Course Objectives
When you have worked
through this workbook you will be better able to:
- Analyze and build a sound picture of your current skills,
knowledge and personal attributes, using a range of techniques and
approaches
- Undertake a personal training and development needs analysis
- Develop and revise your own personal development plan
- Identify and select appropriate training and development
opportunities and any barriers to successful learning
- Evaluate and record the training and development activities that
you have been involved in
- Use different techniques to collect and analyze information for
training needs analysis purposes
- Contribute to the identification of training and development needs
for individuals and work teams
- Set objectives for training and development
- Contribute to planning training and development
- Draw up a training plan
Assessment Criteria
Know how to identify
development needs and develop self and others to achieve
organizational objectives
1.1 Use at least one simple technique for identifying own
development needs and the development needs of one other member of
the team
1.2 Identify own learning style / styles and the learning style /
styles of one other member of the team
1.3 Briefly analyze two learning/development options to meet need /
needs of self and one other member of the team
1.4 Identify barriers to learning and explain how these barriers can
be overcome
1.5 Identify support mechanisms for the development of self and one
other member of the team
1.6 Describe methods used to monitor the development of self and one
other member of the team
International
Curriculum
Unit 3.13 - Official ILM
Curriculum, Institute of Leadership & Management
Course Outline
Workbook introduction
1 ILM Super Series study links
2 Links to ILM qualifications
3 Links to S/NVQs in management
4 Workbook objectives
5 Activity planner
Session A - ASSESSING YOUR CURRENT SITUATION
1 Introduction
2 Analyzing the Requirements of your Job (Activity 1, 2)
- The key
tasks of your job (Activity 3)
- The skills, knowledge and
personal attributes needed in your job (Activity 4, 5)
- Assessing
your own performance (Activity 6, 7, 8)
- PESTLE analysis
(Activity 9, 10)
3 Confirming your Findings (Activity 11)
- Seeking feedback
(Activity 12)
- Completing the picture (Activity 13)
Self Assessment, Summary
Session B - CHOOSING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SUIT YOUR NEEDS
1 Introduction
2 What is ‘ Development ’ (Activity 14, 15)
3 Your Development Needs – In Order of Priority (Activity 16)
4 Specifying your Objectives (Activity 17, 18)
5 Forms of Development Activity (Activity 19)
- Training
courses and programs
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Distance
learning (Activity 20)
- Work based projects
- E-learning
-
Planned or guided reading
(Activity 21)
- Access to development activities
-
Keeping your objectives in mind
6 Ways of Learning (Activity 22)
- Learning styles (Activity 23)
7 Barriers to Successful Learning (Activity 24)
(Activity 25)
Self Assessment, Summary
Session C - MAKING IT HAPPEN
1 Introduction
2 The Personal Development Plan (PDP) (Activity 26, 27)
3 From Planning to Action (Activity 28)
4 Selecting the Right Form of Development
5 Reviewing and Evaluating Development (Activity 29)
-
Evaluating your personal development plan (Activity 30)
6 Keeping Track (Activity 31)
7 Revising your PDP
- Where do you go from here
Self Assessment,
Summary
Session D - IDENTIFYING TRAINING NEEDS
1 Introduction
2 The Benefits of Training
- Benefits to the organization (Activity 32)
- Benefits to the
individual (Activity 33)
- Benefits to the manager
-
Alternatives to training (Activity 34)
3 The Training Cycle
- Training cycle stage 1 - Identify the training needs
-
Training cycle stage 2 - making plans and preparations
- Training
cycle stage 3 - Implement the plans (Activity 35)
- Training cycle
stage 4 - Evaluate and feed back the results
4 Types of Training Need
- Organizational needs
- Work team
needs (Activity 36)
- Individual needs
5 Assessing Training Needs by Analyzing Jobs
- Using documentation (Activity 37, 38)
- Using discussion
-
Observing the job holder (Activity 39)
6 Training Needs Analysis by Task (Activity 40)
7 Other training needs identification techniques
- Versatility charts (Activity 41, 42, 43)
- Diff-rating scales
(Activity 44)
- Appraisal interviews
8 Agreeing and Recording Identified Training Needs
- Agreeing training needs (Activity 45)
- Recording training needs
Self Assessment, Summary
Session E - PLANNING SUCCESSFUL TRAINING
1 Introduction
2 What are we Trying to Achieve? (Activity 46, 47, 48)
3 The Way People Learn
- Participative learning methods (Activity
49)
- Learning styles (Activity 50)
4 Training On or Off the Job
- Training on the job (Activity 51, 52)
- Training off the job
5 Choosing the Best Method
6 Planning the Training
- Course content
- Timing
- Facilities
and equipment (Activity 53)
7 Drawing Up the Training Plan (Activity 54)
Self Assessment,
Summary
Performance checks
1 Quick quiz
2 Workbook assessment
3 Work-based assignment
Reflect and review
1 Reflect and review
2 Action plan
3 Extensions
4 Answers to self-assessment questions
5 Answers to activity
6 Answers to the quick quiz
7 Certificate