ILM Unit-409: focused on implementing and evaluating planned development activities and apply learning in the workplace: Managing Personal Development, Coursework, UOS, UK

Section 2 is focused on implementing and evaluating planned development activities and apply learning in the workplace.

2.1 Plan and agree development activities with employment supervisor and/or learning supervisor.

Here you must explicitly demonstrate how you have planned and agreed development activities with your Manager and/or learning supervisor.

The production of a development plan will need to be evidenced which links back to the specific development need and objectives identified in AC1.1. The range of planned activities to achieve goals, time, support, costs, and how this will be monitored and reviewed and by whom, as they occur will need to be agreed.

It is good practice to outline in the main body of work the consideration given to preparing the development plan, including how development activities will have been set and agreed. Some link to the evaluation carried out in the previous AC should be apparent. The development plan should be inserted in the main body of work.

2.2 Undertake development activities as planned

This AC requires you to undertake your specific development activities as planned and to put into practice the activities to achieve your development goals in the short, medium-and longer-term. Consider what skills are required for undertaking the planned learning activities e.g., Personal motivation, time, planning skills, recognising distracters. Evidence of the activities taking place must be presented.

2.3 Review at agreed intervals, with employment supervisor and/or learning supervisor, the effectiveness of development activities in meeting objectives and needs

This AC requires you to review at agreed intervals your prioritised development activities and progress. This will be reflected in the development plan and also outlined in the main body of work. You will need to consider objectively, the effectiveness of any development activity in meeting your objectives and needs.

You may have received feedback on your performance to support a view of progress made so far and can use that to help reach considered judgements. Evidence should be provided of this happening.

2.4 Determine, with employment supervisor and/or learning supervisor, how learning and development can be used to improve workplace performance.

It is necessary for you to determine, which aspects of your learning and development can be used to directly improve your own workplace performance in terms of knowledge, skills or behaviours.

This may be discussed further in 1-2-1 performance review with your Manager and/or learning supervisor in terms of how and which specific learning and development activities will be used to aid your specific performance improvement.

Gaining feedback from others will help with this aspect. Evidence of these activities should be presented.