Assignment-
1) Discuss timeline for HR and how it has evolved to the way it is today.
2) Generalist – Employee resourcing, reward and relation more recently L&D has come in (can break this down further into categories/ specialisms.
3) Self-assessment/ own reflections on analysis, ie appraisal. (look up Myers and Briggs) – Honey and Munford self-assessment – reflect on this and see what they suggest I work on for improvement – discuss my own career aspirations and goals and where I am now in my organisation.
How to set the assignment out;
Learning outcome one – assessment 1 criteria 1.1
LO1 AC 1.1
Discuss the two core professional areas (map)
Global aspect
Influence from external – eg. Government
How has HR and L&D responded to changes?
Discuss bands – 1 – 4 (where am I in these bands? How will I get to band 4? How is it useful for my development?)
Activity 1.
Describe map as a whole/ what its for, summarise core (as below) pick one form outer core (relevant to my role, discuss band 1or2) and discuss the activities/ knowledge.
The core describes the foundation, the ability to have an insight, to lead people, to look for ways to find solutions.
Next layer - The professional areas are the activities and knowledge.
Outer layer - The behaviours are the approach needed to have in order to do the role.
Band 1&2 – pick one to talk about – discuss where I am and why? (from the professional areas pick one from the activities point of view and one from the knowledge)
Discuss how the Honey and Mumford test works and how they feel I can improve and go up a band.
Activity 2. 2.1
For this one a table is appropriate see below as example;
Customer
Needs (only one needed in assignment)
Line manager
Guidance
Policies
Processes
Front line adviser
Progression
Sickness
Grievance
Redundancy
External recruitment candidate
Point of call
Responding to queries
Start dates
Induction
Feedback (important)
Interview