Learning & Development

The Human Resources division of an organization is tasked with the primary responsibility of learning and development (Wilson, 2012). The head of human resources is responsible for all of the responsibilities that are associated with the implementation of L&D initiatives that involve participation at all levels of an organization. A Learning and Development (L&D) role or a separate L&D department might be responsible for managing the employee development plan in larger organizations. The primary distinction between HR and L&D is that HR is responsible for a wide variety of central employee administration functions, including the processing of payroll, recruitment and selection, and the management of employee relations. In contrast, Learning & Development is solely concerned with one function: the expansion of employees' professional knowledge and capabilities. This includes filling in any training gaps that have been identified as well as developing training pro...

Acknowledgment I would like to express my gratitude to the MBA student community at the Esoft Metro Campus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for taking the time to share their perspectives and finish this blog report. In particular, I would like to thank Mr. Chandana Gunewardena, who is the module leader of the People & Organization module, for his thoughts on this blog. Your participation is essential if we are to ensure that this study accurately represents the primary challenges that L&D professionals are experiencing in the modern day. Introduction Learning and Development, also known as L&D, is a specialist HR function that serves as an excellent tool for; bridging skill gaps creating workplace culture enhancing employee engagement working to improve employee retention rates.  (Niazi, 2011). Learning and development is an ongoing process that focuses on enhancing the professional abilities of employees and giving them more agency in order to improve organizational effectivene...