An Analysis of Learning Styles and Training Development

This assignment involves an analysis of various studies and research papers related to learning styles and training development. It covers different approaches to learning styles, including the system approach, and discusses the impact of training practices on individual, organizational, and industry skill development. The assignment also touches on the concept of high-performance human resource practices and their effects on employees' attitudes and behaviors.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Comparing different styles of learning.............................................................................1
1.2 Learning curve and transformation..................................................................................2
1.3 Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing a
learning event.........................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Comparing the training needs at different levels in the company....................................4
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of raining method of Sun Court Ltd...............................5
2.3 proper approaches to training and development in training event...................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Evaluation of training and development by suitable techniques......................................7
3.2 Evaluation of training event.............................................................................................7
3.3 feedback of success in evaluation method used:..............................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 importance of government in training and development..................................................9
4.2 development of the competency movement has impacted on the public and private sector
..............................................................................................................................................10
4.3 major initiates introduced by UK government contributes to HR development for Sun
Court Ltd..............................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Training and development help to increase productivity in the market and also help to
enhance a performance of a firm in the world. Sun Court ltd. Is a generalist provider in UK. They
provide effective and efficient home care services to old age persons. “ People R Us” provide
effective and appropriate training to the employees to enhance their product and service in the
industry. By effective training and development Sun court ltd. Can enhance a performance and
also maintain services in the world. This report includes different learning styles, learning curve,
role of government etc. Training program help to increase efficiency in the industry.
TASK 1
1.1 Comparing different styles of learning
It may be different for different people because they use various type of learning styles to
learn new things. Learning is unique because all people follows different types of learning styles.
Main aim of learning style is that they provide effective and efficient way to learn new thing in
the world. Employees have different ways to enhance and increase their knowledge, skills,
values and preferences (Abd Rahman and et.al., 2013). A nature and the processes involved in
learning includes various fields such as educational, neuropsychology and experimental field.
“People R us” provides effective and efficient learning and training it helps the employees so
that they can easily increase their knowledge and to achieve desired goal. Some of the learning
styles follow by sun count residential homes limited as follows:
 Visual: This style provides attractive way to enhance their knowledge in the industry.
They focus on the pictures, images, diagrams and mind maps. Some people prefer visual
learning style to enhance skills and knowledge.
 Physical: This learning style focus on the “learn by doing” means that they use their
body to assist in their learning.
 Aural: This learning concentrate on music, rhythms and recordings. It has many
advantages that they provide attractive way of learning new things in the world.
 Verbal: It focuses on the writing and speech forms. They use most common word
techniques, scripting and reading content aloud.
 Logical: Some people use logics, reasoning and systems to describe the appropriate
concepts. They have good and effective ability to learn appropriate logics.
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 Social: In this type of learning style the employees can learn in teams or groups. They
have an objective to work together to get desired goal.
 Solitary: This type learning styles concentrate on learn alone. employees can learn alone
and through self-study.
These all are the different and effective learning styles that will help to increase and
enhance their knowledge and skill in the market. By getting appropriate knowledge, values and
appropriate preferences, they can easily maintain brand recognition and also get higher
performance in the industry (Brunetto, Farr-Wharton and Shacklock, 2012).
1.2 Learning curve and transformation
Sun court Ltd. Provides effective healthcare service and home care to the customers.
They have fast growth in the world. They provide appropriate training and development to
increase performance and also enhance a healthcare delivery. HR manager provide effective and
good quality learning styles to the employees so that they can easily get higher performance and
satisfy the customer needs. They have 50+ rooms with well en-suites.
Importance of learning curve
It is a diagrammatic representation of increase in learning curve. It is used in two ways
one is where the similar work is performed again and again used in a sequence of trials and
another one is where a knowledge is repeated again and again. Time is essential to do a work
and decreases whenever work is performed again, modification in performance of task reduced
as as more unites are produced and the rate of improvement has a sufficiency and remains
constant as a tool. It depends on number of repetitions and cost.
Uses of learning curve Internal: It focuses on forecasting, scheduling and establishing costs and budgets in the
organization. Sun court Ltd. Uses learning curve to measure overall learning performance
of employees. External: It supplies chain negotiation to the company so that they can enhance an
overall performance. Strategic: It evaluates an organization’s performance, industry performance and includes
cost and pricing of the firm ((Clarke, 2012)).
How learning is transformed in the working area
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It is the process of combination of knowledge learned in one context to another context.
