Key Focus Areas for Learning and Development Strategy | Post-Pandemic Impact

You are the Head of Learning and Development (L&D)in a largeorganisation with 3,000 employees, based in the United Kingdom. In the last threeyears,as the Head of Learning and Development (L&D) together with your team,you have been delivering learning and development interventions to the business based on apreviouslyapproved three-year business plan. The Managing Director and the Board are keen to ensure that theLearning and Development (L&D)Department remains relevant and focused to deliver trainingto its people that will assist the organisationto meet challenges in the event of further major financial and operational disruptions.They understand that the Learning and Development (L&D) strategy should be aligned on how an organisation develops its workforce's capabilities, skills, and competencies to remain successful. Equally,they understand to be ahead of competition and to attract and retain top talent they need a Learning and Development (L&D) strategythat can create solutions and meaningful development opportunities. Your Managing Director (played by your lecturer) has asked you to research what should be thekey Learning and Development (L&D) focus moving forward,especially post-pandemic (Covid-19)and the impact to operations and to employeeengagement. You should now research the topics below and be prepared to brief the board meeting on any of them andbe prepared to respond to questions from the Chairperson. (Your core textbook, Hook and Jenkins, 2019, Ch.8, is your initial point of reference):Describe what is Learning and Development (L&D) strategy.Explain the role of the Learning and Development (L&D) team and the link in the delivery of the business strategy. Briefly outlinethe considerations you would take to assess andpl nwhat is essential and required for a businessto focus and invest in. Describe wider organisational influences outlining key learning interventions required for both short-term and long-termimpact. Describe how you aim to identify the training needs at the different levels of the organisation.Describea systematic approach you would taketo plan a training event.?Describe the approach and method taken in the formulation of the Learning and development (L&D) strategy.Describe thefactors affecting Learning and Development (L&D) strategy.Outline the advantages and disadvantages of various training methods. Specifically,detail types of learning interventions, such as, online, classroom led etc. Describe an approach you would take to evaluate and measure a Learning and Developmentintervention. Identify the approach you would recommend for the business to consider for evaluatingthe return on investment (ROI).Briefly outline what external factors may affect the Learning and Development (L&D) plans. ASSESSMENT CRITERIAMarks will be awarded on an individual basis. You will be scored out of 100, broken down as follows: