Report on Learning Theories and Styles of Government Skill Development Initiative
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Report on Learning Theories and Styles of Government Skill Development Initiative
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ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3LO 1 Understand learning theories and learning styles...................................................................31.1Compare different learning styles.....................................................................................31.2Explain the role of the learning curve and the importance of transferring learning to theworkplace.....................................................................................................................................31.3Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing alearning event...............................................................................................................................44.1 Explain the role of government in training, development and lifelong learning...................54.2 Explain how the development of competency movement has impacted on public & privatesection..........................................................................................................................................54.3 Assess how contemporary training initiatives introduced by UK government contribute tohuman resources development for Sun Court Ltd ‘.....................................................................6LO2 Be able to plan and design training and development.............................................................72.1 Compare the training needed for staff at different levels in Sun Court Ltd..........................72.2 Assess the advantages and disadvantages of training methods used in at Sun Court Ltd.....72.3 Use a systematic approach to plan training & development for training event.....................9LO 3 Be able to evaluate a training event........................................................................................93.1 Prepare an evaluation for a training event using suitable techniques....................................93.2 Carry out an evaluation of a training event...........................................................................93.3 Review the success of the evaluation methods used.............................................................9CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................102
INTRODUCTION Human resource management is the one that aids in maximizing employee performance so thatthe employer aims and objectives can be attained. It has got a large number of functions such asemployee recruitment, training, development, performance appraisal among others (Abdelhak,Grostick and Hanken, 2014). In this regard, training and development is an educational processthat aids in sharpening of skills, concept followed by assisting the employees in gaining moreknowledge so as to increase the overall worker performance (Sparrow, Brewster and Chung,2016). The current study has thus made an attempt to assess the skill set that is needed forplanning and designing training event for organizations and understanding the suitability ofvarious training initiatives that has been undertaken. The study thus revolves around conductingtraining sessions for Sun Court which is an old age care home that has decided to provideservices to dementia patients thereby becoming a specialized care home. Focus of the report willthus be on gaining an understanding about learning theories and styles followed by governmentled skill development initiatives. The report will also lay emphasis on planning of training anddevelopment session followed by assessing there success through various evaluation methods. LO 1 Understand learning theories and learning styles1.1Compare different learning styles As per Fleming and Mills VARK model given in the year 1992 there exists four different kind oflearning styles being Visual, Auditory, Read/Write Kinesthetic. All these learning styles can beused while retraining the work force so that it is able to make a successful transition fromgeneralist to a specialist car home that deals in dementia (Pressman and Miller, 2014).Visual – In this kind of learning style the staff members can be trained by making use of spiderdiagrams, maps, charts, graphs that have a presence of symbolic arrows, circle, hierarchy andother such means which could have otherwise been presented through words (Tracey, 2016). Thetrainers can make use of different formats, fonts and colors to symbolize the main points. Thevisual description is most likely to aid the staff members in remembering the training event for alonger period of time. Auditory - In this learning style, the staff members of the care home can be taught throughlectures, group discussions, speaking, web chat and talking about different situations that may be3
faced by them while dealing with the aged staff members who are suffering from dementia. Theemployees that prefer this learning style may grasp a better learning if they say things loudly tothemselves and thus learning by saying in their way (Kallio, Kallio and Blomberg, 2015). Read/Write – With the help of read and write learning style, the trainer can make the staffmembers prepare notes while the sessions are going on. Assignments can be given to them inform of PowerPoint, reading about dementia on internet etc (Abdelhak, Grostick and Hanken,2014). This will help them in getting a proper record of what has been taught in the class. Kinesthetic – in this learning style, the trainee can make use of role plays etc. by which the staffmembers will play the role of care home employee and dementia affected aged people. Theirown experience in role play as well as that portrayed by others will aid in better learning. 1.2Explain the role of the learning curve and the importance of transferring learning to theworkplace Learning curve can be defined as graphical representation that reflects improvement pace in aperson with reference to the task that has been performed by him or her. This curve can be usedby the trainers to measure the capacity of staff members of care home by which they are able tocomplete a given task in successful manner within a given period of time (Bozeman and Deal,2017). Effective training sessions can then be planned for the employees so that theirperformance can be increased with respect to working with dementia people who are there in thecare home. The trainers can further make use of the learning curve in plotting the amount ofinformation that is required to be taught to staff members in a given period of time (Abdelhak,Grostick and Hanken, 2014). Transferring the learning is very important in case of present carehome setting as employees can be induced with proper skills and knowledge by which they candeal with old page people who are suffering from dementia. It can further assist the employee inusing the techniques effectively in a specific job requirement. 1.3Assess the contribution of learning styles and theories when planning and designing alearning event A learning event has been planned and designed for the care home where the staff members willbe made to understand about how to care for the patients who are in the mid stage of dementia.In this regard, learning styles as well as theories can be best applied so as to ensure that theemployees get the maximum benefit from the event (Pressman and Miller, 2014). First is the4
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