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MANAGING THE LEARNING FUNCTIONTo support education professionals in their Successful leadership inchosen professional learning journey, OISE learning requires both businessContinuing and Professional Learning is evolving and learning acumen as wellour learning programs to reflect workplace as strong leadership skills.realities. Effective Winter 2016 our Workplace Leading a learning function isLearning and Development portfolio introduces not easy, but the opportunitythe Leadership Series which begins with the new to make a difference andprogram: Managing the Learning Function. contribute to your organization’s success is tremendous.Learning and Development is a powerfulstrategic function within an organization. To Source: Chief Learning Officer Magazinebe an effective leader of this function requires David Vance,, July 2011education professionals who can develop andimplement the vision and strategy of the L&Dunit ensuring it aligns with the vision and goals ofthe organization it serves.LEARNING LEADER PERFORMANCE INDICATORS „„ Do you plan, manage and improve the L&D function appropriate to the context, practice and priorities of the organization? „„ Can you identify and prioritize current and future learning and development requirements for your organization? „„ Do you develop policy and strategy on learning development issues (e.g. mandatory learning programming, externally recognized certification) „„ Can you negotiate and manage L&D function’s financial base effectively and efficiently whether as a cost, profit or outsourced centre? „„ Can you identify, generate and manage the technological and physical resources required to provide relevant learning solutions? „„ Do you effectively manage both internal and external learning and development professionals - including recruitment and development? „„ Do you support, advise, collaborate with line managers and other organization stakeholders, both inside and outside the organization, the running of the L&D function? „„ Do you effectively develop the profile and credibility of L&D within your organization using marketing and communications principles? „„ Do you apply methods to audit and evaluate L&D operations and processes? Source: Managing the Learning Function: Professional Standards www.cipd.co.ukWLD OISE CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

PROGRAM DETAILS (Open Enrolment)ABOUT THE PROGRAMManaging the Learning Function is relevant for those education professionals whoare accountable for the full range of learning development activities within theirorganization. Within this three-day intensive program, learners will: • Review common L&D functional structures and their reporting lines • Leverage methods and templates to create an L&D vision, mission and functional priorities • Determine criteria for the recruitment, selection and development of talent resources (both internal and external - e.g. vendors) • Identify how best to navigate fact and fiction of learning trends • Determine how to gain support for the L&D function; review strategies to market your division and your programs effectively • Review key learning and development metrics and reporting • Analyze an L&D budget and determine strategies to gain efficiencies„„ Managing the Learning Function =PROGRAM FEATURES „„ Designed with the busy education professional in mind, the Managing the Learning Function Program provides flexible learning with an intensive three-day in-class program „„ This program is facilitated by experienced Learning & Development leaders who share their insights and expertise of effective L&D management practices „„ Successful completion of this program provides a Recognition of Achievement from Canada’s #1 Faculty of Education, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Continuing and Professional Learning at the University of Toronto „„ Develop your professional network by engaging with similar colleagues who are tasked with leading the learning function of their organization WLD OISE CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

WITH OISE I CANCONTACT USOISE | Continuing and Professional LearningOntario Institute for Studies in EducationUniversity of Toronto5-103 252 Bloor Street WToronto, ON, M55 1V6 Canada [email protected] 1-416-978-2474 www.oise.utoronto.ca/cpl