Action

An Investor in People develops its people effectively in order to improve its performance

Indicator

Evidence

9 People learn and develop effectively

People who are new to the organisation, and those new to a job, can confirm that they have received an effective induction

The organisation can show that people learn and develop effectively

People understand why they have undertaken development activities and what they are expected to do as a result

People can give examples of what they have learnt (knowledge, skills and attitude) from development activities

Development is linked to relevant external qualifications or standards (or both), where appropriate

What this means in practice

You must follow your commitment to developing people with effective action aimed at improving performance.

This indicator tests how effectively your people learn and develop.

To meet it, you need to show that your development activities, like training and induction, result in people learning and developing effectively. To do this, your people need to describe why they did certain activities, what they learnt from them and what they expect to do with their new knowledge or skill.

If it is beneficial to both organisation and individuals, you should consider linking development activities to relevant external qualifications or standards (or both).