Task:: The purpose of this task to develop knowledge and skill in identifying and development needs and planning for their achievement.

This task requires you to analyse your own and one other member of your team’s development needs and learning styles. You should decide how you will plan to meet these development needs, what support mechanisms are available and how the development can be monitored.

Identify own learning style(s) and the learning style(s) of another member of the team

Use a simple technique for identifying own development needs and the development needs of another member of the team

Identify potential barriers to learning

Explain how barriers to learning can be overcome

Briefly analyse learning/development options to meet need(s) of self and another member of the team

Identify support mechanisms for the development of self and another member of the team

Prepare a development plan to achieve a learning objective for self or another team member

Describe a method that could be used to monitor the development of self and another member of the team

How to identify development needs

1. Identify own learning style(s) and the learning style(s) of another member of the team

2. Use a simple technique for identifying own development needs and the development needs of another member of the team

3. Identify potential barriers to learning

4. Explain how barriers to learning can be overcome

5. Briefly analyse learning/development options to meet need(s) of self and another member of the team

6. Identify support mechanisms for the development of self and another member of the team

7. Prepare a development plan to achieve a learning objective for self or another team member

8. Describe a method that could be used to monitor the development of self and another member of the team.