Assessment guidance: To achieve this unit, learners must achieve the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by the assessment criteria for the unit. Additional assessment guidance is provided on the ATHE sample assignment brief. In this unit learners can approach LO1 from a theoretical perspective, using examples to illustrate their work. For the remainder of the unit learners will be required to actually consider and plan change within an organisation. In order to meet the standards learners should use an organisation they know well; where they are employed, work in a voluntary capacity or where they are currently studying.
Unit Aims:
To develop the knowledge and skills required to create a culture of continuous improvement and to plan change for improvement within an organisation.
Learning Outcomes
Understand how to create a culture of continuous Improvement
Analyse features of organisations that encourage and allow continuous improvement
Analyse leadership and management styles that facilitate continuous improvement
Analyse features of the learning organisation
Analyse approaches to introduce and embed change within an organisation
Analyse approaches to quality improvement
Be able to analyse opportunities for improvement to organisational activities
Assess sources of information likely to identify opportunities for improvement
Analyse information to identify areas for improvement
Assess the impact of proposed changes to organisational activities
Evaluate proposed changes to organisational activities
Be able to plan and lead change within an organisation
Determine changes required to introduce improvements to organisational activities
Agree proposed changes with stakeholders
Produce a plan for the proposed changes and communicate to stakeholders
Design systems and procedures to support the changes