Human Resource Management Strategies and Employee Engagement

This report highlights the significance of human resources in a company's success, focusing on employee engagement, performance measurement, and training development programs. It emphasizes the importance of adopting different theories and styles to achieve higher business approaches. The report references various books and journals that provide insights into HRM strategies and practices.

HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Comparison of different learning styles................................................................................1
1.2 Learning curve and its use at workplace...............................................................................2
1.3 Learning styles and theories with planning and designing learning event............................3
4.1 Role of government in training and development for the lifelong learning..........................4
4.2 Competency movement and having an impact on public and private sector........................5
4.3 Training initiative introduced by UK Government...............................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Training needs for staff at the different level at sun court limited........................................6
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of the training methods used in organization......................7
2.3 Systematic approach training and development for training event.......................................8
3.1 Evaluate the training event with suitable techniques............................................................8
3.2 Evaluation of training event..................................................................................................8
3.3 Success of the evaluation method.........................................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Human resources are defining the important pillar of firm who work for giving accurate
direction to them which assist in developing company for achieving their desired goals and
objectives in better manner. Generally, environment is that thing which does change with the
time and company transform their strategies and policies so that they can engaged with external
environment. With the help of such scenario, venture required for conducting effective training
and development programmes to their staff members to accomplishing their potential goals and
targets in proper way. The report is based on sun court limited which provide care homes to the
old age people and also do proper care. Basically, entity face lot of issues and problems due to
untrained employees (Albrech, 2011). In this report, explained about different learning styles and
determining significance of learning curve and use different theories which assist in planning
certain specific events. The role of government in lifelong learning.
TASK 1
1.1 Comparison of different learning styles
An employees are those who are work in effective manner for gaining their major aims
and motives with company goals and targets in better manner. With the help of this, there are
different situations which required to be undertaken by company and staff members are doing
effective performance which is up to the level so that venture can overcome with scenario in
proper way. Along with this, employees does not perform effective work and there are various
learning skills and knowledge which need for them and they are managing and handling specific
business functions or activities in the context of an organisation. Therefore, Mumford and Kolb
learning styles which are adopted by company that are as follows:
Honey Mumford learning style:
It is that theory which help in generating by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, so such
theory assist in increasing the skills and abilities of staff members so that they can using different
situation in better manner (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). In an enterprise, the workers are
adopting various learning styles which are related to Mumford so that they can collect required
data and information where learning can be infused in them. There are various factors which are
described as under:
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Activist – This will determined that those employees who are revamp such abilities and
skills for facing various challenges and situations at the working place.
Reflector – It is theory where people are included so leaders have analysing their power
over different components at the give time period for making effective decisions of the firm.
Theorist – This is that type of individual such as facts, models and theories which can be
executed in learning procedures in better manner (Bakker and Leiter, 2010).
Pragmatist – These are those individual who are experiencing theories, models and ideas
along with approaches of working.
Kolb learning style:
Divergent – An individual are imaginative in approaches. So they are doing work on
various information for such situation.
Assimilative – They are those people who have certain practical solution for specify
issues and problems and these type of person are extravert in nature and gain effective
opportunities.
Convergent – In this, a person provide practical solution with their personal experience.
They can solve major issues and problems and also prefer certain functions and activities in
various approaches in effective manner. Generally they can identifying practical issues and
conflicts of the firm.
Accommodative – In this, employees and staff members are imaginative rather being
practical and logical. They generally get attracted towards different challenges and carry out with
various approaches.
1.2 Learning curve and its use at workplace
In an organisation, learning is determined and considered as major factors for staff
members if there are performance which have downturns (Bamberger, Biron and Meshoulam,
2014). Sun court limited assist People R Us for conducting training and development sessions for
them which have effective working of their staff members in proper manner.
Role of learning curve:
Learning curve is such which assist company for analysing the performance of employees
on such basis on incentives and performance which has been adopted for human resources. The
employees are performing various collection and assembling for use the learning curve.
