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Work Related Learning Report: Design and Deliver a Training
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M.R.Buzra Begam
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LO1 Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a
target audience
Pass, Merit & P1 P2 M1 D1
Distinction Descripts
LO3 Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of
team working in different environments
Pass, Merit & P5 P6 M4 D3
Distinction Descripts
LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role
within the workplace and for higher level learning
Pass, Merit & P7 P8 M5 D4
Distinction Descripts
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1. The font size should be 12 point, and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing. Left justify all paragraphs.
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4. Use footer function in the word processor to insert Your Name, Subject, Assignment
No, and Page Number on each page. This is useful if individual sheets become detached
for any reason.
5. Use word processing application spell check and grammar check function to help editing
your assignment.
Important Points:
1. It is strictly prohibited to use textboxes to add texts in the assignments, except for the
compulsory information. eg: Figures, tables of comparison etc. Adding text boxes in the
body except for the before mentioned compulsory information will result in rejection of
your work.
2. Carefully check the hand in date and the instructions given in the assignment. Late
submissions will not be accepted.
3. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
4. Excuses of any nature will not be accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
5. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
6. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness,
you may apply (in writing) for an extension.
7. Failure to achieve at least PASS criteria will result in a REFERRAL grade .
8. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic RE FERRAL.
You will then be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
9. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, reference them properly using
HARVARD referencing system to avoid plagiarism. You have to provide both in-text
citation and a reference list.
10. If you are proven to be guilty of plagiarism or any academic misconduct, your grade
could be reduced to A REFERRAL or at worst you could be expelled from the course
Student Declaration
I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present
it as my own without attributing the sources in the correct form. I further understand what it means
to copy another’s work.
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Submission format
The submission should be in the form of an individual report written in a concise, formal business
style using single spacing (refer to the assignment guidelines for more details). You are required to
make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported
with research and referenced using Harvard referencing system. Please provide in-text citation and a
list of references using Harvard referencing system. Please note that this is an activity-based
assessment and your report should include evidences to the activities carried out individually and/or
in a group.
To carry out the activities given on the brief, you are required to form groups, comprising maximum
of 6 members.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
Assume yourself as the event coordinator working in an event planning organization specialized in
delivering trainings on IT and soft skills. you have been appointed to design and deliver a training
event on IT /Soft Skills to an identified audience. You are required to complete the project within 2
months and the training plan and resources should be finalized as per the requirement of the client.
You are required to form a group of not more than 6 members in order to carry out the event. The
event will be headed by an event manager/ leader and each group member will be assigned a set of
tasks. While designing and delivering the event,
At the end of the event, produce an individual report by each member covering the following
tasks.
Task 1:
Demonstrate how you are planning to effectively deliver the training event by designing a
professional project plan with following details.
Roles appointed to group members and an evaluation of interpersonal skills of each member
that justifies the assigned role in the team.
Goal and objectives of the project
Evidences to the meetings conducted with the client and the team members and the findings/
outcomes of the meetings
Challenges/ problems identified and the plan to overcome them
A project schedule with the activities, milestones and contingencies identified.
Task 2
Research different problem-solving techniques that can be used to solve the identified problems in
task 1 and demonstrate how critical reasoning can be applied to identify a solution to the identified
problems.
Critically evaluate the solution methodology used to solve one of the identified problems and justify
how selected methodology helped you to successfully solve the problem and achieve the project
objectives.
Task 3
Work in your team by contributing your skills and knowledge to meet the project goal. Critically
evaluate your own role and contribution to the group for the completion of the training event.
Discuss the importance of having dynamic team members in a group to meet its goals by referring to
the role assigned to the group members and analyse how team dynamics among your group members
effectively helped to achieve the shared project goal.
Task 4
Discuss with examples, the importance of continuous professional development (CPD) in a work
setting by evaluating the range of CPD criteria that can be used to measure the effectiveness of your
employees in your organization.
Produce a continuous professional development (CPD) plan using the criteria identified above with
relevant to the responsibilities, required skills, performance objectives for the members of your team.
Compare and contrast different motivational theories and discuss how they can be helpful to improve
the performance of the team members and meet the objectives of the developed CPD plan.
Grading Rubric
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P3 Demonstrate the use of different problem-solving
techniques in the design and delivery of an event.
