Factors, Strategies, and Barriers in Workplace Learning Plans

This report delves into the intricacies of workplace learning, specifically within a healthcare setting. It begins by outlining essential factors to consider when developing a workplace learning plan, emphasizing the assessment of needs, defining learning objectives, identifying learning resources, and integrating learning into the daily work environment. The report then explores various teaching strategies, including reading comprehension, technology integration, cooperative learning, and semantic mapping, to support effective learning. Furthermore, it suggests a comprehensive strategy for delivering and assessing learning, incorporating observation, questioning, discussion, and understanding checks. The report also addresses barriers to learning, such as neurological, physical, and mental factors, as well as methods for identifying staff learning needs, including teacher-centered, student-centered, and technology-based approaches. Finally, it evaluates methods for supporting individuals and concludes by summarizing the importance of effective learning strategies within the Sunlight care home context.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................1
3.1 Describe factors that needs to be consider in the workplace learning plan...........................1
3.2 Present teaching strategies in health care..............................................................................2
3.3 Suggest a strategy for analysing learning..............................................................................2
4.1 Barriers to learning by staff...................................................................................................3
4.2 Methods to identify learning needs of staff...........................................................................3
4.3 Evaluation of the approaches used to support individuals....................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Learning is an act of acquiring new things and improving the existing whether it is
knowledge and skills which helps in making changes by using appropriate information,
knowledge along with the attitude to various range of experience. Proper learning among
employees assist in producing changes in the operational activities of company (Akyol and
Garrison, 2011). Learning is facilitated with the use of meta-cognitive strategies so that they can
identify, monitor as well as regulate the cognitive processes. Present report is based on Sunlight
care home which provides care to the people who are suffering from different diseases. In the
present report, there will be discussion on the factors to be considered in the learning plan in a
business entity. Along with this, teaching strategies in health and social care sector will be
studied.
TASK 4
3.1 Factors that need to be considered in the workplace learning plan
There are distinctive factors which need to be assessed in the learning plan of business
entity. It includes:
Assessment of need: It is the first factor which helps in analysing learning in business
entity. This will assist in determining the knowledge and abilities along with the skills of top
employers of Sunlight care home which assist in meeting the strategic goals and objectives. Staff
members as well as workers of firm should focus on the objectives of company which are
decided by higher authorities.
Learning objectives: Business entity should be familiar with the policies along with the
procedure of Sunlight care home which assist in increasing the productivity as well as
proficiency. This will help in understanding the procedure of working of business entity (Duffy
and Jonassen, 2013).
Finding learning resources: There are different sources that are available in the business
entity which assist in improvement as well as development of skills, capabilities and knowledge
of professionals which are associated with work. This will aid in enhancing their skills related to
learning by using different modes which include libraries, research area as well as different
websites.
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Learning at work: There are so many tasks and projects which Sunlight care home has
allocated to different persons so that they can develop along with the improvements in skills and
knowledge. The workers of business entity should improve or expand their learning skills which
assist in undertaking their different work. Managers and workers of Sunlight care home should
expand their technical as well as innovative knowledge (Entwistle and Ramsden, 2015).
3.2 Present relevant teaching strategies to support the learning
There are various styles related to learning which assist in attaining goals and objectives.
The strategies which are used by managers that can be adopt by the person who provide the
training to staff members. The trainer should assess trainees according to their abilities. Different
strategies include: Reading comprehension strategy: In this, manager who provide training to their staff
members help in determining or analysing the skills and knowledge of staff members in
health and social care entity. Integrating technology: In Sunlight care home, appropriate technology should be used by
them. There are different visual aids which are operated in various institutions so that
they can expand their learning (Larson and Gray, 2013). Cooperative learning: It is also a part of strategy as it should be used by all workers
while doing the work so that they can attain their goals and objectives. It is an interaction
among different groups which include developing communities as well as electronic
exchanges. From this, administration of institution plays an important as well as essential
role in attaining the goals and objectives.
 Semantic mapping strategy: In this, manager provides inspiration to their staff members
so that they can prepare a plan for doing effective learing (Luhrmann, 2012).
