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  Learning and Development

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Questions

  1 

What overall approach should be adopted to 

learning and development?

  2 

Why is the identification of learning needs so 

important?

  3 

What methods are available for identifying 

learning needs?

  4 

What is workplace learning?

  5 

What is a personal development plan?

  6 

When is training justified?

  7 

What constitute effective training practices?

  8 

How should learning and development events 

and programmes be planned?

  9 

What is blended learning?

10 

What are the four levels of Kirkpatrick’s 

learning evaluation methodology?

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Human Resource Development, Abingdon, 

Routledge, pp 67–84

Stern, E and Sommerlad, E (1999) Workplace 

Learning, Culture and Performance, London, IPD

Stewart, J and Tansley, C (2002) Training in the 

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Tamkin, P, Yarnall, J and Kerrin, M (2002) 

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