Transfer of learning occurs when the learner identifies common and essential features among
skills, preferences and principles. It also connects the information in the memory to enhance a
business in the industry. They also utilize the value of utilizing what was learned and what are
the condition in another. There are factors that affects transfer learning in Sun Court Ltd firm as
follows:
 Transfer is affected by the degree to which learner is learned with understanding.
 Higher performance
 Effective and efficient utilization of learning styles and Motivation is also affects an
amount of employees that are prepared to utilize the learning
1.3 Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing a
learning event
They are valid framework describing how knowledge remains absorbed during
learning. Environmental and experience plays a vital role in understanding the ability of
knowledge and remains constant and skills are being retained. In case any individual
desired to train its workforce with efficient knowledge the company needs to be well
known who they are providing the training. There are mainly four types of learners:
1. Visual Learners: These are those learners who hears properly whatever the presenter
speak and accordingly they perform their work.
2. Audio Learners: Those people who like to listen audio performs better as compared to
the visual learners because the speaking ability of the individuals is being judged in the
audio recording. They are those who speak in a proper manner and present themselves in
a better way .
3. Kinaesthetic Learners: These learners are those who are well experienced and
according to their knowledge and skill they perform their task and they have more
knowledge about that particular field of work because they learn anything by doing and
taking experience from success and failure.
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TASK 2
2.1 Comparing the training needs at different levels in the company
There are three levels at every organization. They are as follows:
1. superiors level
2. subordinate level
3. Lower level
The Sun Court Ltd has also three levels of management. The training needs are different at
different levels. Upper level includes CEO, board of directors. Middle level include superior. For
eg: managers and office staff lower level of the organization include clerks and lower level
workers. These skills are needed at lower level of management.
Task related needs: It includes the different tasks which is performed in a particular job different
task are being combined in one particular job. Task related training needs are usually observed in
case of low level of employees.
Industry related needs: Those are the needs which are only performed by the employees of the
industry. Some of the industries have challenging jobs and top managers must have sound
knowledge of relevant domain. Hence, industry related training needs are observed in case of top
managers.
Job related needs: These directly relate to jobs which are part of organisation. By researching
whether the training is appropriate or not job. If not, organisations should create a complete
training program for those tasks These skills are needed at middle level management.
Technical Skills: the skills which is related to new technology is being included in the technical
skills. The modern machines as well as technologies should be used in the industry so that proper
growth of the company increases and growth of the company increases. Before providing
training to the employees the objective of the business should be well decided and according to it
employees should be hired in and training sessions should be provided according to the goals and
objectives of the business. Training programme should be such that different training
programmes and development plans should be followed in the training sessions . New
development plans should be explained so that new technologies should be followed and growth
of the business increases. Before providing training to the employees the employer must ask the
employee that how much work is will be able to do and how much training is needed to perform
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better. Some employee have extra knowledge also so they should not be ignored and proper
training programmes and sessions should be conducted. Some circular activities should be
conducted so that the extra knowledge of the employee is being checked (Deborah, Baskaran and
Kannan, 2014).
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of raining method of Sun Court Ltd
Training methods
A number of training are used in a business. Even within one organisation various approaches
are employed for training wide variety of employees. Training methods are divided into two
types.
On the job training
Off the job training
On the job training
New or experienced employees by observing others do assigned activities at workplace. There
are different types of on the job training (Kehoe and Wright, 2013).
Advantages
 The training should be such that the methods which are used in the training programmes
should be simple and easy to understand by all the employees.
 The cost of the machines and equipment used in the training should be very low.
Disadvantages
 If the employee is not trained on a training session then it is a wastage of time for the
trainee as well as for the industry.
Off the job training
Advantages
 In case of off the job employee’s work far from workplace in simulated working
conditions.
Disadvantages
 Outside the workplace
 Less effective when one get training for 1 or 2 days only.
 Off the job training prove costly for the firm when number of trainees are large in
number.
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2.3 proper approaches to training and development in training event
Proper training provides effective and efficient ways to enhance a performance of a
company in the industry. Sun court Ltd. Provides effective and good training to the employee so
that they can enhance a care home services. To satisfy the customer needs they only get higher
performance and also get desired goal of an entity in the industry. Systematic approach follows
different steps to provide effective training to the employees so that they can easily get higher
performance in the world (KirKpatricK and KirKpatricK, 2015). It concentrates on company
objective means how they can get desired goal of an entity from this approach. Some of the steps
that is follows by Sun court ltd. As follows:
First step of systematic approach to determines and identify training needs through
analysis of employee performance and behaviour and comparison of company objective. “People
R Us” provides effective and appropriate training to the Sun court ltd. Firm employees. They can
easily get higher performance by applying different types of methods in the business.
