Supporting The Training And Development For The Workplace

The article lifelong learning: fostering a culture of curiosity by Toni Eaton published in creative nursing, volume 16 goes in to depth to prove how important the idea of lifelong learning is in the workforce especially for an occupation like nursing, in the paper he goes on to describe the reasons we need lifelong learning and the factors that aid it to be so essential like, evidence based learning, and human curiosity.

This essay is to demonstrate that I understand my own roles and responsibilities in lifelong learning.

Gravells, A., 2012. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. 5th ed. London: Learning Matters.

Supply of labour needs to be taken into consideration by human resources on a local, national and international scale. Different types of labour have become obsolete, some more scarce and others have become more saturated because of its demand for example service industries have become more demanded whilst mining has become a more scarce trait. This means training has become more of an issue because its important employees has the correct skills especially in an organisation that is not as common locally because employee will not have the appropriate skills. Regionally some industries more popular depending on the area therefore training may not be as demanded. Some industries have products/services that are trends whether its long term/ short term meaning training required either way but may not apply to the industry for long if the trend ceases.

Brief for Assignment 1: unit 008 (level 4): Roles, responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning

This chapter introduces the literature works relating to training and development and how it has an impact on employee’s performance. It gives detailed explanation and clear idea on previous works by researchers in organizational politics to help in understanding the background information on which this research is based on. The chapter describes the concepts of training and development and the effects on employee performance and the gap in literature.

Gravells, A. (2012) Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector: The New Award. 5th Edition. London: Learning

Lifelong learning sector covers adult education (16+) outside universities and takes place in further education colleges, adult and community learning centres, work-bases, libraries, archives and information centres, the forces, NHS, prisons, private colleges. The learners range widely in their ages, interests, abilities, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, etc.

Mary Francis and Jim Gould - A practical guide to successful teaching in the lifelong learning sector, second edition (2013) Sage Publications

According to Eraut et al (1998), the expression ‘workplace learning’, is a mainly out of sight element of lifelong education and one which has not been accorded the distinction it deserves in strategy/policy credentials. Referring to their argument that the ‘formal learning’ at workplace (the main focus of UK) provides only a small part of what is learned at work. Most of the learning that takes place is not intended and is non-formal that results from the challenge of the work itself and from connections with people in the workplace. Attaining the goals of work needs new learning, that can be accomplished by a blend of thoughts,

Lifelong learning is on-going process. The role and responsibilities in lifelong learning sector is - we should always follow the relevant code of practice, key aspect of legislation & regulatory requirements. We should provide the resources and equipment those requirements of teaching professions. The aim of this unit is to develop our understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher in lifelong learning and the relationship between different professionals in lifelong learning. It includes responsibility for maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for learners.

Learning for life is a life outlook where someone decides to seek personal improvement opportunities throughout their entire lifespan. There is always some area of knowledge or technology where additional or new information can be beneficial. Through the use of distance learning, conference attendance, and traditional classroom attendance, the learner can enjoy employment benefits, more pay and even physical benefits making living easier. Becoming a life-long learner can be an experience that improves nearly every aspect of life.

Most organizations do not follow-up on the benefits of training as regards staff performance. As a result of this they don’t take training and development as an important factor in organizational growth and survival. Most manages do not know how to assess the return on investment in training, nor are they equipped with the necessary management tools to monitor the decision making process of such investment. It has been discovered that training and development budget is the first cut when the organization is faced with difficulties because most of them are of the opinion that investment in the area of training and development is not linked to the bottom line of the business. Globalization and rapid technological development has changed the conditions for companies and increased competition in the world markets. The quality of a company’s human resources is the key driver for sustained top-level performance. It has become crucial to continually invest in human resource development in order to guarantee success in the global market. As earlier said, managers engage in minimal training thereby not giving quality training to their employees, this in turn affects the overall outcome of the training and the performance of the staff. Most organizations that have a competitive image see more reasons to train their workers than those who are on the lower rung of the ladder of recognition, but training and development is still needed to create a niche. In the light of the above,

Lifelong learning is the continuous building of skills and knowledge throughout the life of an individual. The first characteristic of lifelong learning is that it encompasses both formal and non-formal/informal types of education and training. Formal learning includes the hierarchically structured school system that runs from primary school through the university and organized school-like programs created in business for technical and professional training. Whereas informal learning describes a lifelong process whereby individuals acquire attitudes, values, skills and knowledge from daily experience and the educational influences and resources in his or her environment, from family and neighbors, from work and play,

This personal essay outlines key plans for my personal and professional development and success in the future. It shows how I will achieve these goals through continuous learning even after I have graduated. Furthermore, it tries to help the reader understand the need for lifelong learning. It is hoped that this paper will help change the perception of many about the learning process done only within certain periods of their life time.