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M4 Analyse team dynamics, in terms of the roles group
members play in a team and the effectiveness in terms of
achieving shared goals.
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Contents
Task 01..................................................................................................................................... 22
Roles appointed to group members and an evaluation of interpersonal skills of each
member that justifies the assigned in the team ................................................................... 22
Goal and objectives of the project ....................................................................................... 23
Evidence to meeting conducted with the client and the team members and the findings/
outcomes of the meeting ...................................................................................................... 25
Challenges/ problems identified and the plan to overcome them ...................................... 28
Task 2 ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Effective problem solving .................................................................................................... 42
1. Define the problem ....................................................................................................... 43
2. List all the possible solutions........................................................................................ 44
3. Evaluate the options ..................................................................................................... 45
4. Select an option ............................................................................................................ 46
5. Create an implementation plan ................................................................................... 47
6. Communicate your solution ......................................................................................... 47
THE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS ............................................................................ 49
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The way of solution method that we implanted in our problem ........................................ 51
Task 3 ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Roles that were given to teammates .................................................................................... 52
The Importance of Teamwork in Your Organization ........................................................ 55
Another importance of working together as a team is that it Increases work efficiency
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Task 01
Roles appointed to group members and an evaluation of interpersonal skills of each member
that justifies the assigned in the team
1) Mr.Thinesan came forward in order to start the presentation with the introduction and
history part.
2) Mr.Riznee gave the brief explanation about the balance history part in his time.
3) Then I started to evaluate under the topic of what is motherboard as the next step.
4) Miss.Rinosa gave a thorough clarification about history of motherboard and the
evolution of it.
5) Mr.Thirukumaran and Mr.Niventhan explained the parts of motherboard by showing
them the motherboard parts lively.
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We planned to do this presentation using PowerPoint to make students clear on what we try to
say.
We arranged motherboard parts to explain the parts of motherboard by showing them.
Improving student knowledge in motherboard and it’s function was the main goal of our team.
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As the final stage of our presentation we received some feedbacks from the school students as
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A project schedule with the activities, milestones and contingencies identified
Activities
we requested the students to separate themselves into groups and we gave them a motherboard to
each group in order to have an idea of it individually.
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While they having individual ideas by looking at motherboard we also gave some brief
explanation of it to make them clear.
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Lastly we gave students a chance to have a proper knowledge by asking questions from our
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Task 2
Effective problem solving doesn’t mean going away and coming up with an answer immediately.
In fact, this isn’t good problem solving at all, because you’ll be running with the first solution
that comes into your mind, which often isn’t the best.
Instead, you should look at problem solving more as a process with several steps involved that
will help you reach the best outcome. Those steps are:
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The first step to solving a problem is defining what the problem actually is – sounds simple,
right? Well no. An effective problem solver will take the thoughts of everyone involved into
account, but different people might have different ideas on what the root cause of the issue really
is. It’s up to you to actively listen to everyone without bringing any of your own preconceived
notions to the conversation. Learning to differentiate facts from opinion is an essential part of
this process.
The same can be said of data. Depending on what the problem is, there will be varying amounts
of information available that will help you work out what’s gone wrong. There should be at least
some data involved in any problem, and it’s up to you to gather as much as possible and analyze
it objectively.
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Searching for institute or any other education place to do our project
Where the house of our teammates located
Transport mode to reach the location
Couldn’t able to start the presentation on time
Depending on the type of problem, it can be useful to think of both short-term and long-term
solutions, as some of your options may take a while to implement.
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Searching for institute or any other education place to do our project
Find out contact numbers from online and ask permission to conduct presentation
Get numbers from students who study in schools to contact responsible person of
school
4. Select an option
Only now should you choose which solution you’re going to go with. What you decide should be
whatever solves the problem most effectively while also taking the interests of everyone
involved into account. There may be a way to merge two options together in order to satisfy
more people.
Searching for institute or any other education place to do our project
Find out contact numbers from online and ask permission to conduct presentation
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Couldn’t able to start the presentation on time
Create an implementation plan on how you will put your solution into practice. One problem
solving technique that many use here is to introduce a testing and feedback phase just to make
sure the option you’ve selected really is the most viable. You’ll also want to include any changes
to your solution that may occur in your implementation plan, as well as how you’ll monitor
compliance and success.
