Importance of Training and Development Programs

The provided assignment focuses on the significance of furnishing proper training and development programs at workplaces to improve professional knowledge and skills of workforces. It also mentions the contribution of the UK government in provision of sufficient training programs relevant to companies. The organizational professionals are advised to implement appropriate training programs efficiently.

HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P.1. Compare different learning style.........................................................................................1
P 1.2 Explain the role of the learning curve and the importance of transferring learning to the
workplace....................................................................................................................................2
P 1.3 Assess the contribution of learning style and theories when planning and designing a
learning event..............................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P 2.1 Compare the training needed for staff at different level in sun court Ltd..........................3
P 2.2 Assess the advantage and disadvantage of training methods used in Sun Court Ltd
organisation ................................................................................................................................4
2.3 Use a systematic approach to plan training and development for training event in the
organisation.................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
P 3.1 Prepare an evaluation for a training event using suitable techniques ...............................5
P 3.2 Carry out an evaluation of a training event........................................................................6
P 3.3 Review the success of the evaluation method used ..........................................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
P 4.1 Explain the role of government in training, development and lifelong learning...............7
P 4.2 explain how the development of competency movement has impacted on public &
private sector ..............................................................................................................................8
P 4.3 Assess how contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK government contribute
to human resource development fir Sun Court Ltd.....................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In this documentation, this study defines about, the organisational must make efforts to
conduction of proper training program in the company in order to sustain in the market in more
relevant form. Moreover, this assignment suggest several kinds of learning style by which
employees of the business entity can acquire innovative knowledge in respect to perform better
in the company in sufficient form. Apart from it, this assignment also refer to the process by
which efficient development cab be gained in relevant form in the services of the business in
relevant manner.
TASK 1
P.1. Compare different learning style
Learning style is most necessary thing for each organisation and it gives various benefits
for the learning organisation and their employees in effectively ways. With the assistance of
different learning style, the organisational workforce and their professionals can get better and
efficient knowledge within the business environment in sufficient form (Werner and DeSimone,
2011). The organisational department need to make implementation of different learning styles at
the workplace in more relevant form so that efficient improvement can be generated in
impressive form within the organisational environment effectively.
Honey and Mumford model:
Activist: This approach is most beneficial for each organisation's workforce in order to
learn new things effectively. In case of Sun court Lrd. Organisation, they need to utilisation of
this approach to learn new thing in the industry in more relevant form so that efficient
development could be generated in more relevant form (Kompaso and Sridevi, 2010). Activist
approach defines that, all worker need to use this approach to learn new techniques of make
business effective which can make them sufficient to proper development in some appropriate
areas.
Theorist: This is also an effective term in the company by which each worker of the
organisation can learn new essential things at the workplace in more relevant form. The learner
worker in the company is specific and they need to make implement appropriate theory of
learning in new styles, such as the employees need to think logical and unique at the workplace
in order to overcome from the issues in more appropriate form.
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Pragmatist: In this type of learner acquire new thing by doing unique experiment at the
workplace in effective manner and they need to make use of some areas by which efficient
development can be gained in more relevant form (Salvendy, 2012). This is the best style for
learning new thing at the workplace. The learner need to make sure that, they need to understand
new things according to making some essential experiential learning style at the workplace in
relevant form.
Reflector: In this kind of learning style, the learner make efforts to learn innovative
things by listening quality of speech of others at the workplace carefully and make efficient
development in their learning style and as per their knowledge reflect appropriate learning in the
company in new style, with the help of reflection style, the learner can determine the areas in
which they can make development themselves in relevant form.
