A Personal Learning Contract (PLC) is more than an action plan or the kind of tactical agreement that is sometimes used in training. A PLC is one that learners make with themselves and which focuses on the personal responsibility they are prepared to take in order to move closer to their goals. Through confidential Learning Conversations with their coach, learners plan, action and review their contracts.
- The planning phase identifies the topic, purpose, strategy and desired outcomes that the learner wants to achieve.
- The action phase – which takes place in between Learning Conversations – is when the planning phase is pursued and actions, learning points and impressions are recorded.
- The review phase is when the planning and action phases are analysed and evaluated in order to enhance the learning to learn process and identify new topics, purposes, strategies and outcomes for future Personal Learning Contracts.
