Learning
& development strategy
CIPD
(2018) define Learning & development strategy (L & D) as the methods
used by an employer to help their HR assets to learn new skills in order to
motivate them & to reach higher productivity level.
L
& D is a broad subject & it can include many activities related to
skill development such as mentoring, coaching & training. L & D is
focused on supporting, developing & accelerating learning to build prompt &
responsive work force to execute the organizational strategy.
L
& D strategy should be aligning with corporate strategy & other strategies
of the organization. It should be prepared based on the business & employee
skill development requirements of the organization. Some organizations might
restrict learning opportunities only to some key employees & some might
offer learning opportunities to every employee considering that everyone as a
talent employee. An organization can earn several benefits by having effective
L & D strategy which supports the corporate strategy. Some of those
benefits are providing vision that helps the management of change, increase employee
engagement & it will also support the organization reach higher performance
level in long term. Since it is important to have L & D strategy align with
other strategies “RAM approach” is
used to align the L & D strategy. “RAM
approach” can be described as below.
R – Relevance: How strategy will meet business opportunities & challenges.
A – Alignment: How strategy is going to align with other strategies.
M – Measurement: How the evaluate the effectiveness consistently.
R – Relevance: How strategy will meet business opportunities & challenges.
A – Alignment: How strategy is going to align with other strategies.
M – Measurement: How the evaluate the effectiveness consistently.
(CIPD,
2017)
Once
the strategy is prepared it is important to implement the strategy effectively.
Some key factors that should be concern in implementing L & D strategy are
given below.
- Should identify L & D needs & have to decide who is going to set the priorities for L & D needs.
- Performance appraisal should be used to identify the capabilities & to set learning goals.
- Planning of budget & resources.
- Learning methods should be decided such who is going to be learning consultant, what are the expected methods to carry our learning.
- Should decide how to review & evaluate of L & D activities.
- Since the innovation is a critical fact for the development of the organization L & D strategy should encourage the innovation.
- L & D activities should be fair & equal.
(CIPD, 2018)
In
present competitive environment organizations are more concern on productivity,
efficiency & profitability. Hence they try to get the maximum potential of
employees in order to meet above goals. To have a highly capable workforce L
& D activities are essential. Providing new knowledge & skills through
L & D can be a competitive advantage for the organization. (Towler &
Dipboye, 2009)
References
CIPD,
(2017) Learning and development strategy: An introduction. Understand how to
create and implement a learning and development strategy to support organizational
success.
(Accessed:
30th of June 2018 at 3.30AM)
CIPD,
(2018) About HR and L&D: Spanning every industry, the HR and L&D
profession covers a huge spectrum of jobs, specialisms and careers. Take a
closer look to see what path’s right for you.
(Accessed:
30th June 2018 at 3.30AM)
Towler,
A.J. & Dipboye, R.L. (2009) ‘Effects of Trainer Expressiveness,
Organization and Training Orientation on Training Outcomes’, Journal of Applied
Psychology, 86(4), pp.664-673.