P 1.2 Explain the role of the learning curve and the importance of transferring learning to the
workplace
Role of learning curve: IN any business environment, there are vital importance of
learning at the workplace in order to sustain in the market in more relevant form. With the help
of learning curve at the workplace (Bishop and Pagiola, eds., 2012). The organisational worker
need to make development in themselves by using learning new styles in order to make
important performance at the workplace in order to get the firm at the success level within the
industry in relevant form. Learning curve demonstrate that, the learning curve increases the
productivity and profitability of the business over a given period in the industry in more relevant
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form. This could be helpful in respect to making major pricing decision in the company for
assuming future costing of the company’s product and services in more relevant form. Sun court
residential Ltd. Is facing major issues regarding to leak knowledge of their filed in the market so
that company’s performance is getting negatively affected in the organisational environment in
relevant form. As per the learning curve norm, the top management of the company need to
make use of proper workforce schedule at the workplace which must be based on the future
needs of the company in relevant form.
P 1.3 Assess the contribution of learning style and theories when planning and designing a
learning event
Learning style and theory assist the business professionals and workforce in various
manners at the workplace in context of transferring knowledge while working in the company in
relevant from at the workplace in proper form. The company need to make use of innovative
thoughts by which effective development can be executed. Implementation of innovative
learning styles can assist the business professionals in terms of generating desired customer
base. This is very critical to choose a learning style at the workplace in order to make their
employees more sufficient in order to work more perfectly in the firm in respect to make
improvement in the performance of the company in the industry effectively (Lindgreen and
Swaen, 2010). As the company is suffering several issues in the market and for overcomes from
these issues, they need to make choice of effective learning style by which they can gain more
knowledge about to working with effectiveness at the workplace in order to sustain in the market
in more relevant form in the industry in effective form. This is very crucial for the corporation in
respect to sustain in the market. Adoption of learning styles can assist the business to effectively
implement new learning and approaches to easily attain organisational goals and objectives.
Efficient designing of learning style in the business can make improvement in the services of the
business entity in more relevant form. as far as organisation concern, trainer of the company
need to furnish effective training to learn new thing and share their important knowledge in
terms of sustain in the market in more appropriate way.
TASK 2
P 2.1 Compare the training needed for staff at different level in sun court Ltd.
There are varied kinds of training needed for Sun court Ltd. Organisation for different
level in terms of sustain in the market more effective form and get more innovative approach in
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respect to better manage their daily operational level and management level exercises in relevant
manner.
At management level:
Management level of the company needed to learn new approaches of management by
which effective development can be gained within the business environment efficiently (Pearce,
2014). It has determined that, management of the organisation assist business functionalities to
completion of each business tasks within given time period. So training and development
program at management level is also necessary to introduce its management professionals with
new approaches.
Senior management needs: As per the company is suffering lower rate of growth at the
workplace, they need to make use of some areas by which effective development can be
executed by senior manager level at the workplace in effective form. The company senior
manager need to acquire new management skills and tactics in order to sustain in the market in
more effective form in the market in efficient form. The company administration need to furnish
sufficient training and development program to their senior manager by which they can manage
their all works appropriately at the workplace.
At Operational level:
Employee needs: Employees of the organisation must be furnished sufficient training
program at the workplace in order to sustain in the market in effective form. Old employees of
the company needs to be replaced by innovative and knowledgeable workers in respect to make
them more sufficient to work in the company effective form in order to accomplishment of
organisational goals and objective effectively (Tims and Bakkerand Derks, 2012).
P 2.2 Assess the advantage and disadvantage of training methods used in Sun Court Ltd
organisation
Method Advantage Disadvantage
Simulation and role play
This is very essential approach
of training in which trainee of
the company furnish effective
learning practices by which
The major disadvantage of this
approach is that, they have
very extreme expenses for the
organisation in order to deliver
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employees can get more
knowledge about new things at
the workplace effectively.
this training program to their
employees.
Coaching
This is also one of the major
alternative option to provide
training and development
program to their employees at
the workplace and this is very
easy program to conduct at the
workplace in respect to make
their employees more efficient
worker in terms of modern
training requirement.
Most of the time, employees of
the firm do not care about to
delivering knowledge in the
coaching program at the
workplace in relevant form.
Trainer of the coaching need to
make more focus on their
trainees in the business (Bass
and Dalal-Clayton, 2012).