Using learning curve at workplace:
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Learning curve can assist firm in different ways and this kind of things has been
undertaken by sun court limited for their staff members. Therefore, it is that method and
techniques which help in make organisation so that they can collect and gather important data
and information for analysing skills and abilities in better manner. Generally, it is required for
company is convey learning on job by employees (Boxall and Purcell, 2011). Such employees
who are effective and good for adopting so they can easily transfer skills and knowledge in
certain execution. Therefore, it is that fact where human resources are precious in an
organisation. With the assistance of this, they are easily survive in the large competitive area or
place.
1.3 Learning styles and theories with planning and designing learning event
For sun court residential it s require to adopt different theories and styles to getting higher
business approaches easily. Through this they can easily enhance their employees interpersonal
skills and their working ability as well. These type of business activities helps to achieve higher
growth and future objectives. This type of business activity and approach provide their own
contribution to serve quality services to target customers. There is an contribution of theses
activities are given below -
Enhancing skills: For a business organisation, it is require to adopt several learning style
that provide effectiveness. Main objective behind this business approach is to enhancing
employees skills and working capacity to maximise organisation's productivity easily. Through
this firm can get higher profitability and growth. Employees are the key strength of a firm who
help to provide their appropriate contribution to attain higher profit and growth. These kind of
learning approaches aid to build new and positive imager of an organisation in target market.
Decrease inaccuracy: For a business organisation, it is require to build accuracy to
getting higher competitive advantages easily. In this process different Learning styles and
theories provide their own contribution to enhance employee's skill and their working capacity
easily (Bratton and Gold, 2012). All these business approaches build accuracy level for
employees as well as firm. Through this Sun court residential home Ltd can easily build their
own image in target market or in front of target audience.
Reducing risk factor: Learning styles and theories helps to reduce risk of inability and
inefficient skills of employees easily. These can be very beneficial for firm to getting higher
business and competitive advantages. This type of learning activities maximise productivity and
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profitability of firm to serve their effective services to target customers. Through this firm can
easily achieve their target goals and objectives.
4.1 Role of government in training and development for the lifelong learning
UK authorities and government which are lead towards for contributing in organising and
conducting training programmes which have lifelong learning for staff members in better manner
(Cascio and Boudreau, 2010). With the help of this, such functions and activities are determined
as essential or important which increasing their abilities and skills in proper way. Generally,
trailing and development is that which has an lifelong learning in appropriate manner that are as
under:
Human resources policy – In this stage, the government of UK which help in developing
and making human resource development for compulsory subjects which can assist in
understanding and evaluating the requirements of human resources in appropriate way. Along
with this, this will assist in conducting common strategies, planning, organising which directly
implementation of the general firm policies in effectively.
Appropriate funds – Authorities is also assist in some firm with the major company with
the funds which can assist in lifelong learning approaches. It will identifying the major issues
and problems to conducting training and development programmes in the context of an
organisation. This will assist in developing and making staff members to learn skills and
knowledge which does assistance for gaining attention of large number of customers in
effectively.
Along with this, the government of united kingdom does play an essential role in training
and development programmes so this can be done with the major objective for removing and
eliminating major issues or barriers of unemployment of community and society in great way
(Daley, 2012). With the help of this, lifelong learning can assist in reducing the different social
exclusions. There are certain government roles and responsibilities which are as under:
 Training at workplace
 Apprenticeship
 lifelong acquisition
 Financial support authority
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4.2 Competency movement and having an impact on public and private sector
Competency movement is that which has been determining for defining the development
and formulation of staff members in proper manner. Generally, training and appraisal is such
thing which completely promoting their products by the government so that they are motivating
and encouraging their management development which major aim is to help the career and this is
necessary to biased at the time of academic achievement which help in creating and making
possibilities of weaknesses in learning in effectively (Flamholtz, 2012). Therefore, environment
of firm having predetermined process of given time period. Therefore, these type of training
programmes which required to be applicable that includes private and public sector.
