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Specialised Learning and DevelopmentCourse Fact Sheet

Specialised Learning and Development

Course Fact Sheet Course Fact Sheet

Course objectives ............................................................................................. 1

Reimagine your career .....................................................................................2

Course overview ...............................................................................................3

Target audience ................................................................................................3

Course accreditation ........................................................................................3

About Wits Plus ................................................................................................................... 4

About LRMG ......................................................................................................................... 4

Course duration ................................................................................................5

Course dates .....................................................................................................5

Course cost .......................................................................................................5

Weekly course modules ...................................................................................6

Overview of modules .......................................................................................7

Course pre-requisites ......................................................................................9

Course delivery............................................................................................... 10

Assessment and award of certificate ............................................................11

Application ...................................................................................................... 12

Contents

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Course objectives

0 What is Learning and Development?

0 What are the current Learning and Development trends?

0 How do I best teach an adult learner in a professional environment?

0 How are individual and organisation learning needs identified?

0 What are quality indicators in Learning and Development solutions?

0 How should Learning and Development be assessed and certified?

0 How does labour legislation impact Learning and Development?

0 What are the relevant Learning and Development reporting frameworks?

0 How can I assist in building a learning organisation?

These and other questions will be answered in the DigitalCampus Specialised

Learning and Development course.

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Reimagine your career

Growing employees through effective

Learning and Development (L&D)

interventions is top of mind for most

organisations who understand that

the best way to meet critical skills

shortages is to grow knowledge and

skills internally. L&D is conducted

by trainers, line managers and other

experts who have not necessarily

learnt the specialised L&D skills

needed to drive learning successfully.

Reimagine your career when you

have specialised L&D skills and you

understand the L&D landscape and

can deliver L&D interventions in

ways that will meet the needs of both

people and organisations.

Whether you are an L&D practitioner, a

line manager required to train staff or

a technical trainer who is drawn on to

share expertise with others, this course

will provide you with the specialised

skills required to build a professional

L&D function in your organisation or

department.

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Course overview

Target audience

This course provides any Learning

and Development (L&D) practitioner,

trainer or technical trainer with a set

of specialised L&D tools to apply

as they teach others. Learners are

taught to assist the adult learner and

the organisation to identify learning

needs and then assist in providing

high-quality learning solutions that

are assessed and certified. The

professionalism of the L&D function is

a constant theme, teaching learners to

apply legal and strategic frameworks

to the development of a high-quality

L&D function that adds business value.

The target market of this course is

L&D practitioners, training officers

or technical trainers. The course has

purposely been called Specialised

Learning and Development as the

modern organisation often calls on

business professionals or experts to

deliver L&D solutions when they do

not have the specialised L&D skill set

to do so.

Course accreditation

This course was developed by

Wits Plus, the Centre for Part-

Time Studies at the University of

the Witwatersrand (Wits) and is

accredited by Wits. You will receive

a certificate of competence from

Wits Plus once you have successfully

completed the course. The course is

presented by Wits Plus in partnership

with DigitalCampus, a division of

LRMG Performance Agency (LRMG).

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About Wits Plus

Wits Plus, the Centre for Part-Time

Studies at Wits, offers various

qualifications and a wide range of

high-level short courses to mature

professionals. Wits is established as a

Public Higher Education Institution in

terms of The Public Higher Education

Act, is recognised as one of the

leading Higher Education institutions in

South Africa and is internationally- and

locally respected by both private- and

public sector organisations.

With Wits Plus you:

0 Will study with qualified lecturers

who are widely recognised in their

field.

0 Will be treated as a professional.

0 Will network with other

professionals who want to get

ahead and stay ahead in their

careers.

0 Are assured of the best quality.

About LRMG

As one of South Africa’s leading

performance and learning consulting

firms, The LR Management Group

(LRMG Performance Agency) has

been empowering people to achieve

their potential since 1997, working

with companies such as MTN, Telkom,

Nedbank, MultiChoice, Engen and

Sun International. Applying their

unique knowledge of the science

of online learning to specially-

developed content from Wits, they’ve

created a cutting-edge platform that

provides you with a completely new

way of learning. LRMG is a SETA-

accredited management group

with full accreditation as a training

provider. LRMG offers fully-customised

learning programmes to people and

organisations wanting to ensure

maximum returns on people talent

investment. LRMG’s ISETT SETA

accreditation number is ACC02 and full

SETA accreditation number is 0986.

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Course duration

Course dates

Course cost

Specialised Learning and Development is an eight-week online course. An

additional two weeks will be spent on the course introduction, studying and

examination. From beginning to end, the course period is 10 weeks.

