Learning Styles and Development

This assignment delves into the concept of learning styles and their significance in human resource development (HRD). It examines different learning style models, such as Honey and Mumford's model, and discusses their application in workplace training. The document also explores the relationship between learning styles and informal/incidental learning, emphasizing the importance of understanding individual preferences for effective HRD practices.

HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1: Comparison of various learning styles............................................................................1
1.2: Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learning at workplace...............3
1.3 Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing a
learning event.........................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Comparing training needs for staff at different levels in Rowlinson knitwear ...............5
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of training methods used in Rowlinson Knitwear ........6
2.3 Systematic approach to plan training and development for a training activity................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Prepare an evaluation using suitable techniques..............................................................8
3.2 Carry out an evaluation of a training event......................................................................9
3.3 Review success of an evaluation methods used.............................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
4.1 Role of government in training, development and lifelong learning..............................11
4.2 Development of competency movement has impacted on public and private sectors . .11
4.3 Contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK Government contribute to HRD for
Rowlinson Knitwear.............................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource department is an essential part of every business enterprise. They are
responsible for evaluating performance of employees those are directly or indirectly related with
an organisations (Alarcon, 2011). It is needed in profitable business management, whether
related to small or large sectors. All those crucial strategies and policies are made by this specific
department and all member of “Rowlinson knitwear” need to implement while performing their
overall job performances. Nowadays, this department is gaining maximum attention by their way
of handling team as well as increase profit for the company (Bass and Dalal-Clayton, 2012 ).
This project report is based on various methods such as training, learning and
development plan which would assist employees to motivate them to increase overall
performance of the company. Understanding of various approaches and learning styles in respect
to increase viability and reliability factors those are present in the organisation. On the basis of
discuss aspects, a proper analysis is being done to determine future sustainability for the
company.
TASK 1
1.1: Comparison of various learning styles
In every manufacturing or retail business organisation is having perfect human resources
department which is held responsible for managing all necessary resources that are helpful in
gaining maximum profit during the time. “Rowlinson Knitwear” is one of the latest retail sector
company which is gaining their importance in the market. There are wide number of employees
those are contributing their valuable efforts in attaining the organisational aims and objectives
more effectively. Henceforth, it is responsible role of HR manager to adopt different learning
styles in respect to improve overall performance of employees.
This would also assist in attaining desire objectives. It is crucial role of HR managers to
initial determine needs and wants of employees through implementing various different learning
styles as per their essential requirements. A lot of research is require to be made in relation to
determine human perceptions and various ways which is being follow to operate and collect
informations in more effective manner. Some of crucial learning styles are discuss underneath:
Kolb's learning style: Under this style of learning, the employee require to implement
four styles which are based on combination of various learning duration. Some of them are:
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 Diverging learning style: According to this, individual require to initial learn and take
actions accordingly. These types of individual are positive in mindset and having artistic
work ability (Bhamra, Dani and Burnard, 2011).
 Assimilating learning style: It would be taken into account as all those individual those
are work on the basis of logical ways are considered into this style.
 Converging learning style: Such kind of people are mainly target on performing work in
more practically and they are held capable in solving numerical issues.
 Accommodating style: As per this types of learning style that believe in determining
understanding of internal through and feeling to perform their jobs in effective manner.
Honey and Mumford's style of learning:
Illustration 1: Honey and Mumford's style of learning
 Activists: It is known as those people who wants to gain latest experience of something
within set period of time. They prefer to perform various activities but not comfortable in
attaining particular areas of competencies.
 Reflectors learning style: These types of individual are indicating their overall interest
in gathering data through using primary and secondary sources.
 Theorist: According to this, people would indicate its interest in improving their new
theories through conducting valuable experiments and set observations.
 Pragmatics learning styles: Under this, the individual would believes in making new
experiments of latest theories and thoughts that can never be taken into considerations.
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1.2: Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learning at workplace
Learning is an organization is utmost important parts that can assists in increasing overall
profitability of the company as well as employees those are working in it. They used to managers
their human resource to ensure quality to monitoring, evaluating and analysing learning ability of
an individual (Bishop, and Pagiola, 2012). The time and costs would be incurred in respect to
learning theories which is clearly indicated through learning curve. There are various aims and
objective which is require to be attain by company to manager everyday business operations of
an organisation. If the performance of employees of Rowlinson Knitwear require to improve then
in more effective manner. This would be helpful in improving current skills and ability of
individual those are performing their role and responsibility in order to increase their overall
growth and sustainability of the company.