Design
In this stage, they focus on input that is gathered by the analysis. By the analysis of
employee performance then HR manager provide proper training employees so that they can
easily enhance a performance of home care services in the industry. In this step, it sets an
objective for an entity (Kulkarni, 2013).
Development
In this development stage, they prepare appropriate and essential resources for upcoming
training. They collect resources and tools for the training. By providing appropriate and effective
training and development to the employees they can easily solve a problem of less quality of
services. Market is too high so “People R Us “provide effective training to the employees.
Implementation
It integrates the research and data from the analysis phase and in which an employee use
learning tools and techniques rcombined to design and development . By following this types of
strategies and approaches of learning in the business they can easily enhance business in the
industry.
TASK 3
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3.1 Evaluation of training and development by suitable techniques
It helps increase performance and also enhance a business in the industry. “People R
Us” provide effective and appropriate training to the employees to increase productivity and
services in the market. By utilising training in the company, they can overcome the barriers to
increase performance in the industry. Some of the techniques used to evaluate training and
development process in the Sun court ltd. are as follows:
Satisfaction and participation reaction
This technique measures overall employee performance during training and development.
Based on the employee needs they need to provide appropriate training and development to an
employee (Masadeh, 2012).
Knowledge acquisition
It will check the training and development program is given to the employees is effective
and sufficient or not if training is not appropriate and effective then they need to enhance a
training process.
Behavioural application
In this technique, it measures that employee are learned from the training program or not.
They provide additional tools and techniques to enhance training in the firm.
These all are the training evaluation methods that helps to increase efficiency I the market
and also enhance a performance of an entity in the industry. By appropriate and effective training
they can easily get higher performance and also get the desired goal of the firm. “People R Us”
consultancy provide appropriate training to the Sun court ltd. To enhance a performance and also
expand a business in the industry.
3.2 Evaluation of training event
Training evaluation is the procedure of determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the
training and development. It also checks whether the employees achieved knowledge and
appropriate skills. Training must be effective and efficient for and employees so that they can
easily get desired goal and also enhance the interpersonal skills in the company. “ People R Us”
provide training on how to increase productivity and enhance a service of home care in an
industry to the Sun court Ltd (McGrath, 2012). Training evaluation is the process of identify
efficiency and effectiveness of the particular training programs. The training is provided by the “
people R Us “ to the Sun court Ltd. Is very effective and efficient to the employees. They have
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set of protocols and standards that is used to evaluate individual performance of an employee in
training program. Some of the factors that construct evaluation process as follows:
Training standards
Training standards are the performance behaviour employees must be exhibit before
training results are validated and verified by the managers. This standards are fixed and
appropriate to get desired goal of the company. They provide effective and validated standards to
the employees before starting training evaluation. Terms and conditions explained by the
manager of “ People R Us” consultancy (Mort Feldmann, Level and Liu, 2013). Evaluators
explained all the standards such as conditions, parameters efeedback of success in evaluation
method used:tc.
Evaluation protocols
Evaluation protocols is testing process of testing a training program. Training program
must be capable and effective that will help to increase and enhance a knowledge of the
employees. “ People R Us” provide good quality training session to the Sun Court Ltd. So that an
employee can easily work to get desired goal. It has an issue of the services of home care is not
appropriate they will affect the future of en entity. It has set of valid protocols that help to
increase skills of the employees in the industry.
3.3 feedback of success in evaluation method used:
By applying evaluation method in the training program they can easily find out what are
al the issues in the program and what are all the actions are needed to fulfil employee needs.
There are different types of evaluation methods that help to enhance a training performance in
the company. They provide appropriate training to the employees so that they can easily reduce a
complexity of barriers. By provide effective and efficient training to an employees so that they
can innovate a service of the home care to increase productivity in the industry (Purce, 2014).
To evaluate a training process in the firm they apply different type of methods such as
satisfaction and participation, knowledge acquisition, behavioural application to know the actual
performance of training program. Training should be more effective and appropriate for the
employees so that they can enhance a service in the firm. From various types of methods of
evaluation training they can identify this training is appropriate and suitable for an employee. “
People R Us” provide good quality training to the employee and there are no barriers in training
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program. Training and development session is very effective and helpful for the employees.
