MN7181- LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Learning and Development - HR

What is Learning and Development

Training and development, a branch of HR, aims at improving group and individual performance by enhancing and strengthening knowledge and skills. Learning and development, often called training and development, forms part of an organization’s talent management strategy and is designed to align group and individual goals and performance with the organization’s overall vision and goals (Sift.com, 2019). Helping employees to be effective in their jobs is one of the most fundamental tasks that any organization of work has to undertake in people management.

Steps of effective training

·         Perform a Training Needs Assessment

·         Keep Learning Principles in Mind

·         Develop Learning Objectives

·         Design Training Materials

·         Develop Your Training Materials

·         Implement the Training

·         Evaluate the Training

·         Rinse, Lather, and Repeat Any Step When Necessary

(Convergence Training, 2019)

Key Learning Principles

Learning has several principles and each is vastly important in various ways. As philosophers say, the start of action is a principle. To successfully design educational programs that result in student participation and learning facilitation, it is crucial to have an extensive understanding of learning principles. Managers and supervisors analyze the performance of employees, and this is one way in which they can increase productivity. They need to have a deeper insight into how their team members learn, what skills they need to perform well, and what areas need to be improved. (MOOC SOLUTIONS, LLC, 2019)

·         Understanding the Impact of learner’s Past Knowledge and Experiences 

·         Encouraging the learner

·         Learning the theory

·         Training individuals or groups to perform

·         Giving feedback to the learners on performance

·         Retention the learner

·         Providing opportunities for learner to practicing that skills

(MOOC SOLUTIONS, LLC, 2019)

 

 

Benefits of Key Learning Principles

·         Superior Performance

·         Helping Employees to Counteract Weaknesses

·         Clear Expectations

·         Innovation and Progress

(MOOC SOLUTIONS, LLC, 2019)

The term “learning styles” speaks to the understanding that every person learns differently. Technically, an individual’s learning style refers to the preferential way in which the person absorbs processes, comprehends and retains information.

VARK Style

One of the most accepted understandings of learning styles is that student learning styles fall into three categories: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing and Kinesthetic. These learning styles are found within educational theorist Neil Fleming’s VARK model of Student Learning External link. (2U, Inc. , 2019)

Common Learning & Development method

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• ·         Action Learning
• ·         Blended Learning
• ·         Case Studies
• ·         Coaching
• ·         E learning
• ·         Lectures
• ·         Mentoring
• ·         Outdoor Training
• ·         Simulation
• ·         Self-Development
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Learning & Development

Advantages

·         Stay ahead of competitors

·         Keep up with industry changes

·         An opportunity to learn

·         Grabs in new talent

·         Self-confidence

·         Positive attitude

·         Handles customers well        (Wisestep, 2016)

Disadvantages

·         Waste of time and money

·         Increased stress

·         Too much of theory

·         Loss of interest

·         Time requirements

·         Control of training     (Wisestep, 2016)

  

Bibliography

2U, Inc. , 2019. Teach.com. [Online] Available at: https://teach.com/what/teachers-know/learning-styles/ [Accessed 05 November 2019].

Convergence Training, 2019. Convergence Training. [Online] Available at: https://www.convergencetraining.com/blog/how-to-create-an-effective-training-program-8-steps-to-success [Accessed 04 November 2019].

MOOC SOLUTIONS, LLC, 2019. Raccoon Gang. [Online] Available at: https://raccoongang.com/blog/learning-principles-training-and-development/ [Accessed 05 November 2019].

Sift.com, 2019. HRZONE. [Online] Available at: https://www.hrzone.com/hr-glossary/what-is-learning-and-development [Accessed 05 November 2019].

Wisestep, 2016. Wisestep. [Online] Available at: https://content.wisestep.com/staff-training-importance-benefits-advantages-disadvantages/ [Accessed 05 November 2019].