All of our teammates agreed to work in the following plan and we succeeded our motive
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THE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
4. Implement and follow up on the solution Plan and implement a pilot test of the chosen alternati
Gather feedback from all affected parties
Seek acceptance or consensus by all those affected
Establish ongoing measures and monitoring
Evaluate long-term results based on final solution
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1. Define the problem
Diagnose the situation so that your focus is on the problem, not just its symptoms. Helpful
problem-solving techniques include using flowcharts to identify the expected steps of a process
and cause-and-effect diagrams to define and analyze root causes.
The sections below help explain key problem-solving steps. These steps support the involvement
of interested parties, the use of factual information, comparison of expectations to reality, and a
focus on root causes of a problem. You should begin by:
Reviewing and documenting how processes currently work (i.e., who does what, with what
information, using what tools, communicating with what organizations and individuals, in what
time frame, using what format).
Evaluating the possible impact of new tools and revaised policies in the development of your
"what should be" model.
Postpone the selection of one solution until several problem-solving alternatives have been
proposed. Considering multiple alternatives can significantly enhance the value of your ideal
solution. Once you have decided on the "what should be" model, this target standard becomes
the basis for developing a road map for investigating alternatives. Brainstorming and team
problem-solving techniques are both useful tools in this stage of problem solving.
Many alternative solutions to the problem should be generated before final evaluation. A
common mistake in problem solving is that alternatives are evaluated as they are proposed, so
the first acceptable solution is chosen, even if it’s not the best fit. If we focus on trying to get the
results we want, we miss the potential for learning something new that will allow for real
improvement in the problem-solving process.
Skilled problem solvers use a series of considerations when selecting the best alternative. They
consider the extent to which:
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A particular alternative will solve the problem without causing other unanticipated problems.
All the individuals involved will accept the alternative.
Implementation of the alternative is likely.
The alternative fits within the organizational constraints.
Leaders may be called upon to direct others to implement the solution, "sell" the solution, or
facilitate the implementation with the help of others. Involving others in the implementation is an
effective way to gain buy-in and support and minimize resistance to subsequent changes.
Regardless of how the solution is rolled out, feedback channels should be built into the
implementation. This allows for continuous monitoring and testing of actual events against
expectations. Problem solving, and the techniques used to gain clarity, are most effective if the
solution remains in place and is updated to respond to future changes.
We thought of all of us will go to the location by a team at once but the members in our team
comes from different places, so we were unable to be on time to start our travel on time. We had
transport issue which is no any bus to the location which we are supposed to go. Therefore, we
didn’t reach the school on time to start our project. But the principle of that particular gave us
permission to conduct our project even though it has been late.
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Task 3
Mr.Thinesen was supposed to do the presentation on the introduction part of our project and a
half of history part. His contribution was very helpful to us in understanding of the concept what
we try to convey students.
Mr.Riznee’s role was to explain and clear the doubts in history to students. And he justified his
role as well
Miss.Buzra also justified her role in this project by explaining about motherboard.
Myself, did my best to cover the history part of motherboard and the evolution of motherboard.
Mr.Thirukumaran’s and Mr.Neventhan’s contribution was to shown the parts of motherboard to
the students and give the thorough knowledge about the structure of motherboard.
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The Importance of Teamwork in Your Organization
Teamwork is important for organizations, especially in today’s highly digital world. Studies
show that organizations that emphasize teamwork innovate faster, see mistakes more quickly,
find better solutions to problems, and attain higher productivity.
Improving teamwork aims to increase productivity and performance for the benefit of the
organization. For example, salespeople thrive on healthy competition, but they close more deals,
and the organization benefits when they work as a team.
Teamwork builds strong employee relationships because the more employees work close to each
other, the more they get to know each other and develop a liking for each other. The more they
work together, the more they learn and learn to live with each other’s likes, dislikes, strengths,
and weaknesses. When they work together for a long time, the team naturally becomes more
collaborative, and this leads to a more enjoyable work environment for everyone. A pleasant
work environment leads to higher productivity, and this helps organizations realize their goals
quickly.
