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BSBLED802 Lead Learning Strategy Implementation

Assessment Task 1: Written questions

QUESTION 1 Establish the relationship between authority, responsibility and accountability within the parameters of an organisation. Answer in 150-180 words.

QUESTION 2 a) Explain the consultation processes required to support the policy and procedure development. Answer in 150-180 words.
b) List any five (5) communication methods to encourage organisational input into policies and procedures development processes.

QUESTION 3 Explain in 50-80 words each, the four (4) approaches to research and design strategies.

QUESTION 4 What are the steps involved in contemporary style of design and development of organisational learning strategy? Answer in 200-250 words.

QUESTION 5 Explain the continuous improvement processes associated with organisational learning strategy. Answer in 150-180 words.

QUESTION 6 Explain the implementation process of strategic plans and identify its effect on an organisation. Answer in 300-350 words.

QUESTION 7 a) List any five (5) assessment methods, which can be used by organisations to evaluate strategies.
b) List the three (3) assessment tools, which can be used by organisations to evaluate strategies.

QUESTION 8 Explain the "Organisational learning theory". Answer in 200-250 words.

QUESTION 9 List any seven (7) inclusions in any compliant learning resources and systems in organisational learning strategy development context. Answer in 200-250 words.

QUESTION 10 List any eight (8) technology and system requirements to support organisational learning strategy.

QUESTION 11 a) Mobile apps and tablet computing have been identified as emerging technologies in workplace learning. Discuss how technology has affected contemporary organisational learning strategy design and development.
b) List eight (8) assessment methods that can be supported through technology (known as e-assessment) and considered in an organisational learning strategy.

QUESTION 12 List any eight (8) legislations, codes of practice and national standards which are applicable to any job role.

ASSESSMENT TASK 2: Practical Assessment Task- Lead and develop learning strategy

Part A - Lead learning strategy formation

In this part of the project, you are required to examine and review present approaches for learning and training
deployed by the company, detailed in the given case study (Annexure-1). Instructions to students:
1. This is an oral assessment task and consists of a role play.
2. You must follow the given case study and the additional scenario given in the task to complete the Part A of this task.
3. Your trainer/assessor and/or classmates will play the roles of relevant stakeholders to complete the task.
4. You must note down the points discussed and prepare the minutes of meeting (M.O.M).
5. You must participate and lead the meeting professionally, using the appropriate communication styles.
Steps to complete Part A of the Practical Assessment Task:
Scenario: For the given case study of Marks and Spencer, assume that the company has now decided to focus on digital marketing and want to target huge market in South Asian countries. You have been appointed as the new Manager to lead the learning strategy implementation for the new direction/ focus area.
You have reviewed the company's present learning and training practices and want to understand its competitiveness and success in meeting the organisational strategic requirements for digital marketing. Therefore, you have called a meeting with the company's Marketing Director, Mr. Steve Nelson and the General Manager of the Human Resource Department, Mr. James Patrick.
Your trainer/assessor will play the role of Mr. Steve Nelson and one of your classmates will play the role of Mr. James Patrick. In case of unavailability of additional student, trainer/assessor will play both the roles of company's Marketing director and the General Manager of the Human Resource Department.

TSK2.1.During your meeting with the company's Marketing Director and the General Manager of the Human
Resource Department,
Discuss on the present learning and workplace training approaches and gather the information about their
success in achieving the organisation's strategic requirements.

TSK2.2.Discuss and review at least three (3) options that the company could examine relating to deploying quality policies and processes in organisational learning, including OHS, ethical standards, legislative requirements, including NVR, and corporate governance
Provide:
• A copy of the Minutes of Meeting (M.O.M)
• Evidence of meeting including:
o Name and position of personnel attended the meeting
o Date of the meeting
o Points discussed in the meeting
o Signature of the stakeholders

Part B - Analyse and plan requirements for organisational learning strategy
This part is in continuation to the Part A of this task. You are required to evaluate and plan requirements for the organisational learning strategy, as per the given case study (Annexure-1) and the scenario provided above.
Instructions to students:
1. You must analyse and plan requirements for the organisational learning strategy in the given context only.
2. You must prepare an informal report to cover the given criteria
3. Word-limit for the report is 400-600 words.
Steps to complete Part B of the Practical Assessment Task:

TSK2.3.

a) Identify and evaluate the technological and system requirements for the organisational learning strategy as per the given case study (Annexure-1) and the scenario.
b) Identify and document the human resources requirement that would be required by the organisation
c) Analyse and align organisational learning strategy with human resources and learning requirements and plans. You may find the table below of assistance with this task

Part C - Design and develop organisational learning strategy

TSK2.4. Design an organisational learning strategy to include the following:
a) Instructor, learner and organisational strategic requirements
b) Relevant units of competency, modules from accredited courses or non-accredited training specifications
c) Flexibility to permit and promote responsiveness of the organisation to changed circumstances and priorities
d) Support for the organisational strategic requirements
e) Processes and procedures to provide guidance for allocating and managing resources and staff
f) Assessment and recognition policies*
g) Procurement and supply policies*

*ensure policies are appropriate to organisational strategic requirements and structure is compliant with organisation's format, including consultation processes

ASSESSMENT TASK 3: Practical Assessment Task- Implement, review and improve organisational learning strategy formation

TASK SUMMARY:
This is the third and final assessment task for this unit on leading learning strategy formation and you are required to provide professional leadership in implementing the organisational learning strategy and then reviewing and improving the organisational learning strategy formation for the given case study (Annexure-
1) and the additional scenarios given in the task.