Please visit the website for more information:

http://www.digitalcampus.co.za

$ 1000.00

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Weekly course modules

Each week, for a period of eight weeks, you will be tasked with navigating your way

through one module per week:

0 Week 1 – Module 1: Introduction to Learning and Development.

0 Week 2 – Module 2: The Adult Learner.

0 Week 3 – Module 3: The Learning and Development Legal Landscape.

0 Week 4 – Module 4: Identifying Individual and Organisational Learning Needs.

0 Week 5 – Module 5: Learning and Development Solutions.

0 Week 6 – Module 6: Assessment and Certification.

0 Week 7 – Module 7: Learning and Development Business Tools.

0 Week 8 – Module 8: Building a Learning Organisation.

0 During week 9, you are given study time.

0 During week 10, you will write your final examinations.

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Overview of modules

Module Overview

Module 1: Introduction to Learning and Development

This module provides an overview of Learning and Development, organisational role-players and the changing and evolving landscape of L&D.

Module 2: The Adult Learner

Motivating the adult learner and providing learning solutions that meet their personal and professional needs is essential to good L&D practices, making this module on adult learning theory and practice vital.

Module 3: The Learning and Development Legal Landscape

The labour laws that impact L&D are explored in this module, providing an overview of the South African and International Labour Laws that govern and inform learning practices.

Module 4: Identifying Individual and Organisational Learning Needs

By the end of this module the L&D specialist will be able to identify learning needs of individuals and organisations, applying a gap analysis method to needs evaluation.

Module 5: Learning and Development Solutions

Different learning solutions that meet learning needs are identified, discussed and compared, ensuring that L&D specialists can source or create quality learning solutions to meet needs.

Module 6: Assessment and Certification

Learners will be informed about the importance of an assessment strategy and be taught how to use both formative and summative assessments in learning interventions. The role of certification in learning is also explored.

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Overview of modules

Module 7: Learning and Development Business Tools

This module provides L&D specialists with an understanding of the relevance of L&D to meeting strategic business needs. A set of recommended L&D business tools is also identified and shown.

Module 8: Building a Learning Organisation

The role of all L&D role-players in building a learning organisation is discussed in this final module, showing the roles of both Human Resources and Line Management in positively influencing the organisational learning culture.

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Course pre-requisites

Grade 12 or matric certificate (or equivalent) is required. In the absence of this,

recognition of prior learning will be considered on a case by case basis. You do not

require prior knowledge of financial management to register for this course.

This course is presented online, so you will need:

0 Access to a computer with Internet access (with a working webcam).

0 A current email address.

0 Access to Microsoft Word.

0 PDF-reading software.

0 To be able to watch videos presented in this course online.

All course material is in English and all assessments are delivered in English.

This online course enables you to divide your time between work, family, friends

and study. You must set aside five to seven hours weekly to complete each module

over eight weeks of the course.

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Course delivery

This course is delivered fully online. No

matter where you are, you can simply

log into the DigitalCampus online

learning portal and continue with your

course.

We release one module per week.

Each module consists of several

topics. During a typical week, you must

read the topic’s content and watch the

videos and animations. You will also

have the option to answer progress

check questions.

At the end of each module, you are

expected to:

0 Log into the Discussion Forum and

participate in a discussion focusing

on the module.

0 Complete an assignment related to

the module.

At the end of the eight weeks, you are

expected to study and complete a final

examination.

You can contact the DigitalCampus

Learning Journey Manager, Denise

Pivacic, throughout the duration of this

course via the Q&A forum or email her

at [email protected] with

your questions. If necessary, Denise

will refer your question to the lecturer,

John Borthwick. Mr Borthwick will also

monitor the Discussion Forum and

contribute where necessary.

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Assessment and award of certificate

We have integrated a formative (continuous) assessment into each of the modules.

These assessments, referred to as progress checks, will enable you to evaluate

your own progress and grasp of the content. These progress checks do not count

towards your final mark.

In addition to the progress checks, you will also be expected to participate in the

learning activities set out below.

All these activities count towards your final mark and will be weighted as follows:

Accomplishment Weighting

Participation in Discussion Forum Activities 5%

Assignments and Knowledge Quizzes 35%

Final Examination 60%

You must achieve a combined final mark of 50% to receive the certificate of

competence from Wits University.

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Application

Apply online at:

http://www.digitalcampus.co.za

Click on the Courses tab at the top of

the page. Search for the Specialised

Learning and Development course

and click on the View Course and

Apply Now links.

Complete the application form and

then click on Complete application to

submit your application.

You will be contacted by the

DigitalCampus Learning Journey

Manager shortly afterward.

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