Learning and Development
Learning and Development
Learning and Development
Development – The
Learning
Organisation
MGT533/NZD633 Human Resources
Management
Learning Outcome
Learning Outcomes
– Group A – Learning
– Group B – Development
– Group C - Training
Activity
Key concepts in
learning and
development
• Learning: the process of acquiring
and developing new knowledge,
skills, capabilities, behaviours and
attitudes.
• Training and
Development is
embedded in the
organisation and driven
by organisational goals
and business needs.
• It’s a continuous
process, not a series of
events.
• Learning is encouraged
on and off the job.
Strategic Learning and
Development
Employee Organisation
• Enhance knowledge, skills • Improved employee
and experience capabilities and work
• Supports achievement of load planning
personal growth • Contributes to effective
• Develop career potential employee performance
• Increased job satisfaction • Employee Engagement
• Accept new challenges • Increased productivity
more easily • Reduced absenteeism
• Increased adaptability • Less wastage
• Increased motivation • Reduced accidents/lost
time
• Adaptable workforce
• Motivation is the key to learning – intrinsic
and extrinsic (Adults must want to learn)
• Learning speeds vary
• People learn by doing
• Positive re-enforcement and feedback are
critical to learning
• Information is absorbed better in small
amounts
• Learning must be applied
• Adults want guidance
• Adults learn best in informal situation
• Learning situation results must be
transferable.
• Individuals have
different
motivations for
learning and learn
at different speeds
• Best known and
good introduction
to learning styles
• Complete the Kolb
Learning Style
Questionnaire and
share your
findings with your
partner.
Activity
VARK Learning Styles
• Visual – People who learn most by what
they see, they have a preference for
• Individual preferences for pictures, movies and diagrams.
learning vary according to our
• Auditory – Those whose dominant
senses. sense for learning is through their
hearing. They prefer discussion and
lectures.
• Complete the
VARK
Questionnaire
The Learning Curve
You and the learning curve….
Questions:
• What skills knowledge, attitudes
and performance does the
organisation need?
• What training/learning do
employees need to meet those
requirements?
• How should the learning be
provided?
The training cycle
1. Gain attention
2. Inform the learner of the objectives
3. Stimulate recall of previous learning
4. Present learning stimuli
5. Guide learning
6. Elicit performance
7. Provide Feedback
8. Assess performance
9. Enhance retention and learning transfer
Activity (20 minutes)- work in pairs and create a one
page plan for a training workshop to be delivered, with
the aim of upskilling 3 employees in one of the
following areas:
– Back a trailer through a gate way
– Make 6 new cocktails
– Change a tire
– Create a power point presentation
– Greet one or more people in Maori/or Chinese and teach them to count to ten
and write their name in Maori/Chinese
– Conduct a health and safety audit for a business
• Your plan must include the following
– location and resources needed for the training
– a time line for the training
– Two or three written learning outcomes
– Description of the tasks and activities used with your reasons
– Evidence that you are following the learning sequence
– Statement of how you will evaluate the learning
• Report back to class
Other Training
Methods
• Outdoor training
• E-learning
• Vestibule training
• Simulation Training
• CBT
• Case Studies
• Work Samples
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Activity
• What is coaching? In
pairs, research it and
produce a written
definition
What is coaching?
• Coaching is a process where one person
facilitates the thinking, exploration, curiosity
and action planning of another person, in order
that that person can bring about some changes
in their work life.
• It requires powerful questioning, deep listening
and effective feedback to expand
understanding and confidence.’
• It involves a collaborative relationship, rather
than one focussed upon authority
• It is a positive way to make change happen
• It is a process of change
• The coach and coachee work together co-
actively.
• It can be done on a one to one basis or in
groups.
• Coaching skills are critical for a Managers role
and shapes the culture within an organisation,
which should be one one of collaboration,
rather than traditional models of command
and control.
Activity
For Employees:
• Better understanding of the business and its customers
• More interesting and better quality work.
• More options in career development and more influence over it
• Better communication with other staff
• More appreciation of own initiatives
• Goal
• Reality
• Options
• Will
GOAL - Defines
what we want to
achieve
• What specifically do you
want to achieve?
• What are your immediate
goals?
• How challenging are
these goals?
• What would you like to
work on today?
• How realistic is this goal
for you?
• When do you want to
achieve it by?
• Goals need to be SMART
(P.8)
REALITY –
Evaluating the
current
situation
• What is the current
situation?
• What are the positives of
it?
• What has been done
already, in order to
achieve this goal?
• What resources are you
going to need?
• What obstacles need to
be overcome?
OPTIONS –
Identifying
potential ways of
reaching the goal
• What are the potential
ways you could take to
reach your goal?
• What are the advantages
and disadvantages of
each of these in turn?
• Which would you give
the best result?
• What would you do if
you had more
time/money? etc
• Have you faced this
situation before? What
did you learn?
• Would you like some
suggestions from me?
WILL – Selecting the
option that the
person is most
motivated to
implement
• What options would you like to
choose?
• What would give you the best
results?
• When precisely are you going to
start and finish each step?
• What might hinder you in taking
these steps or meeting this
goal?
• Are there any potential
obstacles to taking action?
• When will you start the next
action plan?
• When can we next talk to assess
your progress?
Effective Questioning
The reality is good questions are very powerful and
motivating. They are the language of coaching.
Questioning is a process, that when it fits together can
create a solid result.
Actual behaviour/task - be
specific about what actions •Actual Behaviour
you saw or abserved
Leave on a high
A short and succinct thanks
Find out if there is anything
to do to help person
continue performing well
Pinpoint the performance
problemFocus on the issue - be
specific, focus on the facts,
describe behaviour observed.
Ask what the coachee thought of
the situation
Tone of voice and the stress you put on different words in a sentence are very important in
working with questions.
Activity: Say this sentence out loud, stressing a different word each time
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
• During our last weekend in Queenstown we took an active part in a cycling contest.
Designing a Coaching Plan
• In pairs, prepare
a coaching plan.
Mentoring
• Ongoing relationship – can last a
long time
• Happens when individual needs
guidance or support
• More long term and takes broader
view of person
• Mentor usually passes on
experience and is often more
senior in the organisation
• Focus on career and personal
development
• Agenda set by person being
mentored
• Mentor provides support and
guidance
• Centres on professional and
personal development