Task brief

This assessment has been developed to assist you in understanding the process of implementing the organisational learning strategy, review the organisational learning and development and then plan for improving organisational learning strategy.

This assessment is to be completed in following three (3) parts:
1. Part A: Implement learning strategy formation
2. Part B: Review organisational learning and development
3. Part C: Improve organisational learning strategy formation

Part A - Implement organisational learning strategy

In this part of the project, you are required to implement organisational learning strategy, validate assessment methods, review policies and procedures and examine strategic outcomes attained through organisational learning strategy.

Instructions to students:
1. This is a written assessment task and consists of a series of activities.
2. You must follow the given case study (Annexure-1), additional scenario given in Assessment task 2 and the reports prepared by you to lead learning development of organisational learning strategy.
3. Your trainer/assessor and/or classmates will play the roles of relevant stakeholders to complete the task.
4. You must follow the given word-limits to complete the written tasks.

Steps to complete Part A of the Practical Assessment Task:
Scenario: For the given case study of Marks and Spencer, assume that the company's top management has now approved the organisation's learning strategy, prepared by you for focussing on digital marketing to target huge market in South Asian countries.

You must now take appropriate steps to implement the organisational learning strategy. Complete the following tasks to implement the organisational learning strategy that you have developed:

TSK3.1.Introduce your organisational learning strategy meeting the organisation's requirement for focus on digital marketing in South Asian market through an e-mail to all the relevant stakeholders. Your trainer/assessor and/or classmates will act as the relevant stakeholders. The word-limit for the e-mail is 70-100 words.
TSK3.2.Validate the assessment methods and assessment tools and provide a copy of the results of the validation. You must prepare a report of 200-300 words and validate for compliance with following points:
• Desired performance criteria,
• Required skills and knowledge criteria
TSK3.3.Identify and list any five(5) learning resources to ensure compliance with international, national, industry and workplace needs

TASK 3.4.Review the organisation's learning/ training policies and procedures for continuing relevance, operational effectiveness and to identify any gaps. Write an informal report 200-300 words.
Provide:
• A printed copy of the e-mail sent to the stakeholders
• Validation report
• List of learning resources
• Review of training policies and procedures

This part is in continuation to the Part A of this task and the assessment task 2. You are required to evaluate the outcomes of the organisational learning strategy, develop procedures and incorporate national policy and system changes into the organisational learning. You must refer the given case study
(Annexure-1) and the scenario provided.

Steps to complete Part B of the Practical Assessment Task:

Scenario: For the given case study, assume that the organisation's learning strategy has been implemented as per the plan prepared by you for focussing on digital marketing to target huge market in South Asian countries.

The first review of the strategic outcomes has been carried out after 3 months of implementation and the major observations are as follows:
1. Staff development, where it takes place, has all too often focused on process rather than concepts and benefits of the learning outcomes approach.
2. Teaching staff are struggling to adjust to the new concepts and paradigm shift. This is difficult for them in terms of no longer being the "knowledge owner" but being required to be a facilitator of learning and analysis - acquisition of facts is palpably easy in the digital age, what to do with those facts is the difficult skill.
3. There is a need for developing the skills base of those who are to undertake staff development; a proper infrastructure is needed.
4. It uses the same methodology (adjusted culturally) for the South Asian countries however when looking across the results for countries, are to a very large extent consistent.

You must now review organisational learning and development outcomes and take appropriate steps to modify learning strategies to support implementation of improved learning policies and procedures.
Complete the following steps to complete this task:

TSK3.5.Evaluate strategic outcomes attained through the organisational learning strategy and update policies and procedures accordingly. Provide evidence of the evaluation process.
TSK3.6.Write down the procedure to improve liaising with educators, learners and others to monitor learning strategies and learning resources against organisational learning targets.

TSK3.7.Explain the procedure to timely and periodically monitor and incorporate the national policy and system changes into organisational learning and development strategies and practices.
TSK3.8.Make changes to the designed learning strategies and required learning resources to support implementation of improved learning policies and procedures.

Part C - Improve organisational learning strategy formation

This part is in continuation to the previous assessment tasks of this unit. This is an oral assessment task and requires you to evaluate organisational learning strategy implementation, review performance of people and resources and present plans to improve organisational learning strategy formation.

Instructions to students:
1. This oral presentation is an individual work exercise
2. This will be a role-play presentation and your classmates/ trainer/ assessor will take on the role of top management of your company.
3. This session is to be presented using MS Power Point slides as a face to face/ virtual meeting
4. You must prepare 15-20 slides and must write only the keywords/ points in the slides.
5. Time-limit for delivering the presentation is 25-30 minutes.
6. You will be video-graphed or photographed during the presentation.
7. You must follow the given case study (Annexure-1), additional scenarios given and the reports prepared by you to complete previous tasks.

Steps to complete Oral Presentation Task:

Scenario: For the given case study, assume that the organisation's learning strategy has been successfully implemented as per the plan prepared by you for focussing on digital marketing to target huge market in South Asian countries. The top management of your company wants you to deliver a presentation on future approach towards organisational learning strategy formation.
You must prepare and deliver a PowerPoint presentation to your top management covering the following points/ criteria:

TSK3.9.Explain the steps to implement organisational learning strategy.
TSK3.10. Explain the procedures followed in your organisation (not necessarily related to the give case study) to review performance of resources and staff members supporting the organisational learning strategy

TSK3.11. Identify the lessons learnt and the corrective actions for improving organisational learning strategy formation

Provide:
• Speaker's notes
• Presentation handout of slides
• Presentation feedback reports

Attachment:- Lead Learning Strategy Implementation.rar