Operational Skill Management Report for College Expansion Plan

This report details a strategic plan for King Edward VII College's expansion, focusing on operational skill management. It covers procurement, staffing, and risk assessment for establishing new institutes in Brisbane and Sydney. The plan includes renting commercial properties, staffing requirements, equipment needs, and marketing strategies. A risk assessment identifies potential challenges like competition, legislative compliance, and cultural differences. Furthermore, the report outlines recruitment and selection policies, including job descriptions, person specifications, and application processes. The analysis includes emails to the CEO and HRM regarding the recruitment strategies and also covers the strategies for purchasing equipment. This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into managing operational skills for successful business expansion.

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Authors Notes

ASSESSMENT TASK 2:
Strategic Plan
As a result of the success that the King Edward VII College received whole operating for
5 year in Melbourne, the aim of the company is to establish two new independent institutes in
Brisbane and Sydney. Planning is crucial when it comes to the realisation of the same into
operational activities (Wamsler, Brink and Rivera 2013). There are various activities that the
company will be coping with, to satiate the notion. Resourcing is one of the most crucial
activities that needs to be catered to by companies in order to justify the rationale of operations
of the company (Najafabadi et al. 2015).
The plan has been taken by the company is characterised by a degree of affiliation that
the management of the company needs to have with activities such as staffing and procurement.
The activity that needs to be carried out by the company has to be implemented in a particular
budget. Thus, the sourcing of the equipment, staffing and challenges associated to procurement
must be carried out within the budget that has been set by the company. The following are the
requirements that must be satiated while the company aims to expand while operating with the
rationale of expanding to Brisbane and Sydney;
 Procurement resources: The aim of the company in order to cope with the issues
associated with the plan of expansion is to be characterised by various procurement
activities. The company need to carry out activities such as establishment of facilities on
which the institute will be established, equipment such as benches, tables, chairs,
Stationary, reception lounge and resources such as electricity, water and other basic
amenities.

 Staffing: The rationale of the company that is characterised by the expansion in two
different locations. Thus, according to the initial staffing requirements, some of the roles
are to be fulfilled by the human resources department of the organisation.
 Level of Competency: The favourable outcomes that the company has been subject has
been due to the favourable nature of operations that they have incorporated while in
operations in the market. Thus, the same level of effectiveness should be incorporated
into the operations of the company to ensure same appreciation and the outcomes that the
company would be subject to from the part of the diverse groups of stakeholders of
institute.

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Operational Plan
Objective: Procurement of Institute branches in Brisbane and Sydney
Activity Objective Source Key Performance
Indicator
Timeline (Months)
Renting Commercial
properties
Renting of the
commercial property will
sustain the motives of
operations of the
company and will help in
determining the location
of the facility through
which the institution will
be able to operate in the
chosen location.
Can be obtained through
favourable market and
location assessment.
Location of the facility
and the availability of
basic amenities and the
hygiene needs.
2-4
Staffing Requirements Staff will be required to The employment market Efficacy of the people 2-3

