Understand the purpose and context of learning and development.

1.1 An Explanation of each of the areas of learning and how these are interdependent.

You should establish what opportunities are available to you and where your strengths and weaknesses lie, in order to access appropriate training and development opportunities. By entering into discussion with your manager and asking for their advice, you will gain knowledge and feedback on your current practice. By goal sharing with your manager you can establish where you both see your future roles and responsibilities. When working in partnership with other organisations, sharing training opportunities, not only develops and bonds the partnership but also allows you to access extra, relevant training, which might not be available through your own organisation. 1.4 Explain factors to consider when selecting opportunities and activities for keeping knowledge and practice up to date It is necessary to ensure that any opportunities and activities are relevant for keeping your knowledge and practice up to date. You will need to consider and assess how relevant sources of support are and also the systems of support available, in relation to your personal, professional and organisational goals. There are subtle differences between personal and professional development. Personal development is about developing personal qualities and skills needed to live and work with others e.g. understanding, empathy, patience, self-respect, self-esteem, self-confidence and communication. Professional development concerns career progression and developing

Learning and development can also help individuals plan future career plans and open more career opportunities for themselves.

Training and Development is imperative to the organization’s progress. Training helps addressing employee weaknesses and builds a reliable and skilled workforce. This will improve the employees’ performance and boost their self confidence, and innovation. By acquiring the needed knowledge and skills, employees can perform more efficiently and increase the overall productivity of the organization.

Resources used in my workplace have to meet JHP requirements – this is known as the Q100 document system where the trainer designs material but has to submit it to be added to the document system as acceptable and within JHP design requirements prior to use.

After being confirmed in post all staff have a full induction day (refer to template) which ‘covers’ all aspects of the role including policy and legislation. They are also delivered ‘in house training’ and can access the various training on offer beyond the organisation. Areas for professional development are discussed at supervision and staff can request a particular form of training. If I feel that they need to familiarise themselves with particular aspects or need a more in depth understanding, then I will source specific training and recommend it.

Training and development outside working hours are agreed upon through the Learning Plan which is completed by the Employee and approved by the RC Manager.

Continual Self-Development is the approach where an individual takes prime responsibility and ownership for their own learning and development. This approach requires motivation and commitment in order to exploit learning opportunities and minimise the impact of weakness. A continuing self-development should be undertaken in partnership with the organisation and self-development should enhance the role held within the organisation. There are many benefits to be derived from continual self-development: improve performance and self-confidence; identify and develop specific skills and qualities; increase learning capacity; help achieve potential.

| It is important as a manager and leader to develop yourself within your role personally and within the organisation, both will gain from this. Within the modern world skill sets are updated and change

Furthermore, as a team leader watching their team develop and learn new skills is a positive experience and helps Tesco achieve one of their objectives, which is developing the talents of their employees through sound and management practice. As the staff learn more and more enhanced skills from various different training methods, they are learning skills for life and are developing themselves as a better person.

One reason for seeking life-long learning opportunities is fact that additional education can lead toward higher pay and promotion opportunities for the employee. A concern for the employer lies in the fact that additional training makes the employee more valuable to other employers as well. If promotional opportunities do not exist in the employees company, then offering additional education to

Learning and Talent Development Allows people at all level of the organisation possess and develop the skills, knowledge and experiences to fulfil the short and long term ambitions of the

For learners the objectives of learning and development are to develop new skills leading to growth in their professional or personal life. There are many ways to identify objectives, they can be identified by the learner and discussed at the review process. Or identified by the organisation and again discussed at the review process. For the organisation the objective of learning and development is to make the workforce more efficient, flexible and able to deliver the organisations results in challenging times. Within Standguide the organisation has created what is known as a competency framework which lays down the skills required for the job role, it is used for promotion, development reward and recognition.

As a teacher and trainer I have found that one of the simplest ways to make learning accessible to both myself and to those I am teaching is by relating to real-life situations and circumstances that I have faced. If one takes the approach of trying to memorise lists of facts of how to deal with First Aid situations the information becomes more difficult to absorb and less likely to be retained. Context can help provide a more intuitive framework for people’s skills, whether it is as simple as telling a story that can be recalled if and when relevant or even if it delves deeply enough to understand why certain techniques are used in First Aid

Many learning theories can be used to motivate learning and improve people’s ability, knowledge, skills, and many other important factors. Social learning theory and Goal setting I consider very important. Social learning theory emphasizes that people learn by observing others, like role models who are credible and knowledgeable. The doctrine recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. For example, employees can learn new skills or adapt different behavior from experiencing the consequences of using a practice or professional qualifications. They also can observe others and identify the consequences of their actions. During the process of social learning theory attention, retention, motor production, motivational processes, and matching model performances represent essential elements. This theory recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. People can learn by observing others and seeing the consequence of their actions. For example, when I lived in Japan, I couldn’t speak the language and learned through observation of other people. You learn with no additional performance by using cognitive process and modeling. Self-regulation techniques are a great tool that people can use to improve their abilities. In fact, by observing other employees’ performance, some individuals can increase appropriate behavior and decrease the inappropriate one. For example, people can use logical verification and observation of