Learning at Work Week is coming – Take part
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Published 9 May 2023 in Colleagues
This year’s Learning at Work Week is between 15 – 21 May. Claire McCarthy, Leadership and Career Solutions Lead, tells us a little more about it and how you can join the 'Lunch and Learn’ sessions next week!
Learning at Work Week is a national, annual event, which aims to put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development.
This year’s theme is ‘Creating the Future’ which explores how lifelong learning at work can help us all personally and collectively create our futures, from achieving work and life goals to driving innovation and achieving organisational ambitions.
‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions - take part!
To support this week of learning, we’re running three ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions during Learning at Work Week! Each session focuses on ‘Skills for the Future’ and is only 30 minutes long. To attend the sessions, click on the links below to be taken to the Microsoft Teams meeting.
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Monday 15th May (12.00-12.30pm) – Personal Development: Learn how to identify your areas of learning and how to prioritise your personal development.
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Wednesday 17th May (12.00-12.30pm) – Employability Skills: Learn how to write an effective and professional CV and successfully prepare for an interview.
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Thursday 18th May (12.00-12.30pm) – Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Learn how to use different techniques to identify what information you need to make effective decisions.
We look forward to seeing you at the sessions!
We will also be making the session resources available to Managers following the sessions to share with their teams.
Manager’s Challenge
This year, we’re setting all our Managers a learning challenge! We’d love you and your teams to really embrace learning something new, for example, increasing your knowledge on local produce, exploring new childcare practices, learning about a new holiday destination, updating yourself on the latest greener energy options or speaking to a colleague to learn more about their role. Reflect on your learning with your Line Manager and discuss the impact this will have on your current and future roles. Share your experiences with us at: societylearningdevelopment@midcounties.coop
Other Development Opportunities
There are lots of ways you can Learn and Develop!
Check out the ‘YOUR time to focus on YOU’ section on i.Learn
Our leaders can book one of our Managers Club sessions to learn from their peers and don’t forget to complete the weekly Learning Shot challenges!
Shadowing others is a great way to learn new skills and behaviours. Don’t forget to also ask for feedback from your peers and your Managers to understand what you do well and what would make it even better.
Complete some volunteering hours and learn a new skill, whilst supporting your local community.
And of course, we have our LEAP training programmes, offering a range of industry-specific learning programmes that you get ready for your next career moves at a range of levels, we might have just the opportunity you need!
Don’t forget, the L&D guide is on Colleagues Connect – why not have a read of this and see what opportunities are available for you!
Do you feel inspired to Learn at Work?
Why not arrange a Development Check-in with your manager to discuss your opportunities to develop?
Having a great development conversation, creating a Performance Development Plan and regularly checking in on your goals is best practice when developing yourself and will help you achieve results!
If you are a manager, don’t forget you have the Conversation Toolkit available to help with your Development conversations.
Great conversations are what help us perform at our best.