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competency in being able
to sustain the operations
of the company. People
are needed to sustain the
activities that will be
carried out by the
institution.
has employable people.
Direct recruitment
through campus
recruitment and online
employment portal.
who are to be hired and
the efficacy of the
recruiters who will be
responsible for hiring.
Equipment Requirements The equipment that will
be needed by the
organisation will help in
sustaining the operational
activities that will be
carried out while the
organisational activities.
The equipment that will
be required for the
operations will be
required will be sourced
from the suppliers of the
materials and equipment.
Price at which the
equipment is obtained and
the quality of the
materials sourced.
1-2
Fitting out requirements To effectively couple the
equipment that has been
The equipment that will
be required for the
Effectiveness in terms of
fitting and installation of
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sourced in necessary parts
of the facility.
operations will be
required will be sourced
from the suppliers of the
materials and equipment
to be carried out experts
in the field.
the said equipment.
Developing Suppliers To form favourable
relations with the
suppliers
Australian market that is
full of competent
suppliers
Effective nature of
equipment that and
resources supplier to the
institution.
3-5
Marketing requirements To effectively
communicate the
rationale and the motive
of the company in terms
of their rationale for
development of the
The core competencies of
the company and the
effectiveness of the
marketers of the
company.
Effectiveness of the
Integrated Marketing
Communications.
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expansion plan
Risk Assessment
There are various risks that can be experienced while the organisation intends to carry out operation in the newly identified
potential places for operations. Effective risk management can help in mitigation of the severity of the risk that can hinder the
performance of organisations (Mauelshagen et al. 2014). Thus companies need to assess the risks associated with the motives
regardless of the nature of the operations that they have to carry out. By identifying the risk the company can identify the possible
grounds on which they can face risks. Following are the risks that have been identified by the company;
 Competition: There are various institutes operating in the location that the company aims to operate in. Thus, the motives of
the company might be threatened by competition (Hansmann and Kraakman 2017).
 Legislative Compliance Issues: Companies have to cope with legislative requirements which if not catered to hinders the
smooth nature of operations of the company (Sadiq and Governatori 2015).
 Cultural differences: Australia is a country full of people of different cultures. The latter must be addressed in order to cater to
the needs of sensitivity of the same (Ribbink. and Grimm 2014).
Risk Likelihood Stakeholder affected Severity (1-10)

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Competition High The owners of the company, the
education providers and the
students of the area.
6
Legislative Compliance issues Low The top level management of the
company will be affected thus
affecting the viability of the
shareholders and investors of the
company.
9
Cultural differences Medium The employees and the students
who will be associated to the
institution in Australia. Thus,
their viability would be affected
by incidence of intercultural
differences that arise during the
operations of the company in the
said locations.
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ASSESSMENT TASK 3:
1. Strategies for Recruiting Staff:
The King Edward VII College Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure:
The King Edward VII College, is a new College that has decided to open two of its branches in the Brisbane and Sydney. The two
types of the branches that are planned to be opened needs to be located close to the CBD. Therefore the conditions that are required to
increase the number of staff in each of the newly established campuses:
Scope:
The King Edward VII College has been operating for more than 5 years that been quite sometime in the mode of the business
that an organization is concentrated on. Therefore the amount of the students in the College is quite, making it quite popular in the
market of Academics and education, therefore the college has quite the scope of implementing the objectives that they take into while
establishing their new campuses. Therefore the scope of the college for making progress is there. Financial approval is also there as
the authority is ready to invest necessary amount of money for the campuses.
New Jobs and Job Vacancies:
There will be job vacancies for the recruitment of the staffs for both teaching and non-teaching as well, including the officials
as well. Therefore the mode of work dependent on the variety and the mode of work they will be specializing into. Vacancy for the

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work force is also an important aspect that provides good job descriptions and opportunities for the duties and the responsibilities and
the grade of the job is assessed.
Job description:
The job description is the main information that needs to be identified regarding the purpose and requirements of the job. The
organization needs to clarify the demands and also to meet the objectives for the post offered-
This includes several important factors that needs to be developed and identified so that the number of the applicants ay
increase and also so that they find the job to be relevant-
 The title of the job must be catchy and clearly specified,
 The location of the workplace,
 Grade of the offered post,
 The purpose of the job,
 The main duties and the responsibilities,
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Person Specification Elements:
The category of the Person Specification is important to assess the competence that the numbers of the recruitment of certain
factors that needs to added in the person specification are-
 Knowledge that will be including necessary conclusions,
 Skills and abilities of the staffs,
 Experience of the staffs,
 Aptitudes and general assessment skills.
The candidates will be applying increasing with the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). These will help determine the
qualifications and also to determine the achievements of the standards of the employment of the competence. The required abilities
must be expressed according to the terms and the conditions of the standards of the work which is required.
Details of the Applicants:
The details of the Applicants must be there so that their legitimacy can be analyzed as well. Hence the mode of the assessing of further
particulars must include-
 Any details of the specific terms an d conditions of the employment