Illustration 2: Learning Curve
Significance of transferring learning at workplace: Human resource development can
be considered as the most essential element for each business organisation as to developing their
performance and productivity at market place. It is the major duty of manager and higher
authority to provide training session to their existing and new employees in respect to developing
their skills and working ability at work place (Charles, Schmidheiny and Watts, 2017). An
organisation is categorised among various departments in which people are assigned as per their
skills and ability and it is important for managers to taking effective participation in each and
ever activity of firm. There are various importance of learning curve in which some are described
as under:
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 Add Value: It consist to be an essential component of firm which is effective in attaining
competitive edge at market place through creating awareness among people about the
firm or its offered goods and services. In this modern and competitive era each small as
well as large business enterprises are concern on sustaining customers for long run of
business activities as to is effective in attaining high growth and success (Chatterjee and
Finger, 2014).
 Proper utilization of finance: It is essential for the human resource department to guide
their employees in right direction so that maximum outcomes can be attain in more quick
time. The utmost important role of managers is to make sure that proper utilisation of
resources is being done by the company. If they are not done in proper manner, then it
will directly make impacts on the overall productivity of the company.
 Face and overcome impacts: It is essential for the company to initial determine all those
problems those are being faced by worker in proper management of an organisation. This
can be done by effective increase in capabilities of employees.
1.3 Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing a
learning event
Learning styles and theories are helps to understand the dynamics of effective learning
and grasping subject to analysing performance of organisation. There are various ways and
aspects are defined in respect of evaluating learning aspects and bifurcations. There is particular
concept which helps to understand the skills and contemporary approaches. There are some
learning theories are formed which helps to enhance the performance and capacity of operation
effectively and efficiently. These theories and concepts are implemented and applied in bast
aspects. Learning styles and theories used by managers to improve the capacity, performance,
productivity with in the organisation.
This theories not only helps to analyse the aspects of human resource development but
also helps to understand the aspects of business. These are adopted as per suitability and
flexibility of organisation subject to management and operations. These theories remain
practical oriented which provides practical supervision to the organisation (Conway, G. R. and
Barbier, E. B., 2013).
Relationship among learning theories, style and activities: Management of
organisation determine different types of theories to fulfil desire of consumer. So manager needs
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to adopt appropriate learning theory for smooth running of different activities of organisation. It
is very important for manager to conduct effective training session for employees working in
organisation. These training method aids to improve skills and knowledge of employee.
Employee of organisation perform their work in a team this helps to accomplish different types
of operations in effective manner. The learning theory define the various types of learning and its
main aim is to enhance working capability of employee working in organisation.
Contribution of learning activities and theory: Learning styles and its theories plays a
significant role in order to determine the outcomes during training session. So it is essential for
the manager of Rowlinson Knitwear to implement effective strategies for the employee working
in the organisation in order to accomplish various activities in effective manner. These strategies
aids to enhance to increase effectiveness in performing different types of operation of
organisation.
TASK 2
2.1 Comparing training needs for staff at different levels in Rowlinson knitwear
Manager of Rowlinson Knitwear put their effort in order to implement different types of
training session to enhance their skills and knowledge by which they can perform their work in
proper manner. This efforts aids to develop the premises of organisation. These new and advance
training aids to various employee to accomplish different types of task which is assigned by the
organisation in proper manner. As this company concerned on to provide different types of
clothes to students study in the schools and various employee working in different organisation.
It is duty of manager to conduct different types of motivation program which helps employee to
perform different types of task in proper manner. These program play a significant role to
improve skills and knowledge of employee. This company possess at different level like upper
level, middle level and lower level. These levels also monitor performance of organisation.
These efforts give helps to improve performance of employee working in the organisation.
Organisation able to capture large number of market share (Crouch, 2011). Due to
implementation of these training methods leads to compete various rivals present in the
marketplace. Management of Rowlinson Knitwear provide various methods training and
methods at various level which are describe below:
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At management level: There are different roles and responsibility which is performed by
the employee working at different level. Like assignment of task which is based on the skills and
knowledge and determining the performance of employee and many others. So it is essential for
the organisation to implement different types of training and development program which
enhance performance of employee as well as organisation.
Customer service level: As per this level manage of company should conduct proper
training in order to retain long term relationship with their loyal customer. These methods of
training plays a significant role to accomplish different types of desire and demand which is
made by the consumer.
Operational level: this level is concerned on to improve skills and knowledge of
employee in order to accomplish different types of working activities of company. It aids to
accomplish goals and objectives of organisation.
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of training methods used in Rowlinson Knitwear
Organisation adopt different types of new and innovative methods to enhance the
performance of organisation. The management give facilities counselling regarding learning of
various methods and techniques to increase their logical and and conceptual concept to
accomplish different types of task in effective manner. Management of organisation give off the
job training to its employee and also define their roles and responsibility to perform various
operations of organisation. By this employee working in the organisation can give their
innovative views in order to perform various work in innovative way. It helps to create
opportunity to show their talent in order to accomplish various task of company in stipulated
time period. There are various types of training methods to improve the performance of
employee but these training methods have some advantage and disadvantages which are
mentioned below:
Training methods Advantages Disadvantages
Role Playing It helps to define roles and
responsibilities in order to
attain goals and objective of
organisation
It happen sometimes that
employee do not satisfy with
their roles and responsibility
which stops to attain effective
outcomes.
