Action Learning Sample Clauses

Action Learning. Action learning sets (ALS) are facilitated peer support and challenge groups where participants learn both from being coached on their own leadership issues and coaching others. The intent is for action learning to help develop reflective leaders. The action learning sets will particularly focus on supporting and challenging participants as they prepare for their roles as emerging leaders in the NHS. These groups will meet both face to face and virtually in order to experience and develop increasingly important virtual engagement skills. Participants will be expected over time to participate in facilitating the sets in order to develop important peer-facilitation skills. The first meeting would be for a full day. The subsequent five meetings will be a mix of face to face and virtual, at dates to be agreed by set members. In the initial phase of the group, the set facilitator will be responsible for: Helping to establish a group climate where learning can take place Facilitating giving and receiving of support, feedback and challenge Clarifying the learning process and modelling facilitative interventions Assisting participants to take responsibility for their own learning and development Being a process consultant to the group. The following criteria must be adhered to in relation to action learning sets: Venues should be an interruption free environment; Action learning sets should take place in alternating trainees localities/host organisations; Venues themselves should be cost-neutral, that is in NHS facilities or other places that will not levy charges; Trainees will normally take the lead on venue arrangements. Area offices, LDMs and trainees should liaise together and share local knowledge to identify and secure room bookings; The lead trainee will take responsibility for all communications to the set colleagues and facilitator regarding venue arrangements. In addition there is a requirement for suppliers to demonstrate how the learning outcomes and objectives of action learning can be demonstrated to the scheme in a quantifiable way. There may also be a requirement for a multi-disciplinary approach to action learning sets through the involvement of clinicians and other NHS staff. Provision of Service and Delivery Contractors need to consider the following criteria when submitting a proposal: