Role of Training & Development on Talent Management in UK Retail Sector: A Study on Tesco

This research project investigates the role of training and development on talent management within the UK retail sector, focusing on Tesco. It explores the concept of training and development, the role of training and development in talent management practices, and the importance of training and development for managing talent and increasing overall performance. The research methodology includes a mixed approach, with primary data collection through questionnaires and secondary data collection from books, journals, and online sources. The timeline of research activities is also provided.

Research Project

Table of Contents
TOPIC - Investigate the role of training & development on talent management within UK retail
sector: A study on Tesco..................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Literature review.........................................................................................................................4
Methodology...............................................................................................................................6
Timeline of research activities....................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

TOPIC - Investigate the role of training & development on talent management within UK retail
sector: A study on Tesco
INTRODUCTION
Training and development play crucial role in increasing the performance and capabilities
of employees in order to successfully and effectively conduct business task. Talent management
refer as the practices conduct by business for correctly managing the talented workforce of the
business in most significant manner (Krithika, Greeshma and Auxilia, 2020). Training and
development is consider as important part of talent management which will help in enhancing
business practices or attaining set goals. Chosen company for this report is Tesco. This is well
established company which is dealing in retailing sector. Tesco company was developed in year
1919 and founder of this organisation is Jack Cohen. Head office of this company is located in
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. Tesco is one of the leading multinational British
organisation which is providing its high quality products and services to large number of
customers.
Research Aims – To determine the different role of training and development on talent
management with in retail company. A study on Tesco.
Research objective
 To analyse the concept of training and development.
 To identify the role of training and development for performing talent management
practices successfully in Tesco company.
 To evaluate the important for training and development for managing talent as well as
increasing overall performance of Tesco company.
Research questions
 What is the concept of training and development.
 What is the role of training and development for performing talent management practices
successfully in Tesco company.
 What are the important for training and development for managing talent as well as
increasing overall performance of Tesco company.
Rationale

Talent management is crucial for organisation as it will help in enhancing the
performance and capabilities of employees in effective manner. There are different tools and
approaches used by company for improving the potential for employees so that desired objective
of business could be timely accomplish (Othman and Khalil, 2020). Talent management can be
describe as the process of achieving business goals and resolving the issues of business. The
main focus of talent management is to maintain skilled and appropriate workforce within
organisation. Training and development practices are significant for successfully and effectively
enhancing the potential of employees as well as improving their capabilities to conduct task in
required manner. This research is important for determining the role of training and developing
that will assist business in talent management. This is helpful for improving the quality of
business performance and productivity. This is essential for organisation to take correct
measured for increasing performance and potential of employees. Training and developing is
significant for improving employees potential for performing business task along with attaining
organisational objectives.
Literature review
What is the concept of training and development?
According to the views of TalentLyft (2020), training and development can be describe
as the educational practices conducted by business in order to enhance the skills and knowledge
of employees. It is very important for organisation to timely conduct different training and
development practices with the motive of improving the performance of business. Training can
be describe as the activities which is performed with the aim of providing learning opportunities
to employees so that they can conduct organisational practices in more effective manner.
Development refer as the activities performed by company with the motive of overall growth and
development of the employees (Damer, 2020). Training and development activities are beneficial
for both employees and organisation. This type of practices are carry out for upgrading
individual knowledge, competencies and skills (What is Training and Development? 2020). It is
significant for company to perform training and development practices so that organisation can
provide correct and accurate information to new joined employees. This is helpful in giving
accurate understanding and details about the business policies and regulation in order to improve
the performance of employees. Through this company is able to provide information about the

task and activities that needs to be performed by employees along with the expectation of
business. For organisation training and development is effective for accurate utilization of the
resource of business. This will assist in reducing the wastage with in business and optimum use
the needed resources. Through this profitability of organisation will be enhanced and the
revenues of business will increase.
What is the role of training and development for performing talent management practices
successfully in Tesco company?
As per the views of HUSYS (2020), it has been determined that role of training and
development play crucial role in successfully and effective functioning of business. Training and
development can be describe as the process of improving and enhancing the skills and
knowledge of individual so that they can conduct business task in more accurate manner. There
are various roles of training and development which is helpful for performing talent management
practices successfully with in Tesco company. Different roles of training and development are
mention below -
 Improve team morale - The role of training and development is to improve the moral of
team. There are different practices performed during training and development program
which is significant for successfully increasing the level of training which is effective for
improving team morale.
 Identify the needs of learner – The major role of training and development is to identify
and determine the training needs of learner (Babynina, Kartashova and Pilipenko, 2020).
It is crucial role of trainer to analyse the different needs of learner so that correct and
accurate training could be provided to employees.
 Correct measures – There are different training and development techniques which is
effective for improving the performance of employees (Importance Of Training &
Development In Organizations, 2020). It is important role of trainer to take analyse the
correct or accurate measures so that trainer is able to successfully increased the lacking
skills of employees.
 Develop human relations – Training and development role includes development of
human relations. Through training or development practices Tesco company is able to

