Learning & Development Essentials

This course will introduce delegates to the concept of the learning culture and to demonstrate how it can be used to transform an organization to achieve its goals. Delegates will also get a thorough appreciation of the key elements of organizational culture and their importance. They will develop the skills needed to create a learning culture.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

The Need for L&D in Organizations

• Understanding organizations
• The organization’s purpose
• Organization structures
• The purpose of Learning & Development

The Learning Organization

• Characteristics of a learning organization
• Five disciplines of the learning organization
• Building a learning organization
• Barriers to the learning organization

Creating a Learning Culture

• Organizational culture and learning
• Organizational learning, team learning and individual learning
• Steps to create a learning culture
• Creating the right learning environment

Steps to Develop your L&D Strategy

• L&D alignment with business strategy
• Defining the L&D vision, goals and metrics
• The link between L&D and performance
• Assessing the capability gaps
• Design the strategy

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

This course is suitable for:

• HR directors
• Heads of HR functions
• HR business partners
• Senior HR executives, managers, advisors and officers who wish to contribute to the development and implementation of HR strategy.
• Chief officers, Chairpersons, Board members, Company directors, Heads of Departments, and all those at the highest levels of an organization interested in developing an in-depth knowledge of strategic HRM.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the role of L&D in HRM and the wider organization.
• Develop the skills need to create an learning organization and embed a learning culture.
• Appreciate the steps required to develop an effective L&D strategy.
• Improve your execution of L&D in your organization.
• Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.