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Induction It is related to define the roles
and responsibility of newly
recruited employee.
There structure of organisation
may vary from the actual
structure this leads to give
negative impact.
Performance appraisal This enables to judge the
capabilities of employee in
order to accomplish various
task.
Considering example of
certain employee in order to
motivate to deliver better
performance.
Workshop In order to stand before the
different rivals present in the
marketplace manager needs to
provide different materials
which are liable to enhance
knowledge and skills of
organisation.
It needs large amount of
capital to perform different
types of activities
Discussion It aids to generate new idea
which aids to prepare various
policies and plans.
If the manager did not involve
with the employee to perform
various task then employee
deny to follow orders follow
manager.
2.3 Systematic approach to plan training and development for a training activity
To enhance working capability of the employee working in the Rowlinson Knitwear
manager needs to conduct various training and development session. It helps to achieve goals
and objectives of organisation (Disch, 2016). So manager put their efforts to implement different
types of training methods to enhance the performance of employee. There are different structure
to monitor the performance which are describe below:
Analysis: this steps to determine the necessity and requirement of employee working in
the organisational.
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Design: This step is concerned about the execution of various methods of training and
development program in order to improve the skills and knowledge of employee.
Development: this steps is related with requirement of development program to perform
improve the performance of employee in proper manner.
Implementation: this is the method which is related to implementation of various types
of training techniques to develop skills and knowledge of employee.
Evaluation: this steps is related to determine the skills and knowledge of employee
after accomplishing the training session. This leads to maintain effectiveness of training
methods by getting views of employee (Duffield, 2014).
TASK 3
3.1 Prepare an evaluation using suitable techniques
Evaluation termed as the final phase of different training session. It conducted for the
attaining positive outcome of the training outcome. It is related to know the views of employees
in order to know the pros and cons of training methods so it is very essential for the organisation
to evaluate the training methods.
 About the method of training session.
 What needs to be amend in the methods?
 At what time it is needed to analyses?
 Whose duty is to measure the training methods?
It is essential for organisation to determine the methods which helps to gather views and
information after completion of training session.
Manager needs to determine the value of determining the methods of decision making and
various types of planning.
By considering all views an organisation can determine its capacity and capabilities of
employee working in the Rowlinson knitwear. The HR manager needs to determine the
evaluation of training session in order to know the effectiveness to perform different types of
activities which are performed in the organisation. The HR manager can also define the roles
and performance of employee after accomplishment of training. Evaluation plays a significant
role to gather relevant information of management of skills and ability which are concerned
human resource planning in Rowlinson Knitwear. By the evaluation manger put its efforts to
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direct employees in order to maintain strong relationship with different customer in marketplace.
The views of customer plays a significant role to enhance the performance of organisation.
3.2 Carry out an evaluation of a training event
It is essential manager to motivate their employee in order to create interest to take part
in training program. These efforts aids to accomplish various methods of training program in
proper manner. The Rowlinson Knitwear can able to determine the effectiveness and efficiency
of the various training session which is based on the different finding. Therefore HR manager
need to initiate various types of steps to analyses whether the session brings positive outcomes or
not. For this manager needs to gain feedback and information which are mention below:
Participants and satisfaction reaction: The manager put their effort in order to collect
feedbacks from the training manager in order to create interest and determine the behaviour of
employee while participating in training session. If the reactions and attitude of employee
regarding training program will give impact then it will directly benefits for employee working
in the organisation (Fowler, 2013).
Acquisition of Knowledge: The department of human resource take decision to gather
different views from the employee working in the company. For the different individuals ask
different queries from various employee to analyses their knowledge and collecting their
response from employee. This steps aids to determine the outcome of training session. They
also conduct meeting in which the training officer and the employee gather at one place and
discuss about the outcome of training.
Behavioural application: this application is concerned on to determine the behaviour of
employee by the training officer if the training officer determine that there is good response of
employee toward the training then it assumes that training session is performed in effective
manner.
Measure improvement in business: The HR manager implement different strategies in
order to improve the essential area which aids in order to attain goals and objectives of
organisation. Implementation of new and innovative methods enable employee to perform
different activities in effective manner. By these methods the team which are related to reduce
the production cost involve in manufacturing of different products. Training also play a
significant role in order to communicate with their employee and also enhance the interpersonal
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skills of the team concerned with sales which leads to increase the sales of different products of
company.
Determine with Benchmark: This is related to the HR department implement outcomes
of training to inculcate with challenges of future and accomplish different business process of
organisation. It is responsibility of the HR manager is to determine and evaluate the level of
standard of performance of employee after completion of training programmes. These training
program helps to acquire information which is related to effectiveness and efficiency of training .
