Activity 1 (Step 1)

Below you will see two worksheets. If you do not already have a hard copy of these forms, please print them now.

Professional Development Planning Worksheet Step 1 (For Print)

Activity:
On the first one, entitled "Professional Development Planning - Step #1", write the two or three categories you would like to use for your plan across the top of the chart. Once you have done this, start filling in the chart with one, two or three. For example:

Professional Development Planning - Step #1

 
Professional
Educational
Things I have to do...
  • Obtain the RID Certificate of Transliteration. (Required by QA Law.)
  • Obtain the RID Certificate of Interpretation. (Required by QA Law.)
  • Finish my BA degree.
  • _________________
  • _________________
Things I should do...
  • Join RID.
  • Join NAD.
  • Read the Journal of Interpretation.
  • _________________
Things I would like to do...
  • Write an article for the RID Views.
  • Present at the next RID Region III Conference.
  • ________________
  • Take a Spanish Class.
  • __________________
  • __________________

If you are stumped for where to begin with technical skills related areas, perhaps you need to put in the HAVE TO DO square "Get a skills assessment done." This might be a formal diagnostic assessment, self-analysis with a videotaped sample of your work, peer reviews, or contacting an agency (state, profit, non-profit) to see if a qualified staff person can do an assessment.