My learning plan during the Alert Level 4 lockdownWith the sudden change to how and where we work, we may find ourselves developing new skills and approaches to working remotely. This might include refreshing our Word skills or learning to use Zoom in order to connect with others. This document offers some tools and resources to help.

Considering your development What are the needs within your current role? This following set of questions will help you focus on the immediate needs:

What are the most important tasks and responsibilities of my role? What skills or knowledge will I need to complete these remotely? What are the priorities at this time? (This is a question to answer with your manager)

Constructing a plan Use the attached template to help you plan. You can then use this plan to discuss development time with your manager.

Step 1Detail the Tasks and Responsibilities that make up your current job role. To ensure that your list is comprehensive, you may wish to refer to documents such as your job description or performance review plans.

Step 2For each of the tasks and responsibilities you identify, consider your Skills Gaps. Be honest with yourself and record the gaps that you are aware of.

Step 3Now think about Potential Development Activities that could help you narrow or close the skills gaps. Bear in mind that one skill gap may need a series of activities to develop you sufficiently and that learning will have to be online.

Potential development activities: LinkedIn Learning Online learning including resources, guides and booklets Online training material that has been compiled for your role tasks Options provided by Learning and Development Options provided by Student Management Systems Support Office Options provided by the Financial Services Division Options provided by IT Training Options provided by Health and Safety

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LinkedIn Learning coursesLinkedIn Learning (link above) is constantly adding material. They currently have a range of courses to support remote working so why not explore some of the topics you identify as development areas?Courses with a theme of “remote working”

Remote working: Setting yourself and your teams up for success Optimise working remotely, whether you’re new to remote work or not, and

whether you’re leading a team or part of a team involving distributed team members. Discover how to be productive and stay connected when working from home or other remote environments.

This is a learning path. This means it draws together videos and courses on a theme to provide a systematic path through different aspects of a topic.

If you choose to, you can work though the entire learning path, but chances are not all aspects will be relevant to your context. So, dip into topics that apply especially to you, and don’t worry about the rest.

Other courses we recommend

The Learning and Development website has some suggested links built around specific topics. As you scroll down, we have sections such as Managing people, Professional skills and Personal skills. Each of these sections also has a link through to a set of online courses we thought might be helpful.https://www.otago.ac.nz/humanresources/training/professional-staff/otago368601.html

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Key Task Analysis

Name: Job Role:

Division: Line Manager:

Tasks and Responsibilities Skills Gaps Potential Development Activities

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