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ELC Thing 17 – What is action learning and how can I use it?
Action Learning brings together small groups of people to develop solutions to real issues from the workplace, can encourage creative approaches to problem solving, can be an effective technique for collaborative leadership and tackles issues that people feel stuck with to provide new awareness and fresh ideas.
This badge is awarded to people who have:
- worked through Thing 17: What is Action Learning and how can I use it?
- provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing.
This is part of the 23 Things ELC Leadership programme.
To earn this badge you must:
- work through Thing 17 of 23 Things ELC Leadership
- write at least 200 words to:
- tell us about 3 things you’ve learnt from reading this section about Action Learning and what the stand-out messages were for you.
- explain why this could be important to you in your work and how you might use it to develop your leadership capability.
Before you submit applications and evidence for any of the 23 Things ELC Leadership Open Badges, it is recommended that you achieve these two Open Badges first:
Getting started with Open Badges
Writing evidence for Open Badge applications
You may also find it helpful to complete Things 1 – 4 before starting Thing 17.
Complete all of the the activities as described in Thing 17 and write a statement (minimum 200 words) about three things you’ve learned from reading the Action Learning pack and what the stand out messages are for you and, explain why this could be important to you in your work and how you might use it to develop your leadership capability.
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Scottish Social Services Council
Promoting high standards, raising public confidence and developing a trained and trusted social service workforce in Scotland.
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