works

  1. RequestYou tell us which course it concerns, how many people and roughly when. You receive a quotation with a fixed price for the group.
  2. AlignmentWe discuss what the group can already do and what should be different afterwards. The trainer adapts the examples and exercises accordingly.
  3. The courseOn the day and at the place you chose, with course materials for every participant.
  4. AfterwardsEvery participant receives a certificate of attendance.

Practical information

Duration
Ééndaagse
Group
Only your own people
Location
At your office, at one of our locations or online
Date
You choose
Language
Dutch or English
Included
Course materials and a certificate of attendance
Price
Fixed price per group, in a tailored quote (scheduled course: € 625,- excl. VAT per participant)

The trainers of this course

Ratings from participants after completing their course, across all courses by this trainer.

Saar

Trainer in team coaching and communication 9,0 from 458 evaluations

Joris

Trainer in communication and leadership 8,6 from 129 evaluations

Marjorie

Personal development trainer 8,9 from 126 evaluations

Ruben

Trainer in project management, change management and lean 8,2

What participants say about Personal Development Plan interviews

8.6
PDP Interviews course: average 8.6 from 7 reviews

“A compact yet complete course!”

S. Verleg
Stg. Werkgever Sportclubs Den Haag9.1

"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."

D. te Ronde - Service Apotheek Kerkewijk9.0

“Very experienced trainer and excellent organisation.”

D. Aben
GGD Brabant-Zuidoost9.0

“A very useful course with practical applications.”

S. Ham
Ready For Change B.V.8.6

“Engaging, very instructive and tailored to our own practical situations. The trainer was very involved and highly knowledgeable.”

Melanie Arbman
CP Benelux Logistics B.V.8.3

“A pleasant trainer with good practical examples and a good understanding of the participants.”

M.G. Prins -van Warmerdam
BovenIJ Ziekenhuis8.0

Frequently asked questions about Personal Development Plan Meetings in-company

Where does the in-company Personal Development Plan Meetings course take place?

Wherever suits you: at your office, at one of our training locations or online. You also choose the date.

Can the content be tailored to our organisation?

Yes. Before the course we discuss with you what the group can already do, where things go wrong in practice and what should be different afterwards. The trainer uses examples and exercises from your own work.

How large can the group be?

That depends on the course. For a skills course we prefer to work with a small group, so that everyone can really practise. If more people are involved, we schedule several groups or set up a fixed programme.

What does Personal Development Plan Meetings in-company cost?

You get a fixed price for the whole group, in a tailored quotation. For a group this works out cheaper than registering everyone individually. For comparison: a place on the scheduled course costs EUR 625,- excl. VAT per participant.

Can the course be delivered in English?

Yes. For in-company courses we deliver the training in the language of your choice, Dutch or English. Mention it in your request.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes, every participant receives a certificate of attendance afterwards.

How do I request a quote?

Via the quote form: state the course, the number of participants and roughly where and when you would like it. An adviser will then contact you.

Who is the Personal Development Plan Interviews course intended for, and what prior knowledge do you need?
The Personal Development Plan Interviews course is intended for managers, team leaders and anyone who fulfils a coaching role within an organisation. No specific prior knowledge is required. You do not need an HR background to take part. It is useful, however, if your work involves supporting employees in their personal development, so that you can apply what you have learned straight away.
Which topics are covered in the Personal Development Plan Interviews course?
In the PDP Interviews course you learn how to set up and guide a complete Personal Development Plan. Topics covered include: drawing up a sound PDP agreement, conversation techniques, the 360° feedback model, dealing with resistance, safeguarding agreements, various working methods, the structure of the PDP interview itself and evaluation techniques. This way you master the entire process from start to finish.
What does a PDP interview look like and which steps do you go through?
A Personal Development Plan interview goes through four main steps: drawing up a Personal Development Plan contract with concrete development goals, interim progress reviews, the practical implementation of learning activities and a final evaluation. During the course you practise each step, from opening question to closing. You learn to apply conversation techniques, use 360° feedback and record agreements so that the employee actually grows.
Do you receive a certificate after the Personal Development Plan Interviews course?
Yes, on completing the Personal Development Plan Interviews course you receive a certificate of attendance from Learnit Training. This certificate confirms that you have successfully completed the classroom course and are familiar with drawing up a personal development plan agreement, conversation techniques, the 360° feedback model and evaluation methods. You can add the certificate to your portfolio or LinkedIn profile as evidence of your development in coaching leadership.
Can the PDP Meetings course also be delivered in-company?
Yes, the Personal Development Interviews course can also be run in-company at a location of your choice. That is useful if you want to train several supervisors or managers at the same time in conducting personal development interviews. The content and duration of the course remain the same, but the examples and case studies are tailored to the practice within your own organisation. Request a tailored quotation for the exact price.
What is the difference between a PDP interview and a performance review, and do I learn both in this course?
A personal development plan interview and an appraisal interview are two different conversations with different aims. An appraisal interview looks at the employee's current performance: what is going well, what could be better, how is the collaboration going. A personal development plan (POP) interview focuses on the future: which knowledge and skills does the employee want to develop, and which steps and agreements go with that. Learnit's Personal Development Plan Interviews course focuses specifically on the personal development plan process. You learn to draw up a personal development plan agreement, apply conversation techniques, use the 360° feedback model, deal with resistance, safeguard agreements and evaluate the outcome. The course is classroom-based and taught in a small group. If you want to practise appraisal and performance interviews more broadly, a separate course is more suitable.
How does this classroom course compare with an online course on personal development plan interviews or an HR handbook?
Learnit's Personal Development Plan Meetings course is a classroom course in which you actively practise conversation techniques, the 360° feedback model and dealing with resistance. That is the key difference with self-study or an online module: you hold real practice conversations with fellow participants and receive immediate feedback from the trainer on your attitude, questioning technique and conversation structure. An HR handbook or e-learning gives you the theory behind a PDP contract and evaluation techniques, but does not train your conversation skills. Choose the classroom course if you are actually going to hold conversations with employees. Choose self-study if you only want to understand the format of a PDP contract without leading the conversation yourself.
How do I apply the 360° feedback model in a PDP interview, and do we practise that during the course?
The 360° feedback model gathers feedback on an employee's performance from several sources: the manager, immediate colleagues, possibly clients or subordinates, plus a self-assessment. In a personal development plan interview you use that input to make blind spots visible and to underpin development goals with concrete observations rather than a single opinion. During Learnit's Personal Development Plan Interviews course (classroom-based) this model is covered explicitly under 'gaining insight into the employee's performance'. You learn how to organise the feedback, make it open to discussion and translate it into agreements in the personal development plan contract. Compared with a conversation based solely on your own judgement, the 360° approach produces a more balanced picture and less resistance from the employee.

Personal Development Plan interviews for your team?

Request a quote without obligation and an adviser will be in touch shortly. Just one or two colleagues? The Personal Development Plan interviews course is scheduled 13 times... no, 8 times in the coming year, in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Groningen and Zwolle.

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