1 Understand the evolving nature, purpose and business improvement activities of the learning and development function in contemporary organisations.
CIPD Candidate Assessment Activity
Title of unit/s
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Managing the L&D business function
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Unit No/s
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5LBF
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Level
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5
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Credit value
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6
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Assessment method(s)
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- Presentation and notes pages
- L&D plan
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Learning outcomes:
1 Understand the evolving nature, purpose and business improvement activities of the learning and development function in contemporary organisations.
2 Understand different models for delivering the learning and development function.
3 Be able to manage different aspects of the learning and development function.
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Assessment brief/activity
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Assessment Criteria
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1.2
1.3
2.1
3.1
3.3
3.2
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Activity 1
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You have applied for a position as an L&D manager and have been invited for
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interview. As part of the selection process you have been asked to give the panel a
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presentation on your understanding of the L&D function, different delivery models and
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if appointed, how you would manage the function based on the updated job description
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provided when you were short-listed. In your presentation, you should:
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- Identify the key purposes of the L&D function in organisations. You should include
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in your notes pages how this has evolved over the last five years.
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- Identify at least three L&D activities that contribute to business improvement.
- Compare and contrast at least three different roles in L&D.
- Present a critical assessment of the relative merits of at least three different
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models of delivering L&D services.
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- Explain at least four of the key roles and responsibilities of an L&D manager.
- Give at least three examples of how you have or would provide leadership,
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guidance and support to members of an L&D team.
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Activity 2
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You have also been asked to devise and provide to the panel, an example of a one-
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year L&D plan. Your plan should include:
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- At least three L&D objectives and key activities with timelines for achieving these.
- Success indicators for each objective and plan for monitoring and evaluation
- Any additional resources required
- Projected costs of delivery of the plan with a set of assumptions (you only need to
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include additional costs in the plan i.e. not current staffing or indirect costs)
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Evidence to be produced/required
Activity 1
A set of slides (or equivalent) and notes pages sufficient for a 30 minute presentation.
Activity 2
A costed outline L&D plan – real or imaginary (anonymised if based on your own organisation) of approximately 1,500 words.
All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).
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