Report on Human Resource Development
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Added on 2019-12-03
Report on Human Resource Development
Added on 2019-12-03
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Different learning styles and their significance in training and development..................11.2 Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learning to the workplace...........21.3 Assessing the contribution of learning styles in planning and designing.........................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................42.1 Comparing training needs of staff at different levels in organization..............................42.2 Assessing the advantages and disadvantages of training methods...................................52.3 Systematic approach to plan training and development program....................................5TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................103.1 Evaluation of Induction training program......................................................................103.2 Establishing suitable techniques for evaluation 2 Day Induction training program......103.3 Reviewing the success of the induction training program..............................................11TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................124.1 The role of government in training, development and lifelong learning........................124.2 The development of the competency movement and its impact....................................124.3 Contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK Government................................13CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
INTRODUCTIONHuman resource development is a part of human resource management whichspecifically focuses on training and development of employees. Moreover, Human resourcedevelopment provides an opportunity to employees for training and development within theorganization, which is important to increase knowledge, abilities, education and skills of theiremployees (Bakker, Demerouti and Verbeke, 2004). This report is based on a case scenario ofABX retail; which is an international multi brand retailer and is recently planning to establishbusiness in UK. This report describes about practices of different learning theories and styles,along with planning and designing of training and development. Further, it will emphasize on thegovernment led skills and development initiatives for employees working in the organization.TASK 11.1 Different learning styles and their significance in training and developmentEvery Individual possesses different style of learning. There are three main learningstyles, such as, Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (Hamel, 2008). All three learning styles containsome common characteristics, which helps in identifying suitable learning method for ABXCompany’s employees. These are as follows,Visual: Visual learners learn by watching graphics, videos, demonstration or reading.The employees who prefer visual learning style for training and development thanorganization can arrange presentations, assignment logs and written notes for theirtraining. However, these techniques of training and development can be beneficial forkinesthetic learner employees also.Auditory: These learners gather information by listening and speaking. Lecture styleforums, presenting information in a meeting or conference are various methods intraining and development of ABX retails employees (Le Deist and Winterton, 2005).Kinesthetic: Similarly, Kinesthetic learners learn through practical experience. ABXretail management can organize field activities and provide them the opportunity toperform a task so that they can gain practical experience, which can be helpful for theirfuture development needs.Moreover, few more learning styles were developed by Honey and Mumford which isbased upon Kolb's theory of learning. They identified four different learning styles, that is,1
Activist, Theorist, Pragmatist and Reflector (Sun, Aryee and Law, 2007). Significance of theselearning styles on training and development is as follows,Activists: These learners involve themselves completely in a task to gain new experience.Since ABX is organizing two days training and development program for theiremployees, the organization can provide them with training through brain stormingprocess by giving them puzzles or questionnaires to solve. For these learners, groupdiscussions and debate can be the important part for training and development.Theorist: Theorist learners prefer to understand the theory behind the activity. Theselearners want to gather deep knowledge of topic and think logically. Training throughModels, Background information and statistics can be significant for these employees.Pragmatist: Furthermore, Pragmatist learner understands the concept by practical as theylearn by applying their learning into their task (The Experiential Learning Cycle, 2015).For Instance, ABX can provide training and development to employees by discussingprevious Case studies with employees.Reflector: Similar to theorist learners, reflector people can also learn by observing andthinking about what happened. In this case, paired discussions, questionnaires, observingactivities and interviews can be the important part in training and development ofemployees (Burke and Hutchins, 2007).However, learning styles helps in determining the base of how an individual learns.Learning styles are combination of social, economic and political drivers that affects majorchanges in knowledge and capabilities. Learning styles helps to understand the individual that bywhich method they can learn and enhance their skills better.1.2 Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learning to the workplaceLearning curve is a graphical content of increased learning with experience. Learningcurve theory is an essential concept in the business. The concept of learning curve basicallystates following points, such as,The time required to perform the same task will be less if a task is repeated.The amount of improvement decreases as per the increased production.2
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