1.7 Explain ways to ensure team members can apply new learning to practice and share learning with the team

Qualification: Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Unit: Unit 10: Professional Development in Adult Care
Learning outcome: 1 Understand professional development in adult care
Assessment criteria: 1.7 Explain ways to ensure team members can apply new learning to practice and share learning with the team

• To get the most out of new learning team members should have opportunities to put their new skills and knowledge into practice
• Similarly sharing learning with the team can help other team members to benefit from the experience
• Ways that team members can apply new learning to practice and share learning with the team include:
  • discussing what has been learnt during team meetings
  • having opportunities to carry out tasks that relate to recent learning activities
  • running coaching and mentoring programmes
  • changing job roles/responsibilities or secondment to other departments
  • making a team member a champion in their area of specialism