FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE –
iHDC
Outline proposal for an
initial development offering:
Following the recent iHDC
committee meeting a request was made to outline the initial development
offerings suggested during the meeting. This brief summary will provide this
outline as well as highlight certain considerations to enable progress.
OBJECTIVE:
In order to meet to meet the
iHDC vision of integrating, promoting, supporting and reinforcing sustainable
human development our objective is to offer specific development options that
will enhance knowledge and capability of those targeted.
From what we know of current
need and demand it is possible to put together a “menu” of development options
that will appeal to and benefit a significant number of the current working
population in Thailand.
Essentially then, the
development will be offered in three “clusters” i.e. Human Resources,
Individual Development and Corporate Development. The latter of course still predominantly
developing individuals but through programmes that appeal to potential corporate
clients as there is a more direct link to positive impact on their business.
The target audience will
initially be Thai nationals currently in the workforce or those looking for
work – the development offered raising their capability and making them more
attractive to employers.
Once established the
development offered could be extended to cover other ASEAN countries as need
dictates.
DEVELOPMENT MENU
1. HUMAN RESOURCES:
The offering of a Human
Resource “cluster” of workshops provides two significant benefits:
-
Improving the
capability and services delivered by HR aids business success.
-
A pro-active HR
team will then be more able to broker development provision for employees.
The development offering for
HR professionals and teams from iHDC is proposed as:
·
HR IMPACTIVE SERVICES
·
PERFORMANCE & REWARD MANAGEMENT
·
TALENT MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING L&D)
·
ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
2. INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
The offering of an Individual
Personal Development “cluster” of workshops directly impacts individual’s
ability to perform in their current role, their value to a business and how
they may be rewarded and enhances their career choices as they look to
progress.
The development offering for
individual personal development from iHDC is proposed as:
·
PERSONAL CAPABILITY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
·
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
·
INFLUENCING SKILLS
·
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCE
·
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
The offering of workshops to
aid corporate development still has a focus on providing development for
individuals but covering content that businesses will recognize as significant
for their own success.
The development offering for
corporate development from iHDC is proposed as:
·
STRATEGY CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
·
SALES AND MARKETING
·
CUSTOMER SERVICE
·
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
·
TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS
ADDITIONAL:
Each of the 14 development
offerings will be provided via a 2-day workshop.
Each learning day will be 6
hours.
Delivery and material used
will be dual language (Thai and English) – and appropriate dual language when
expansion to ASEAN takes place.
Participant numbers will be a
minimum of 6 and a maximum of 24.
Each workshop will need to be
designed for iHDC (branded as iHDC product) to include objectives, outline,
slides, exercises and best practice material.
Marketing material describing
the offering will also need to be designed for placement on the iHDC website.
Marketing efforts can use a
number of channels, the iHDC committee members is an obvious route but to
engage a wider audience “e” channels will be required. KasemsriFarnworth have
some available and these can be added to.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT
We have proposed that all
material and delivery be dual language, as this will help initial understanding
and eventual use of the learning. However there is a case for one of the
development offerings to be improved English language skills – verbal and
written. This would meet needs for those who aspire to work internationally,
meet the ASEAN official language criteria and help with further
research/on-line learning, much of which is in English. For consideration.
LOOKING FORWARD:
This base offering will go a
long way to establishing the iHDC brand as a supporter and supplier of high
quality, international standard development.
The workshops can be supplied
in a variety of locations around Thailand to ease access from target groups
remote from Bangkok.
However, once the workshops
are established we can consider more “blended approaches” – using “e” learning
either on a stand-alone basis or in support of the workshops to expand reach
and impact.
FINALLY:
Subject to iHDC support for
the proposed approach above (amended as seen fit) the next stage would be to agree
to design the offering in detail – all workshop and marketing material for
submission and approval – and agree appropriate funding.
No doubt there will be a
number of questions on the above and these will be willingly answered at the
next committee meeting or via mail as required.
Joel Farnworth MAML, Chartered
Fellow CIPD.
Managing Partner, Kasemsri
Farnworth & Associates.