Part -1

Relating to an organisation of your choice, or as discussed with your trainer plan and develops a TNA (training needs analysis) along with a written report based on the employee's competencies and expectations. Your report must include:

• A strategy that reflects the diversity that exists in the learning process with regards to learners needs

• Learning needs that relate to social, cultural and other types of workplace diversity, such as the need for varied communication styles and approaches

• Learning needs may include developmental learning, for example the learning required to progress through an organisation and take on new tasks and roles

• Gaps between the competencies held by the employee, and the skills and knowledge required to effectively undertaking workplace tasks

Part -2

CASE STUDY

You can call them impatient, demanding and entitled, but if you don't offer incentives to retain young workers, someone else will. Leslie Kwoh at The Wall Street Journal reports that more companies are "jumping through hoops to accommodate [Gen Y's[ demands for faster promotions, greater responsibilities and more flexible work schedules.

"Why? Because Gen Y workers will outnumber any other generation within a few years, by 2020, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that those born roughly in the 1980s and 1990s will make up 40 per cent of the workforce. The bottom line is that baby boomers are retiring, and Gen Y and millennial will be working for the next several decades. Furthermore, they have the skills needed in the future workplace - tech-sawiness and the ability to innovate - and they're more racially diverse than any generation before, which means they'll be able to relate to different customs and cultures more quickly. The greatest risk is that these young hires aren't afraid to leave their jobs, despite limited employment opportunities. So how do you keep younger workers interested?

Kwoh says companies have to think differently. For example, instead of waiting to give feedback during quarterly reviews, offer reviews more frequently. Ocean Spray Cranberries gives employees their feedback right after presentations. Young workers don't want to deal with stringent hierarchy or feeling like they're performing mindless tasks all day.

When Chegg, an online textbook service, experienced high turnover in their younger employees a few years ago, they began conducting exit interviews to understand why these talents were leaving. They discovered that "too much bureaucracy, not enough communication" and inflexible work schedules were pushing younger workers out the door. Since then, the company has allowed for more hands-on exposure on projects and introduced an unlimited paid vacation policy.

These changes have resulted in the company's turnover rate for younger workers to decrease by 50 per cent. "If they don't feel like they're making a contribution to a company overall quickly, they don't stay," Chief Executive Dan Rosensweig tells Kwoh. "If you provide them with the right environment, they'll work forever, around the clock. "Basically, to keep your young workers, companies need to start thinking about lifestyle rather than salary, and offering these young hires a job that makes them feel like they're making a difference in the world.

Questions for Discussion:

1 According to the writer for retention of GEN Y employees what are the common mistakes being made by management?

2. In your opinion what steps can be taken to avoid high turnover rates among GEN Y workers?

3. Discuss a personal experience where you felt there was "too much bureaucracy, not enough communication".

Part -3:

You are the manager for a large team with a variety of roles and responsibilities. Your team consists of different education levels, with some staff having recently arrived to Australia and English being their second language. You have been asked to identify what is "GOOD PRACTICE and highlight areas for improvement.

• Describe how you will ensure that all your staff get the information that is needed by the organisation in a manner that facilitates their understanding, encourages participation and minimises disruption to the organizations operations

• You must also explain the importance of varied learning styles of individual employees

For further queries related to submissions discuss with your assessor or trainer.

Part -4:

Questions & Answers

1. Describe three benefits of a performance linked learning system

2. Define what is Training Needs Analysis

3. Discuss at least two Learning styles

4. As a learner what sorts of barriers may one encounter during the learning process

5. Outline at least five ways to motivate employees

6. In your own words EXPLAIN the following?
• Coaching
• Mentoring

7. What motivates employees?

8. What is a Performance linked learning system and what are some of the benefits of applying it to an organisation

9. In your opinion how can a manager foster workplace learning?

10.As per William Glassers Choice theory humans are all born with 5 basic needs what are those five needs
o Survival
o Love and belonging
o Power or recognition
o Freedom
o Fun