Students begin preparing the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) and career plan at the start of their studies on the Development as an Expert course. They update the plans throughout studies. Preparing the career plan supports the understanding of work and study opportunities and making choices affecting their professional career.
In the PLP, students determine the progress of their studies, the studies to be completed and relevant schedules. Students include in the PLP all compulsory basic and vocational studies, practical training and the thesis. In addition to these, students can include in the PLP optional and elective studies. The offering of such studies varies each academic year. It is recommended that elective studies be also taken from other degree programmes and the common courses offering of the university of applied sciences. Other institutions of higher education are also providing an increasing number of courses to complement your studies and career plan.
The PLP tool can be found in the main menu of the ASIO Student Management System. The programme opens the curriculum approved in the year the student started his or her studies, based on which he or she can begin preparing the PLP.
With the help of students' PLP, the students and their career tutor will monitor the progress of their studies, based on which their learning and development needs can be supported in a more individual manner. The PLP and the career plan are updated in the PLP discussion held with the career tutor annually. Students bear the responsibility for completing and monitoring their studies, but student guidance and support services is available throughout studies.