Work Ready Skills Action Plan - Reflecting LO4 - 8 Weeks Plan

This document presents a Work Ready Skills Action Plan, outlining strategies for enhancing professional competencies. It focuses on key areas such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, initiative, planning, self-management, learning, and technology adoption. The plan includes both short-term (8 weeks) and long-term (2 years) objectives, detailing specific actions, seeking feedback, and monitoring progress in each skill area. The plan emphasizes the importance of communication for harmonious relations, teamwork for effective task completion, problem-solving for handling difficult situations, and encouraging innovation through employee initiative. Furthermore, it addresses the significance of planning, self-management, continuous learning, and adapting to technological advancements to foster employee satisfaction, growth, and organizational efficiency. The plan incorporates references to relevant academic sources to support the proposed strategies.

WORK READY SKILLS - SUGGESTED FORMAT ACTION PLAN reflecting LO4
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Short Term Plan (8
weeks)
Long Term Plan (2
years)
Communication*
… that contributes to productive and harmonious relations across
employees and customers
Communication is very
important in all the areas and
while performing tasks
communication ensures that
there is very less coordination
related issues, in a group
many conflicts arises when
there is clash between the
interests of the group
members, communication
helps in solving all such
issues (DeVito 2015).
Proper communication channel
will be maintained with the
employees and the customers. For
the customers feedback system will
be introduced and for the
employees there would be sessions
where they will be encouraged to
improve their communication
Channel.
The current communication
process and channel will be
analysed and its shortcomings will
be identified, after the
identification is done, appropriate
communication methods like, oral
or written form of communication
will be used based on the demand
of the task and situation.
Team work*
… that contributes to productive working relationships and
outcomes
A single individual cannot do all
types of tasks effectively, so
there is a need that employees
work in a team to do the tasks
effectively without wasting
much time.
The employees will be taught the
benefits of team work so that they
know that for effective task delivery
within a particular time frame team
work is very important. For the next
8 weeks whenever they will be
given tasks, it will be team task so
that they can to work in teams.
The teams of the employees will not
be fixed there will be a team
rotation so that the employees can
adapt to any other team and hence
they can work with any employee of
the organization.

Problem solving *
… that contributes to productive outcomes
In difficult situations, there
should be employees that are
good at solving problems, this
skills helps people not to panic
or get stressed whenever there is
some kind or problem (DeVito
2015).
The problem solving skills will be
enhanced by conducting sessions . Employees will given simulation tests
or can be said training where they will
have deal with different problems,
their problem solving skills will be
assessed and later they will be trained
so that they learn to face the common
challenges in an organization.
Initiative and enterprise *
… that contribute to innovative outcomes
Every organization should
promote and encourage their
employees to give innovative
ideas.
Employees will be encouraged to give
their ideas on every tasks. A meeting will be conducted with the
employees before every tasks and
their suggestions and ideas will be
entertained and the employee with
best ideas will be awarded.
Planning and Organising*
… that contributes to long and short term strategic planning
It is very difficult to seek
efficiency in the tasks and
activities without proper
planning and organizing of tasks
(Grol, Ouwens and Wollersheim
2013).
Before all the tasks and activities, a
plan will be made and it will be
organized accordingly.
Strategies will be implemented for
the future of the organization,
forecasting will be done.
Self-Management Self management will ensure
that all the employees manage
their tasks and time
themselves if they do so the
upper and the middle
management will not much
interfere in the minor
activities of the employees.
Employees will be given
opportunity to manage their tasks
and take minor decisions; this will
help in their employee satisfaction
and growth.
Employees will be given training to
effectively self manage themselves.
… that contributes to employee satisfaction and growth
Learning Learning is a process that
never stops and individuals
learn new things with time
and experience, the
employees should always
have the desire to learn more
this will help the to grow
(Arends 2014).
Sessions will be conducted were
the employees will be told the
benefits of learning and they strive
to learn.
Employees will be provided
operations related training, the
methods that will be used in the
operations process.
… that contributes to ongoing improvement and expansion in
Employee and company operations and outcomes

Technology*
That contributes to effective execution of tasks
Technology change often
becomes the reason for
employee turnover and
inefficiency in tasks (Arneson,
Rothwell and Naughton 2013).
The employees will be made
acquainted with the technologies that
will be introduced or will be changed.
Proper training will be conducted for
the employees so that they can learn to
operate with various technologies and
then new technology will be introduced
for effective execution of tasks.

References
Arends, R., 2014. Learning to teach. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Arneson, J., Rothwell, W. and Naughton, J., 2013. Training and development competencies redefined to create competitive advantage. Training &
Development, 67(1), pp.42-47.
DeVito, J.A., 2015. The interpersonal communication book. Pearson.
Grol, R., Ouwens, M. and Wollersheim, H., 2013. Planning and organizing the change process. Improving Patient Care: The Implementation of Change in
Health Care, Second Edition, pp.64-76.