maintain better relationship with the employees. This will assist in improving talent
management practices as well as increase business performance.
What are the important of training and development for managing talent as well as
increasing overall performance of Tesco company?
As per the views of Sheelley Frost (2020), it has been analyse that there are various
benefits and advantages that could be attain by company and employees by successfully
conducting training and development practices. It is essential for Tesco company to effective and
efficiently carry out different practices of training and development for managing talent as well
as increasing the overall performance of Tesco company (The Importance of Training &
Development in the Workplace, 2020). Different importance of training and development are
mention below -
 Improve organisation efficiency – Training and development is important for improving
the efficiency of Tesco organisation. This will help in increase the capabilities of business
along with timely attain the set business goals.
 Improving employees performance – Trained employees is able to work more
effectively and carry out business task in more accurate manner (Fahmi and Mohamed,
2020). Training and development practices are effective for providing correct knowledge
and information to employees for successfully performing required practices.
 Reducing employees weakness – Through training and development the weakness of
employees can be identified and analysed. This will help in overcome the issues of lack
of skills and potential of employees for successfully conduct business task.
Methodology
Research methodology is the procedure that is significant for collecting and gathering
appropriate information in order to take better and effective decision. This is significant for
providing proper guidance to research for correctly performing research practices.
Research approach – Research approach is majorly classified into three parts that is
qualitative, quantitative or mixed approach. Qualitative research can be describe as the approach
of research in which researcher is obtaining information form open ended data. This is
significant approach in order to gather in depth and accurate information about the topic as well

as analysing details appropriately. Quantitative research approach is majorly focusing on the
quality of information collected and this will assist in analysing the details of topic effectively.
Quantitative research approach refer as the systematic way of gathering or analysing the
information. This can be describe as the way of collecting numerical data as well as representing
information in number form. Through this researcher will be able to make prediction in
statistical data as well as able to take better decision. In this research, investigator will be
considering mixed approach. This is significant for taking benefits of both qualitative and
quantitative approach.
Research techniques – There are different research techniques which is significant for
taking correct decision in order to successfully carry out research practices (Mohammed, Baig
and Gururajan, 2020). Research techniques includes different practices that will support in
analysing the data and information form various sources in order to enhance research activities.
In this research project investigator is consider questionnaire method. In this researcher will be
determining different questionnaire that will help gathering correct information form the
respondents.
Data collection method – Data collection can be describe as the process of gathering or
collecting information that will help in better decision making. There are different methods for
data collection such as primary and secondary. Primary method of data collection is refer as the
first hand data which is never collected or use before. This type of method will includes
interview, case study, survey, observation and so on. In primary data collection method
researcher is consider as the owner of data. This is significant for collecting accurate and
appropriate information that will help researcher for effectively performing research practices
Secondary method of data collection means gathering information form the data which is
collected in primary research. Researcher will be able to assemble information in less time as
well as cost effective manner.
In this research, investigator will be consider both primary and secondary method for
collecting and gathering information. For primary method researcher will be using questionnaire
method with the motive of gathering first hand and direct information for the respondents.
Where as for secondary method, investigator is considering books, journals and online
information to take appropriate decisions. Through this method researcher will be able to take
correct decision and timely complete research practices.

Timeline of research activities
Gantt chart
Gantt chart is refer as the commonly used tool for managing different activities and
practices of research. This is helpful in showing different task and practices that needs to be
performed by researcher to successfully and effectively conduct research activities. Gantt chart
was developed by Henry Gantt and the motive of introducing Gantt chart is to support researcher
in managing research practices significantly. This is represented in the form of graph which will
includes all the activities and task needed to be performed in research. It is significant for simply
the process of research and analysing all the activities which needed to be cover. Gantt chart will
represent the schedule of the research as well as show day to day activities with its start and end
time.
Table
Task Duration
Developing aims and objective 12
Research methodology 15
Literature review 18
Data collection 20
Data analysis 12
Conclusion and recommendation 3
Submission 2

CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that training and development play
important role in talent management practices. This will help in identifying the area of
developing of different employees as well as taking correct measures to increasing the skills and

potential of employees. Training and developing in talent management will assist in improving
the potential of employees along with maintaining high standards of the business. This will
significant help in boosting moral of employees and enhancing organisation performance.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Krithika, J., Greeshma, B. and Auxilia, P.M., 2020. A review of literature on impact of employer
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Othman, A.A.E. and Khalil, M.H.M., 2020. A lean talent management framework for
maximizing creativity in architectural design firms. International Journal of
Construction Management, 20(5), pp.520-533.
Damer, L., 2020. Successful Talent Management Strategies Business Leaders Use to Improve
Succession Planning.
Babynina, L.S., Kartashova, L.V. and Pilipenko, P.P., 2020, April. Theoretical Investigation in
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Fahmi, T.M. and Mohamed, H.A.S., 2020. Examining the Relationship Between Talent
Management Practices, Work Engagement and Intention to Quit of Academic Staff:
Insights from Egyptian Faculties of Tourism and Hotels. International Journal of
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Mohammed, A.A., Baig, A.H. and Gururajan, R., 2020. Proposal of a guide for talent evaluation
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