Developing yourself and others

Duration of Course - 1 Day

Unit Aims

To develop knowledge and understanding of developing self and others as required by a practising or potential manager.

Learning Outcomes

• Know how to identify development needs and develop self and others to achieve organisational objectives

Course Outline

• Use of job description, matching to own CV
• Personal SWOT analysis
• Organisation’s objectives and development plans and significance for own development
• Obtaining feedback on performance from line managers and colleagues
• Simple training needs analysis – using outcomes of SWOT and PESTLE analyses
• Identification of preferred learning styles
• The importance of taking responsibility for own personal development
• Value of learning and the importance of encouraging a commitment to learning
• Identification of potential development opportunities
• Barriers to learning, and methods to overcome them
• Development plans including timescale and resource implications
• Available support mechanisms
• How to compile learning logs and records of activities
• Methods to plan and monitor learning
• Methods to review and evaluate progress
• How to revise development plans