Learning and development is planned to achieve the organisation's objectives

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Evidence

1. Top managers can explain the organisation's learning and development needs, the plans and resources in place to meet them, how these link to achieving specific objectives and how the impact will be evaluated.

2. Managers can explain team learning and development needs, the activities planned to meet them, how these link to achieving specific team objectives and how the impact will be evaluated.

3. People can describe how they are involved in identifying their learning and development needs and the activities planned to meet them.

4. People can explain what their learning and development activities should achieve for them, their team and the organisation.

What this means in practice

Once you have your plan you will need to decide what learning and development your people will require to be able to achieve the objectives your organisation has agreed.

You will need to describe how learning and development will be made available to people. You will also need to describe why you are doing it, and what impact development activity will have on your organisation's objectives.

There will be plans for the type and style of development activities that your organisation wants to utilise. Resources for learning and development will be defined with and understood by managers, who will be able to describe how money (if appropriate), time and facilities have been set aside to ensure people receive the development they need. Managers will be aware of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will be required for people to achieve their objectives.

Managers will plan for the learning and development that will be needed to help people achieve their own objectives and those of their teams.

People will be involved in regular discussions to decide on the best course of action for themselves and the team. They will be able to explore how success in these activities will be measured, to ensure that the impact of the learning and development activities is positive.
People will discuss their learning and development needs with their manager on an ongoing basis, and they will be able to agree the most appropriate action. This will enable them to understand clearly how their development activities are intended to contribute to improving their performance and that of their team and the organisation as a whole.

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