Mentoring
This is also one of the major
effective alternative option
which is used by most of the
organisations in the industry in
more relevant form in order to
team effective attributes to
their employees in relevant
form (Blair and Raver, 2012).
In such training program, most
of the employees in the
business do not properly listen
the instruction of mentor at the
workplace in order to sustain
in the market in more relevant
form.
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2.3 Use a systematic approach to plan training and development for training event in the
organisation
Training and development planning: In case of Sun Court Ltd. Organisation, the HRD
department of the company need to make effective and respective planning of development and
training program at the workplace by which effective development can be executed at the
workplace. The training department of the company need to follow systematic approach at the
workplace, which is training design cycle. In these process, the business professional need to
identify appropriate factor of the training provision at the workplace and proper assessment of
the company must be executed at the workplace in order to recognise the elements of the
company in which training is needed to be furnished sufficiently (Bhamra, Dani and Burnard,
2011). Moreover, according to relevant information of training needs in the company,
professionals needed to be made proper decision about to proper designing of training program
and action plan in the enterprise in context of implementation of development program at the
workplace effectively. As per predetermine conduction of program, they need to furnish effective
development program to their selected employees in the business in respect to provide them
sufficient knowledge about to proper managing of innovation tactics and process in the
corporation sufficiently
Development: The development phase is used primarily for producing or acquiring materials
needed for the upcoming training. This stage can be compared to producing a recording of a song
from a page of sheet.
Implementation: The implementation phase can be considered the climax of a strategic approach
to training. It is the culmination of all the previous steps. As per determined training program,
essential training programs are needed to be implemented by company's HRM professionals in
terms of betterment within performance level of their existing employees.
TASK 3
P 3.1 Prepare an evaluation for a training event using suitable techniques
Proper assessment of training program is most needed action plan at the workplace which
must be taken in the organisation in order to know about to actual effectiveness of training and
development program at the workplace. With the assistance of this, the organisational manager
could ascertain the advantage of training program in the company effectively.
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Process of assessment:
Observation: All employee who has been give appropriate training and development
program in the company needed to be observed by the company’s professionals in respect to
identify the improvement occur in their performance while working with new technology at the
workplace. Appropriate identification of training program and observation of employees in the
company is most needed thing in order to sustain in the market in effective form (Pedler, ed.,
2011).
Feedback: This is also necessary thing which must be taken by business professionals at
the workplace after completion of each training and development program in the company.
Manager of the company require asking to their effective employees in the company, if the
feedback getting positively from their employees in the company then it can be determined that,
the company needed to be taken in terms of proper development of their issues in effective form
so that efficient development can be gained within the industry. With the assistance of effective
and positive feedback of employees at the workplace can assist the evaluator to know worth of
training program in the firm efficiently.
P 3.2 Carry out an evaluation of a training event
Evaluation of the conduction of training event: Evaluation of the training and
development program in Sun Court Ltd. Company is most needed factor is evaluation of training
program in the company in relevant from so that improvement in workforce and management
level of the company can be determined efficiently (Bernstein, N. A., 2014). There are some
level of evaluation of training program which is as following;
Reaction: Reaction is also most necessary thing which must be taken in to account by the
evaluator at the workplace while training and development program is being furnished by the
company in relevant form. The company manager need to make use reaction approach to observe
the satisfaction level of each of their employees in the company who has been made participate
in this training program. From this training program evaluation, it has been seen that, new
employees of the organisation is mostly excited and eager to learn new skills in the company
sufficiently.
Learning: learning is another level of evaluation in order to identify the effectiveness of
employees training program at the workplace in more relevant form. The company’s professional
needed to be taken into account about to their working efficiencies after delivering of training
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program in the company. Feedback must be taken by trainer in context of evaluate their learning
effectiveness in the company after giving training program.
