Qualification: Manager Induction Standards
Unit: Standard 1: Leadership and management
Learning outcome: 1.2. Team leadership
Assessment criteria: 1.2.2 Describe how to promote a culture of learning, where all learning is valued and there is an environment where staff teams are supported to learn from experience
- A culture of learning is important because it ensures that team members and the team as a whole continuously improve their practice and keep their knowledge and skills up to date
- Part of professional development involves reflective practice and learning from experience and this principle should be ingrained into the workplace culture
- Ways of promoting a learning culture include:
- Effective training programs, including induction
- Team debriefings after significant events
- Embedding learning into organisational policy
- Feedback is requested and everyone feels comfortable sharing their perspectives – people must feel that their views will be listened to and valued
- Regular supervision and appraisal, including Personal Development Plans
- Learning resources being made available