Plan
Developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation
Identifying Skills
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Action
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- What skills does your workforce have already?
- What further skills does the workforce need?
- What might alert you to employees with skills needs?
- Are you aware of the barriers that affect learning and development?
- Do you know what Literacy, Language and Numeracy skills are involved in workplace tasks?
- Do you carry out audits to check gaps in Literacy, Language and Numeracy?
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Include Literacy, Language and Numeracy in your strategic training and development plan and identify workplace and job needs
Complete a training/learning needs analysis
Ensure Literacy, Language and Numeracy gaps are identified and supported in appraisals and reviews
Identify Literacy, Language and Numeracy gaps when conducting needs analysis, appraisals or skills audits |
Do
Taking action to improve the performance of the organisation
Identifying Skills
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Action
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- Do you consider Literacy, Language and Numeracy as part of your induction?
- What approach to learning and development do you take?
- Do you have programmes/coaching in place to support employees to be more effective in the workplace?
- How do you encourage and support employees?
- Have you set-up programmes that meet diverse needs e.g part-time workers?
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Undertake diagnostic work with individuals during induction and create plans to fill gaps
Link with a local provider or Learndirect to provide skills brush ups and national qualifications at your workplace or in easily accessible locations
Consider offering work time to brush up skills - match employees own time commitment
Carry out awareness on Literacy, Language and Numeracy for managers and supervisors |
Review
Evaluating the impact on the performance of the organisation
Identifying Skills
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Action
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- How do you know that your employees learn in your organisation?
- How do you measure impact?
- Do you know the cost of gaps in Literacy, Language and Numeracy for your organisation and what is saved by improving them?
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Learners evaluate their learning outcomes
Monitor take up and participation in Learning and Development and evaluate outcomes
Monitor the number of people who achieve the National Qualification in level 1 and 2 in maths and english |