3.3 Review success of an evaluation methods used
Rowlinson Knitwear put its effort collect relevant information after implementation of
different methods and techniques of training. After accomplishment of different training session
the department put their efforts in order to analyses the effectiveness of different training
methods. The manager of Rowlinson Knitwear needs to communicate with its employee working
in the team before determining the training and it is also helpful to take appropriate decision
making which are related to determination of training methods. So it is important for the
management to determine the advantage of various methods which are mentioned below:
 it aids to know about performance and the behaviour of employee and to measure the
level of satisfaction of employee. The department consider the feeling and thinking of
employee which are concerned on to training methods.
 It aids to develop the skills and knowledge of employee which directly impact the level
of performance of employee in effective manner (Hakansson, 2015).
 These training methods helps to employee to accomplish different types types of task in
proper manner.
The main motive of conduction of training session in order to improve the
performance of employee working in the organisation. It leads to increase the productivity of
organisation. After accomplishment of training session the HR manager needs to compare the
actual performance and the desired performance of employee working in the organisation and
also monitor the performance of employee after completion of training session. The HR
manager needs to discuss with the training officer and employee in order to solve the various
issues which are arises during training session (Rondinelli, 2013).
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TASK 4
4.1 Role of government in training, development and lifelong learning
In order to enhance the performance of organisation government play an essential role in
order to conduct training and development session. So it is important for organisation for
organisation to follow such rules and regulations and directives which is given by the
government. It is responsibility of training office is to organise training session according to the
directive provided by the government. By conduction of these training and development program
employee attain opportunity to increase the performance of employee working in the
organisation. It helps to attain goals and objectives of employee. As human resource department
is the main asset of organisation and therefore it is duty of organisation to implement different
types of development session which give benefit of employees. The performance of employee is
increasing then it give positive impact of the on the performance of employee working in the
organisation as well as the performance of company. In order to enhance profitability of different
organisation government of UK direct some laws which are related to employment. These rules
and regulation maximise the profitability of organisation in effective manner (Payne and Isaacs,
2017). Various organisation needs to follow these rules in order to enhance the profits of the
company (Helmreich and Merritt, 2017). Due to implementation of these rules it maximise
profitability of products. There are different types of laws like equality act, 2010, protection act,
anti discrimination act and many others. This helps to maintain long term relationships with the
customer and also perform different activities of organisation in effective manner. By
implementation of these rules and regulation the manager of the organisation needs to implement
different types of programs by considering directives given by the organisation.
4.2 Development of competency movement has impacted on public and private sectors
The movement of competency affect both public and privates sector company in order to
improve the performance of company. Due to lots of competency in the marketplace by which
private company feel stress and in order to reduce the stress it leads to perform different types of
work in effective manner (Moser, 2012). As this company is private company it needs to invest
large amount of capital in order to gain compete advantages. It is essential for the organisation
leads to recruit different types of skilled employee and expert employee which helps to perform
different type types of activities in the effective manner. Where as the public sector organisation
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concentrate over to capture the market share by enhance the performance of employee in
effective manner (Leigh, and Blakely, 2016).
4.3 Contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK Government contribute to HRD for
Rowlinson Knitwear
Government of UK should launch various training methods for every company as per the
structure ans size of the organisation government mostly focus on the youth generation ans
experts having specific skills and knowledge by conduction of training and development. The
economic condition of the nation is based on the performance of different organisation it leads to
design the various types of learning program to attain growth and profitability of organisation.
Government implement these training program which enables employee to perform different
activities in the changing environment in proper manner (Marsick and Watkins, 2015). These
training program aids to perform different types of task in effective manner. Contemporary
training program plays significant role in order to perform different types of activities by
employee. Government put their effort in order to expand the growth and development of
organisation. So that government put their effort to design different types of training program
which hep them to accomplish different goals and objectives of organisation. These training
methods helps to fulfil the expectation of the customer which leads to attain goals and objective
of organisation. Implementation of different types of training and development program leads to
enhance the skills and knowledge of the employee and working in the organisation. These
training methods helps to meet the expectation of the customer in order to explore the
organisation effective manner. Government needs to implement different strategies in order to
implement different types activity which can be performed in effective manner.
CONCLUSION
As per above mentioned report it has been assumed that human resource development is
the important part of organisation because it controls different activities so organisation in proper
manner. As the company is large in structure which needs large number of employee in order to
perform different task to achieve goals and objectives of organisation. There are two types of
learning style which are mentioned in this report like Kolbe's learning styles, Honey and
Mumford's style are mentioned in this report. There are various advantages and disadvantages in
order to implement different training methods which are related to job. The organisation also
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implement an effective approach in order to accomplish different training methods in proper
manner
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