HND Business Level 5: Training and Development in the UK

This report examines the role of the UK government in training programs, emphasizing the investment in employee development to meet performance standards and improve the economy. It analyzes the impact of competency movements, where firms focus on enhancing performance through learning and training programs to gain a competitive edge. The report also explores contemporary training initiatives by the UK government, aimed at providing training to small and medium-sized firms for economic stability and growth. It uses McDonald's as an example, highlighting their focus on competency movements to develop skills in restaurant managers through contemporary training, which helps employees adapt to the organizational environment and meet customer expectations. The report concludes by referencing academic sources to support its analysis of training evaluation and employee commitment in a globalized context.

4.1 Role of UK government in training
 Government arrange training program
through expert.
 Invest huge capital in so employees can reach
to minimum standard of performances.
 Improve economy of industry and country by
providing training to employees.

Continued....
 Government involvement in training and
developments program aid the employees to
pursue knowledge.
 Helps to company for taking advantages of
highly competitive environment.

4.2 Impact of competency movements
Competency movements
It is that movements in which firm become
concerned about their performances gap. In
which organization focus on developing
performances by investing more in learning and
training programs. Private firms invest more in
this sector to gain competitive advantages of
business.

Impact of competency movement in UK
 Public company invest more in training and
learning programs so they improve its
performances.
 Entities are making continuous effort
improve service quality at standard level.
 Movements of learning is becoming
essential part of learning and effective and
improved performance.

Continued...
 Productivity of firms has been improved and
entities introduced new pattern at work
place.
 It facilitates intense growth and knowledge
for employees.

4.3 Analyse of contemporary training initiatives
Contemporary Training
 It is training initiative which is taken by
UK government.
 Main aim to provide training to small and
medium firm.
 It brings stability and growth in economy.
 It is quicker process which facilitates
development in the vulnerable working
atmosphere.

Continued...
For filling gap skills in restaurant managers McDonald's is
also focuses on competency movements. Under this
movement organization is develop skills require in
employees by providing proper training to them. Another
method which issued by company is contemporary
training which assist to employees for adopting
organization environment more quickly. This training
also helps to firm for measuring expectation of customers,
competitive positions and market conditions. However,
for applying this entity require additional find and it is
also time consuming process.

REFERENCES
 Yamao, S. and Sekiguchi, T., 2015. Employee
commitment to corporate globalization: The role of
English language proficiency and human resource
practices. Journal of World Business. 50(1).
pp.168-179
 assmore, J. and Velez, M.J., 2014. Training
evaluation. The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the
Psychology of Training, Development, and
Performance Improvement. pp.136-153..

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