3.3 Suggest a strategy for delivering and assessing learning
In Sunlight care home, there are many strategies which assist in delivering better services
or analysing the care which are provided in the workplace of health and care. Different strategies
include observing, questioning and checking the understanding ability of staff members. These
are the strategies which help in attaining goals and objectives in an effectual manner. There are
different learning objectives which are having appropriate plans to teach.
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 Questioning: When manager of Sunlight care home asked the questions to their staff
members then it will assist in analysing or evaluating the skills and knowledge of them.
They should asked to the questions which are having a various ranges from high level to
lower level. Observing: Managers of business entity should observe their staff members and also
communicate them their different matters which will help in providing proper care and
services to the patients (Mueller and Anderson, 2014). Discussing: Staff members need to be comfortable with higher authorities so that any
type of dispute would not occur. Checking the understanding of staff members: Employers of Sunlight care home should
provide a lesson which helps in improving and developing appropriate skills along with
the knowledge. They have to check and understand the need of staff members so that they
cannot face any issue in delivering care to the patients.
 Reviewing process: They likewise rouse their staff members to remove a portion of
assessment process. They provide different appraisal whether it is self and associate
which will help in understanding the efforts recognising their particular
accomplishments.
4.1 Barriers to learning by staff and service users
Learning are the thing which having a different hindrance and this will having influence
on the individual learning. They are the neurological, physical and mental factor. In the process
of understanding, the learning factor is essential. It causes their manager so that they can
communicate their point in a effective way. This whole procedure should finished This entire
procedure is finished when the gathering of people has listen the sender message totally. The
learning is intense in nature. The visual classes are more intrigued to learn than sound category.
Students are more focused to learn different issues (Riding and Rayner, 2013).
Mental anxiety and strain likewise affect the way towards learning. There are two type of
strain which are acquired by the individuals which includes home as well as work life issue.
The term Dyslexia implies that staff members should ready to peruse any issue which
assist in referring the orthographic coding, memory, phonological unravelling. There are approx
5% which having a experience and in this illness should explore. There are so many pursuing
troubles which are faced by them.
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4.2 Methods to identify learning needs of staff
There are various methods which can be used to know about the learning needs of staff
which is related to health and care services which are described as below:
Teacher centred approach: In this, the staff learning process will be identified by
teachers in an easy manner. Communication is established between seniors and staff by which
they will be able to gain the information about a particular topic. The performance of students
will be analysed by teachers and for that, score test will be used.
Students centred approach: In order to train employees in the most effective manner, an
important role will be played by the trainers. For this, various projects, portfolios and
participation in classroom will be used (Siemens, 2014).
High tech approach to learning: The knowledge and skills of learners can be identified
with the use of technological advancements. In order to communicate with the students in a
better manner, computers and devices are used by companies and various institutions.
Low tech approach to learning: In the organisation, it is required that proper loyalty and
trust shall be maintained with customers and for that, the main tool is personal interaction. In
order to identify the disease in case of emergency, there are various technologies based
equipment which are used by health care laboratories.
4.3 Evaluation of the approaches used to support individuals
The learning style of applicants are required to be identified for various needs which are:
 The job description of team members will be reviewed by which they will be able to
relate themselves to the work which is to be performed.
 A meeting is conducted in which all the team members will be communicating their
views and ideas with each other. The needs and wants will be identified and for that,
various questions will be asked such as:
1. What are challenges which are faced in daily life?
2. What are the additional skills needed to gain higher productivity?
 The team members will be analysed while they are at work and by that, trainees will be
trained so that better productivity can be attained (Smith, 2012).
 In the achievement of goals and targets, there will be the need to gather additional data
which will be related to all internal as well as external clients and the co-workers
included.
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 Data which is collected with the use of various methods is required to be analysed in a
proper manner so that it can be determined that what are the things which are require to
give their best performance and on the basis of that developments can be done .
 The actions which are to be taken will be determined in which training will be provided
to employees and the new members will be asked to gain knowledge from experienced
employees (Understanding the Learning and Teaching Process – A Voyage of Discovery,
2017).
CONCLUSION
After summing up the report, it has been identified that appropriate strategies should be
used by the manager of Sunlight care home which will help them in analysing learning. Along
with this, they have to do analysis or assessment of different approaches which helps in
providing proper assistance to the individuals along with the targets which can be attain.
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