P 3.3 Review the success of the evaluation method used
There are several things which shows the succession of training program at the workplace
in more relevant form. The company’s manager asked several appropriate questions concerning
about to the training and development program in the company by which efficient development
cab be gained in more relevant form (Boxall and Purcell, 2011). The company needs to make use
of some areas by which effective development can be generated in more relevant sort. From the
above case, it has been ascertained that, this method shows that, the training induction is most
necessary things to be taken into account in order to make modification in skills and
development in the program of the services in relevant form. They have some areas by which
efficient development can be gained in effective form so that effective development can be
gained in efficient form. There are varied of methods of implementing by the business
professionals which is observation method, comparison method, feedback outcomes etc. they are
using for determining the appropriate level of success of their employees in the company in more
relevant form so that effective development can be gained in relevant form. From the above
discussed techniques in the company, it has been observed that, the company’s employees is
working well and giving positive outcomes in respect to working with innovative techniques at
the workplace. It denotes the succession of training and development program at the workplace
effectively.
TASK 4
P 4.1 Explain the role of government in training, development and lifelong learning
The UK government plays very crucial role in order to provision of proper training and
development program in the business entity in more relevant form. The company needs to make
use of some areas by which effective development can be executed in relevant form within the
business environment in effective manner. The UK government not only support the government
and regional government organisations but also making support to private limited corporation in
order to proviso of sufficient training and development program at the workplace in effective
manner. Moreover, the government of the country also make participation in the company’s
training and development program in relevant form and more expertise ways by which
company’s working and quality of performance could be improved in relevant form within the
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business environment in effective manner (Guest, 2011). The main aim of the government in
participation in the company’s training program is that furnishing appropriate training program
to their employees by which they can learn new skills and knowledge and also maintain their
working standard according to the modern needs of the corporate professional knowledge.
P 4.2 explain how the development of competency movement has impacted on public & private
sector
Competency movement is described about to the effectiveness of the organisational
environment in relevant form in order to sustain in the market in sufficient form. This kind of
movement affect the business organisation at international level such as the UK country and
some others. This movement of competitive advantage of companies in the country assist the
organisational manager in order to sustain in the market in effective form. They have some areas
by which effective development can be executed in relevant form. Appropriate job description
and profile in the company furnish effective knowledge about to the role and responsibility of the
employees in the business entity effectively(Briscoe, Tarique and Schuler, 2012). There are some
of essential role and responsibilities are associated with the organisation in relevant form in
terms of completion of each complicated task at the workplace in relevant form. Training
necessity assessment is needed to be taken in the company before conduction of training and
development program in the business organisations in more relevant form. Professional skills of
each employees must be provided to their workforce in the company in relevant form in order to
sustain in the market in more effective form. This is very vital for organisational top
management to make improvement in the skills of each employees in the company in respect to
sustain in the market in more relevant form. The movement of competency level has been made
great impact on the public and private sector in the UK in effective manner. It influences
productivity of the firms. Employees receive the best motivational assets and rewards in
reference to evaluation and change of their fields. Institutions are facing some issues like low
productivity, bad service quality and fewer initiatives. Different learning patterns have been
introduced so that productivity can be increased and it contributes in development.
P 4.3 Assess how contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK government contribute to
human resource development fir Sun Court Ltd.
There are varied of initiatives has been taken by the UK government towards various
small and medium size of businesses in the country in effective manner in respect to provision of
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proper training and development program for make improvement in the performance of the
business entity in the industry in more relevant form (Knowles, Holton III and Swanson, 2012).
The country’s government is taking initiatives such as investors in people which defines about to
the framework of the employees in the organisation in more relevant form in order to sustain in
effective manner in order to sustain in efficient from in the organisation in relevant form.
National vocational qualification is an award system which is given to the top business performer
in the country in relevant form. These activities assist the business human resource department in
order to sustain in the market and also make improvement in the performance of the business in
effective form.
CONCLUSION
From the above investigation, it is concluded that, the company need to furnishing of
proper training and development program at the workplace in order to make improvement in
professional knowledge and skills of workforce. Moreover, it is also concluded that, the
government of the UK is also making contribution in the country in order to provision of
sufficient training program in the company in relevant manner. The organisational professional
must furnish appropriate training program to workforces efficiently.
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