Monitoring the whole organisation plan


Overview

Because even the most careful plans can have a very different result from that expected, it is important to have early-warning processes in place. For instance, you could add a ‘Contingency’ column to this template for a learning and development plan before the ‘Evaluation’ column, to prepare you to adapt in changing circumstances. Such circumstances could include internal factors such as staff turnover through illness, promotion or recruitment – or external changes such as new legislation and regulation, new funding opportunities or new qualifications for specific roles in further education. For those reasons, you need to remain aware of the issues raised in the DEFINE stage of the workforce development cycle. Equality and diversity, health and safety, employment law, quality assurance and data management may all be factors in your review.

As with the design of plans and consequent action, the involvement of staff is a crucial element of this stage. Use this manager’s checklist about internal communication to help you use staff experiences and feedback to full effect.

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