There are many benefits of effective and appropriate training as follows:
 Productive staff
 Effective and efficient motivators to get higher performance in the industry.
 Increased services and the productivity
 reduced workplace conflict situations
 higher profitability
These are the benefits for effective training in the company. There is more challenging
environment in the industry. They have more competitors in the market so they need to provide
more effective and efficient services to the customer to complete with other home cares in the
market. It also has price pressure from the government so they need to manage all the things to
enhance a business in the industry. “ People R Us” provide effective and appropriate training to
an employees so that they can increase productivity in the market (Rohrer and Pashler, 2012). By
this effective training employees can enhance a healthcare services to reduce a complexity of
competition in the industry. To enhance a service they need to provide good quality products,
effective rooms for old age person. Sun court Ltd. Firm is a generalist provider in the world.
They provide accommodations to old age persons. By this effective training a staff can easily
improve a performance of a company in the industry.
TASK 4
4.1 importance of government in training and development
government has a vital role to provide appropriate, effective training and development to
the employees. Government manage training programs through experts and talented persons
that make sure an employee can develop and reach at least minimum performance. Training and
development must be appropriate and effective to the employee so that they can enhance and
increase productivity in the market. UK government are concentrate on training and development
because it will help to increase performance of an entity in the industry.
Government provides different types of plans and policies to the employees to increase
efficiency in the market. It focuses on the human resource development in the firm. Lifelong
learning is self managed learning. It provides different types of styles to the employee so that
they can easily learn by themselves. This learning help to the staff to enhance their knowledge,
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skills and preferences. They can easily get desired goal of an entity. Government and lifelong
learning provide effective and appropriate facilities to the employees to increase their knowledge
to enhance a performance in the industry.
Sun Court Ltd. Can take benefits from the government to increase efficiency in the
market. Government plans and policies help to enhance Human resource development in the
company and they can easily get desired goal. It also important to grow in the market. To
increase a performance in the industry they need to apply different strategies, approaches in the
services and also provide appropriate and effective training to the employees. Sun Court Ltd.
Follows many policies of government to expand a business in the industry. This will help to
make an advantageous condition for the company in the highly competitive market.
4.2 development of the competency movement has impacted on the public and private sector
Private firms invest more in the industry top get higher performance in the market. They
provide appropriate and innovative product to the customers to increase productivity in the
industry. They do not want competency in staff in employee performance that fall in competitive
disadvantages which means not appropriate quality, ineffective production and less motivation.
Sun court Ltd. Provide different types of plans and policies to enhance a business in the industry.
They also provide effective and appropriate training and development to the employees to
increase productivity in the market. It provides different types of learning styles to the employees
to enhance their knowledge and skills to innovate a service in the industry (Salas and et.al.,
2012).
Public companies give effort to innovate products, maintain brand recognition, maintain
brand quality to improve performance at standard level. Movement of competencies and skills
are necessary part of effective, efficient learning to improve performance. For higher success in
the company they need to apply different types of learning and also help to increase efficiency in
the industry. Employees can get ore motivation from the appropriate training that is provided by
various consultancies.
4.3 major initiates introduced by UK government contributes to HR development for Sun
Court Ltd.
It was done by government of UK that provide effective and appropriate training the
employees to enhance a business in the market. They provide different qualitative training and
development programs to various companies to increase their efficiency in the industry.
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Economy affected by the performance of an employee in all the entities, the government provide
additional design of learning options to the company depends on the learning needs.
Role of contemporary learning in Sun Court Ltd.
For the development in the industry Sun court Ltd. Needed essential and appropriate
training. Sun court Ltd. Changes their present value and make successful and effective in
providing for their employees. Training is evaluated by the customer needs, current situation
of the market, future needs etc. These all are the factors that affects a training evaluation of the
company in the industry (Kulkarni, 2013). By effective learning employees can enhance their
knowledge in the market and also enhance a performance of the firm in the world. To enhance a
performance in the industry they need to provide effective and efficient training to the
employees.
CONCLUSION
Effective training help to increase overall performance in the industry. It helps to their
knowledge, skills and preferences of an individual. By providing effective training to the
employees they can easily get higher performance and also enhance their knowledge to produce
innovative product in the industry. Sun Court ltd. Provide good quality healthcare and home care
services to the customer. They follow different types of plans and policies that Is provided by the
government. It uses various types of learning styles to enhance their skills and also provide
training to the employees so that they can easily get desired goal.
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