Facilitating Action Learning Teams

has been developed for team leaders who wish to use the action learning process to plan and implement projects with their teams to not only achieve project outcomes but also learning outcomes.

This programme is designed for team leaders who wish to use the action learning process to plan and implement projects with their teams to not only achieve project outcomes but also learning outcomes.

The Action Learning process enables a focus on real work problems and provides opportunities to produce individual and team learning which has significance for work. This process also encourages greater collaboration between the team leaders and their team while problem-solving and finding solutions and generates a tangible return on investment through the development and implementation of work-based projects. It also enables innovation and creativity through the sharing of ideas by the team leader and team members and enables them to learn and reflect on their experiences, which will be useful in subsequent projects.

This programme is delivered over 4 months, with in-built support from experienced GCWAL Advisors. Where there is a licensing arrangement in place (see below for details), the in-built support is provided by licensed Programme Facilitators.

What Does the Programme Involve?

Participants are introduced to key concepts and practices of Action Learning. They will each identify a specific issue or problem for an action learning project which they wish to implement in their workplace. They will then develop a project plan and then implement the project with their team members.

Participants will complete a project plan and an implementation report detailing the action learning process used.

Licensing Arrangements

This programme can be offered under Programme Licensing agreement as follows:

  • It can be licensed to corporations, associations and public sector organisations for facilitation to their employees.
  • The financial arrangements will be set out in the licensing agreement.
  • This programme will be facilitated by a pool of GCWAL-approved Programme Facilitators engaged by the Licensee.
  • In order to be approved by GCWAL as Programme Facilitators, they must :
    • undertake the Implementing Work-Based Learning Projects programme, and have
    • a relevant postgraduate qualification, and at least 3 years of management experience in working with teams and managing projects.
  • The Programme Facilitators will be monitored by GCWAL Advisors for quality assurance purposes.

Implementing Work-Based Change

has been developed for departmental or business unit managers who wish to work on a change project within their department or business units.

This programme is designed for departmental or business unit managers who wish to implement a work-based learning change project for their department/business unit with their team.

This programme is delivered over 8 months, with in-built support from experienced GCWAL Advisors. Where there is a licensing arrangement in place (see below for details), the in-built support is provided by licensed Programme Facilitators.

What Does the Programme Involve?

With the guidance of the GCWAL Advisors and the use of the WAL formula, each manager and their team members will:

  • Identify a real department/business unit problem to be solved,
  • Design a work-based change project as a solution to the problem,
  • Design sub-projects to be planned and implemented by each team member,
  • Apply the programme knowledge and implement their respective projects, reflect and continuously adapt the solution based on real workplace feedback and changing needs, and
  • Be guided to learn and reflect from the experience of solving the real-life work problem to achieve project and learning outcomes.

The manager will complete a plan for their work-based change project and an implementation report on the project including their reflections, lessons learnt, project and learning outcomes.

Each team member will complete a plan for their sub project and an implementation report on the sub project including their reflections, lessons learnt, project and learning outcomes.

Licensing Arrangements

This programme can be offered under Programme Licensing agreement as follows:

  • It can be licensed to corporations, associations and public sector organisations for facilitation to their employees.
  • The financial arrangements will be set out in the licensing agreement.
  • This programme will be facilitated by a pool of GCWAL-approved Programme Facilitators engaged by the Licensee.
  • In order to be approved by GCWAL as Programme Facilitators, they must :
    • undertake the WAL for Change Leaders programme, and have
    • a relevant postgraduate qualification, and at least 5 years of management experience in working with teams and managing projects.
  • The Programme Facilitators will be monitored by GCWAL Advisors for quality assurance purposes.