Reference no: EM133165637
Assessment Task 1:
In this assessment task, you will assume the same role as one you used in Assessment Task2 (you may also use your current or a future target job role as an example) and identify professional development needs for yourself;
Analyse skills and knowledge required for the job role (current or targeted)
Identify and analyse own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Identify gaps in skill and knowledge
Develop short and long-term professional development goals
Assessment Task 2:
Project: Develop a Learning Plan
Description:
A learning plan is a way of documenting planned and agreed staff development of individuals and teams. It may be called different things in different workplaces, such as a professional development plan, a staff development plan or a group development plan. A learning plan matches specific learning opportunities with identified needs and the names of groups or individuals who will undertake the learning
From an organisational perspective, a professional development (PD) plan for staffs takes account of organisation's current and future workforce and skill needs.
This assessment task will require a team of two (2) students who will develop a learning plan for each other based on the PD need analysis conducted in Assessment Task3. You will need to develop the plan within an organisational context, where the learning plan aligns with organisational goals (Assessment Task2) and relevant to both individual and team development.
An individual learning plan (sometimes called a professional development plan or PDP) is likely to be based on:
Life and career goals
The current work situation
The organisation's goals
A strategy to achieve personal and organisational goals
The individual staff member in consultation with their supervisor will usually develop this plan. To provide the real-life context, two team members will each play the role of the employee and the supervisor. Teams could be swapped for different roles to minimise repetition and overlapping of ideas.
The project should ideally commence in the 6-7 week of the term following the completion of Assessment Task3. Each student will complete this assessment in the role of a supervisor and help develop a learning plan for the employee. Your project tasks will involve;
PD Meeting:
Set up a PD meeting with your staff member (role-play)
Review staff PD need analysis
Identify learning and training needs
Develop strategies to achieve personal and/or professional goals
An action plan to implement the strategies
Required resources (e.g. training providers, mentor etc.)
Key tasks and priorities
An explanation of how the PD activities will help achieve organisational goals
An explanation of how the PD activities will help improve team performance
While most of the inputs for the plan will come from the team meetings, you, as supervisor will prepare the plan for the staff member (Role-play). In effect, each team member will be preparing a learning plan for the other in a supervisory role.
You will need to develop the professional development plan within an organisational context; e.g. one used in Assessment Task2 as well as the need analysis completed in Assessment Task 3. The idea is to align personal, team and organisational objectives in the plan.
The plan should be word processed and written in a formal style using an appropriate structure (headings, sub- headings etc.). The plan should state who it is for (your team member) and who has prepare it (yourself).
Follow Up Meeting:
Once you have completed the plan, you will need to arrange another meeting with your team member and present the plan to them. Based on the discussion;
Explain the purpose, objectives and contents of the plan
Explain the learning and training solutions suggested, including external training providers
Explain the time frame and expected outcomes
Explain the benefits to the team member
Amend plan if needed according to staff member's preferences and suggestions
Explain plan monitoring process to ensure continuous support