Planning and Allocating Work

This course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of how to plan and allocate work as required by a practising or potential first line manager.

Overview

Duration

Typically 4 to 10+ hours of Online or Classroom Based Training.

The module delivery is tailored to suit the companies needs.

Location

Online via Microsoft Teams/Zoom

location of participating company's

choosing.

Prior Knowledge

While no prior knowledge is required, the course is aimed at those who are currently working and who are managers or aspiring managers.

Certification

ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) Certificate

Cost

This course is fully funded to those currently in employment under the Skills To Advance initiative.

Skills to Advance Initiative

This course is only available to those currently in employment and fully funded under the Skills to Advance initiative.

Skills to Advance is a national initiative that provides upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in jobs undergoing change and to those currently employed in vulnerable sectors. Skills to Advance aims to equip employees with the skills they need to progress in their current role or to adapt to the changing job market. Working closely with small and medium-sized enterprises, Skills to Advance helps employers identify skills needs and invest in their workforce by providing subsidised education and training to staff.

Expression of Interest

We currently don't have this course scheduled, but if you are interested in undertaking this course, please complete the form below and a member of our Recruitment Team will be in contact to discuss your needs. Please note this course is only for those currently in employment.

Institute of Leadership & Management

Managers

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Module Content

Know how to plan work in the workplace

Identify organisational targets relevant to the team
Set SMART objectives for the team to achieve the targets
Use a technique to plan to achieve the objectives
Explain how to monitor and control a planned activity

Know how to allocate work to team members

Identify resources required to complete a planned activity
Explain how to allocate work to team members
Explain how to assess and support team performance in achieving objectives

Understand how to improve the performance of a team in delivering to plan

Identify a possible cause of variance from a planned activity
Identify actions to overcome causes of variance
Explain how to involve team members in identifying ways to improve performance to meet objectives

Indicative Content

Part 1:

The role and purpose of objectives and targets
Links between organisational and team objectives
Setting SMART work targets
Performance measurement
Planning techniques appropriate to small scale planning e.g. action planning, task/work/production schedules, timetables, rotas etc
Monitoring and control techniques and records

Part 2:

Effective methods of communication to give instructions
Types of quality standards and their purpose
Methods to monitor actual performance against production targets and time-scales, and identify variances
Ways to ensure team members understand monitoring systems

Part 3:

Recording outputs and variances
Techniques for identifying causes of underperformance
Corrective and remedial actions for underperformance

Suite of ILM Programmes on offer by KWETB

Companies That Have Benefited From Training