Private sector – Private sector are having an great affect in united kingdom, germinally
firm needs and requirements which mainly focus and that will implementation the training
sessions to training procedures in better manner so that there are various staff members which
can performing better work in effectively. With the help of this, they can lead towards achieving
the awards and rewards in great manner which increasing the competitive level in properly.
Along with this, training and development is necessary for company so that company can
developing and making employees to perform in effectively and they can gain high competitive
benefits of whole market place in the context of defined organisation.
Public sector – Such type of company are that where they performing and helping in
increasing the staff members which assist in getting high success and growth for achieving
desired business operations and its functions in easy manner. Along with this, there are maily
two parts which does assistance in enhancing their employees performance within the firm so
that they will already in correct manner in the given context (Gordon, 2014).
4.3 Training initiative introduced by UK Government
Government of United kingdom having an primary authority in the plage nation.
Therefore, they have contributing of the training and development for having initiative person for
better manner. Generally, business activities is such which has been desirable success and
growth level which main motive is to increasing the growth and success level of the company. In
addition to this, the contemporary training is one of the important growth in the firm n different
manner. Sun court limited has bee providing certain effective services ad facilities in great
manner for the old age people as per their needs and requirements in effective manner. Thus,
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there are various advantages of training which has been conducting by government of united
kingdom in better manner.
 The authorities of united kingdom regulate and operate various things with different
legislations and legal laws so various organisation can be increasing the approaches in
that way and it can help in lead towards giving certain accurate things and authorities in
some individual (Gruman and Saks, 2011).
 Government of UK can operate and regulate their training and development along with
learning concepts for a person so that they can increasing their desired interpersonal skills
and abilities in effective manner.
 These kind of functions and activities are those which help in enchaining the working
criteria in the service industry according to the needs and requirements of the individual
in proper manner.
TASK 2
2.1 Training needs for staff at the different level at sun court limited
Business organisation is that which is necessary for promoting effective training and
development programmes which required to be developing ad building in proper manner so this
will easy to increasing their income and revenue. In an enterprise, there are different level in
which things are performed and necessary for giving training and development sessions to them.
With the help of training and development programmes, employees are increasing their skills and
abilities which give chance for achieving desired goals and targets in better manner. They are
gaining extra knowledge and abilities which assist them in performing their role and duty in
given time period. All such criteria assist firm in performing work in such companies and they
are able for completing all the work or task on time period (Guest, 2011). There are certain
various levels of organisation in which there is requirement of training and development
programmes that are as under:
Organisational level – It is necessary for employees is to gaining training and
development programmes in the firm for organisation level so that does increasing the working
abilities and skills for entire organisation. Along with this, the process have required for
evaluating and monitoring process which also analysing and examining along with the working
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approaches which assist in increasing the methods and techniques in better manner. This can be
classified into different parts that are described as under: Managerial level – It is the higher level of venture where staff members does
involvement and participation in making appropriate decisions and they have to monitor
and evaluating the effective procedures in effective manner. So that this is that thing
which is required for developing and conducting training which does not increasing the
problem solving approaches and concepts in great way (Hall, Daneke and Lenox, 2010).
Along with this, training and development is that stage which is necessary for assistance
with the learning so they can collect and gather knowledge about new strategies and
policies which has been conducting appropriate training process which is important
assist for offering and serving the best quality based services and facilities.
 Operational level – In this level, human resources works in great manner and therefore
top level senior level managers which can given accurate direction and path to their
employees so that they can easily perform their work or task in appropriate manner.
Individual level – The staff members of sun court limited are those which is things which has
been determined as essential for an organisation. At this level, training and development is
required for their own needs and demand in better manner.
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of the training methods used in organization
There are different types of training methods and techniques which are describing as
under:
On the job training method – In this method, employees are those who can learn various
things in easy manner and this will assist in interpersonal skills and working approaches.