Statistics show that employees who work as a team accomplish tasks faster and much more
efficiently than those who work individually. Working as a team on different assignments
minimizes workloads for all employees by sharing ideas and responsibilities. Employees,
especially salespeople, have a lot of pressure to meet sales goals in a shorter time scale.
Teamwork is important because it enables your team to share ideas and responsibilities, which
helps reduce stress on everyone, allowing them to be meticulous and thorough when completing
tasks. This will enable them to meet sales goals quickly.
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Teamwork increases learning opportunities
Employees in an organization differ in terms of the level of work experience, expertise, and
skills they possess. Collaboration enables these employees to interact with each other in a
project. This interaction is a great learning opportunity for new employees because they can
acquire skills they didn’t have from more experienced employees. Also, more experienced
employees can get fresh and innovative ideas from new employees. Also, the importance of
teamwork in business is that it allows new and more experienced employees to challenge each
other’s ideas and ways of doing things to come up with an agreeable, effective solution that helps
employees complete the tasks at hand.
Employees who work individually are likely to experience low morale and be less accountable.
With teamwork, no member wants to let others down, and therefore confidence is maintained.
Also, working as a team makes every employee accountable, especially if they are working with
experienced, respected employees who have a reputation for hard work and accountability.
Organizations can benefit significantly from teamwork because employees will complete
projects ahead of the deadline due to increased productivity and efficiency.
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Why teamwork matters
One of the benefits of teamwork in organizations is that it eliminates toxic work culture. A toxic
work culture is characterized by drama, fighting, low morale at work, lack of communication,
and the boss’s fear. Plus, the organization focuses on policies instead of people. A toxic work
culture affects the productivity and wellbeing of employees. This makes it impossible for the
organization to achieve its strategic goals.
Organizations that lack teamwork across all departments often experience lower levels of
productivity and growth. As a result, it becomes harder for them to operate efficiently, which is
why they fail to realize their long term objectives. When employees find out that they can’t carry
out their responsibilities, they become frustrated and quit. A focus on the importance of
teamwork leads to a friendly environment where employees can easily carry out their
responsibilities, which helps to minimize employee turnover.
No organization is perfect. That means every organization faces difficult and challenging times.
For example, the current Covid-19 has affected businesses, individuals, and families. During
challenging times like this, team members can rely on each other for guidance and support. This
enables them to focus on the organization’s goals and carry out their duties and responsibilities
effectively.
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In addition, professionals have to set their short-term and long-term objectives while
implementing a structured learning plan. They may also be required to record what they are
learning and the progress they make in order to keep track of the skills and knowledge they
obtain. CPD training helps professionals to:
Stay up to date with the latest trends and learn new skills;
Improve their performance at work;
Boost their self-confidence;
Enhance their professional reputation and future job prospects;
Obtain concrete proof of their professionalism and commitment.
Formal CPD: This type of CPD involves active and structured learning that is usually
done outside the organisation for which you work. Formal CPD usually consists of more
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than one professional, however in some cases it could just involve a single professional.
Some activities in this form of structured learning include:
o Offline and online training programmes;
o Learning-focused seminars and conferences;
o Workshops and events;
o Lectures.
Informal CPD: Informal CPD is also known as self-directed learning, in which the
professionals carry out development activities according to their own choice and without
a structured syllabus. This form of learning usually consists of:
o Studying publications written by industry experts;
o Perusing relevant case studies and articles;
o Listening to industry-specific podcasts and following industry-specific news;
o Studying and revising for professional exams.
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” – Albert Einstein.
In order to improve their skills and knowledge while working, professionals usually opt for
continuous professional development programs. This is because at this level, they have already
earned academic qualifications and are now working in the industry of their choice. CDP helps
business professionals learn in a structured and practical format that boosts their overall skills
and knowledge. It also helps them ascertain the knowledge and skills they need to obtain within
a short time period, so the improvement can be recognizable.
Continuous professional development programs provide two-fold benefits — for the learner and
for the employer. Let’s take a look at the benefits of CPD for the learner:
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Now, take a look at the benefits of CPD for the employer:
A company can only bring in these benefits if it supports the professional development of its
employees.
If you are a working professional who wants to keep up with the changes in your field, taking up
a continuous professional development course could help you revitalise your career and improve
future employment prospects. London School of Business and Finance offers a variety of
continuous professional development courses that are suited to a number of industries.
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