252041 Promote a Learning Culture in an Organisation

This Unit Standard will be useful to people who are involved in planning, managing and/or implementing training and development within organisations. The Unit Standard will be especially useful to skills development facilitators, training managers and human resource development practitioners.

People credited with this Unit Standard are able to:
- Investigate and analyse the status of the learning culture within the organisation.
- Develop strategies for the promotion of a learning culture within the organisation.
- Implement strategies to promote a learning culture.

NQF Level 5 - 5 Credits

This unit standard replaces:
15222 Promote a learning culture in an organisation

Learning assumed to be in place and recognition of prior learning
It is assumed that people starting to learn towards this Unit Standard are competent in Communication at NQF Level 4.

Unit standard range
A "learning culture" refers to an environment and attitude in which learning and assessment is encouraged and rewarded, learning and assessment opportunities are provided and supported across the organisation, participation is voluntary and at high levels, learning is clearly linked to organisational goals and individual aspirations and learning and assessment is supported by quality policies and procedures.

For the purposes of assessment against this Unit Standard, candidates may demonstrate the ability to apply the Specific Outcomes for a small to medium organisation, or a department within a large organisation.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

Specific Outcome 1
Investigate and analyse the status of the learning culture within the organisation.

Specific Outcome 2
Develop strategies for the promotion of a learning culture within the organisation.

Specific Outcome 3
Implement strategies to promote a learning culture.