Therefore, training is considered as essential for staff members so that they can evaluating and
monitoring all employees performance (Harzing and Pinnington, 2010).
Advantages:
 It can be determined as the cost effective method where different organisation can
provide the proper training to their employees in better manner. Senior employees and supervisor are those who can monitor and evaluating towards
performance.
Disadvantages:
 This is that method which can harm the working flow of employees in different ways
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 The effective learning does not done with such methods due to this employees does not
able to focus on training.
Off the job train method – It is that training structure which is conducted outside the
premise of an enterprise (Huselid and Becker, 2011). So the firm will conduct the training
sessions of their staff members which does increasing the working in proper manner.
Advantages:
 It will help employees who does create and hinder issues in their working. They are understand the learning which can increasing focus on training and
development.
Disadvantages:
 This is time consuming method which determine leaning criteria
 Off the job training method and techniques which is consider as expensive
2.3 Systematic approach training and development for training event
Sun court limited is that thing which are required to introduce effective training and
development training procedures for staff members.
Analysing training needs- For training events, it is required for firm to analyse various
training needs and so this is used for appropriate manner.
Designing training programmes- For analysing and examining the training needs, sun
court design where department required to training sessions.
3.1 Evaluate the training event with suitable techniques
The evaluation of programmes which is required due to this this will assist in collecting
and gathering so it is issues and problems which are faced staff members. With the help of
training method which will assist them for improving in proper manner. Therefore, evaluating
process is that which help in determining feedbacks and response on altering the work (Jiang and
et. al., 2012).
3.2 Evaluation of training event
There are two assessment which are determining for evaluating the training events which
are described as under:
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Formative assessment- It is that thing which has certain strategies and policies which has
suitable data and information for required to arrange the depth process which increasing occasion
for changing current things.
Summative assessment- From this there are various methods and techniques which has
various techniques and requirements assist in analysing the strategy with the correct manner. It is
suggested to alter and modify the current programmes in better way (Jiang and et. al., 2012).
Therefore, it also applied the summative strategy which has been said that defining the
evaluation the recommendation.
3.3 Success of the evaluation method
Sun court limited is that thing for required to evaluating and formulating various methods
and techniques wish are associated with the organisational success and growth in better way.
There are various advantages that are as under:
 Performance goals
 Measuring the strength and weaknesses
 Conducting training and development programmes
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report it can be analysed that Human resources are defining
the important pillar of firm who work for giving accurate direction to them which assist in
developing company for achieving their desired goals and objectives in better manner. An
employees are those who are work in effective manner for gaining their major aims and motives
with company goals and targets in better manner. For sun court residential it s require to adopt
different theories and styles to getting higher business approaches easily.
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REFERENCES
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Bakker, A. B. and Leiter, M. P. eds., 2010. Work engagement: A handbook of essential theory
and research. Psychology Press.
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implementation, and impact. Routledge.
Boxall, P. and Purcell, J., 2011. Strategy and human resource management. Palgrave Macmillan.
Bratton, J. and Gold, J., 2012. Human resource management: theory and practice. Palgrave
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Daley, D. M., 2012. Strategic human resource management. Public Personnel Management,
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Flamholtz, E. G., 2012. Human resource accounting: Advances in concepts, methods and
applications. Springer Science & Business Media.
Gordon, H. R., 2014. The history and growth of career and technical education in America.
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Gruman, J. A. and Saks, A. M., 2011. Performance management and employee engagement.
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Guest, D. E., 2011. Human resource management and performance: still searching for some
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Hall, J. K., Daneke, G. A. and Lenox, M. J., 2010. Sustainable development and
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Harzing, A. W. and Pinnington, A. eds., 2010. International human resource management. Sage.
Huselid, M. A. and Becker, B. E., 2011. Bridging micro and macro domains: Workforce
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Jiang, K. and et. al., 2012. How does human resource management influence organizational
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