How to Implement Successful Learning and Development Strategies?
What is learning and development?
Learning and development is one of the essential areas in Human Resource Management. It is the process used by organizations to encourage professional development of its employees. Through learning and development organizations can enhance employees’ skills, knowledge and competency to obtain high performance from the workforce.
In order to facilitate Learning and Development, the
organizations need to allocate time and financial resources for training
events, courses, conferences and seminars. Through this way, the individuals are
provided with the opportunities to enhance their knowledge and professional way
of working (Stuart, 2015).
Learning
Learning helps an
employee to gain knowledge and skills through experience and teaching. It is considered as the lifelong process.
Development
Development is
targeted at the long term. It is the expansion of knowledge.
Learning and development strategies
The most important thing HR can provide to a company is to face a market. Therefore the HR should provide timely needed learning and development to its workforce. Learning and development strategies focus on an organization’s approach related to learning and development activities to support the achievement of goals and objectives.
The strategic human resource development designed in a manner that all individuals and groups are well-furnished with skills, knowledge and abilities. Hence, they will be able to fulfill current and future tasks needed by the organization (Learning and Development Strategy, n.d.).
A useful learning and development strategy created by Van
Gelder (1970) is the
model begins with the basic level of the organization and knowledge based on
which learning goals and objectives are defined. Input for the subject matter,
teaching methods, and learning methods and activities are obtained based on the
organizational level and the knowledge. Finally it has to be monitored and evaluated for a better outcome.
Source: DA model by
Van Gelder
According to Van Gelder (1970) effective learning and development strategy forms on a process when an organization continually moves through these four phases.
1. An analysis of
training needs (starting situation)
2. Specification of
learning objectives
Effective methods of learning are as follows.
1. Lectures by Coaches / Mentors: Senior management teaches on key issues by tutorials or a creative approach.
2. Debates / Discussion: Exchanging viewpoints and deliberate discussion could nurture ideas in a workplace and the company can gain a competitive advantage.
3. Role-Playing: engagements which are used in team building. A role is carried out or executed.
4. Games/Simulation: A common and highly engaging way of learning through experiments.
Conclusion
It is essential to test the effectiveness of the strategy employed. The last phase of the learning process is monitoring and evaluation. Learning objectives are evaluated and learning effectiveness is assessed. When there is an effective learning, it will result in a change in behavior. This means that the starting level and knowledge in the organization will be changed for the next level. Learning and development activities make a major contribution to the successful achievement of the organizational objectives.
References
Learning and Development Strategy. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2020 from nscpolteksby.ac.id
Stuart, R. (2015) Learning and Development. Annual Survey Report. Retrieved February 11,2020 from cipd.co.uk
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