Advanced Strategic Learning & Development

Description

This Learning and Development course will guide you through the knowledge and skills you need to develop and run an effective L&D unit in HR that is closely aligned to the overall organizational strategy.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and skills in designing, devoting and delivering world class L&D practice in your organization. It will equip you with all the tools needed for the effective delivery of L&D in a modern organization.

This Learning and Development course is also your complete toolset of knowledge and skills required to deliver world class online L&D practice in your organization. The course delivers all the essentials elements of L&D for online delivery.

The course includes site visits to organizations relevant to the course so delegates can develop an understanding of how their contemporaries function in the real-world.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

What you will learn

The Need for L&D in Organizations

• Understanding organizations
• The organization’s purpose
• Organization structures
• The purpose of Learning & Development

The Learning Organization

• Characteristics of a learning organization
• Five disciplines of the learning organization
• Building a learning organization
• Barriers to the learning organization

Creating a Learning Culture

• Organizational culture and learning
• Organizational learning, team learning and individual learning
• Steps to create a learning culture
• Creating the right learning environment

Site Visit

• Industrial visit to a relevant organization.
• An insight into the internal working of companies.
• An opportunity to learn through interaction with practising professionals.

L&D Needs Analysis

• Defining Learning & Development needs
• Identifying learning needs
• Capturing, analysing and reporting learning needs
• Setting L&D priorities

Training Programme Selection, Design and Delivery

• Setting aims, objectives and learning outcomes
• Establishing the learning content
• Training and learning methods
• Training resources

Assessing Training Efficacy

• Training assessment – The Kirkpatrick Model
• Assessment planning
• Assessment methods
• ROI for L&D
• Providing feedback

Site Visit

• Industrial visit to a relevant organization.
• An insight into the internal working of companies.
• An opportunity to learn through interaction with practising professionals.

The Virtual Learning Environment

• Course content management
• Course structure and planning
• Learner administration and engagement
• Communication and collaboration tools
• Online assessments

Designing and Delivering Online Learning

• Design approaches and models for online course planning
• Online learning technologies
• Creating engaging online activities
• Accommodating a range of learning styles
• Overcoming barriers to online learning

Online Coaching and Mentoring

• The online coaching/mentoring process
• The role of a coach, the role of a mentor
• Developing a good client relationship
• Essential skills in online coaching and mentoring
• Ethical guidelines for coaches and mentors

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning