Derek Hendry
The 70-20-10 model is a proven way to develop skills and competencies. It mixes:
- Doing – 70% of development
- Learning through others – 20% of development
- Using more formal learning resources – the remaining 10%
At Be Positive, we use this as the basis for all personal development and it is reflected in colleagues’ personal development plans and objectives. Here are some examples of each of the components.
70% – Examples of learning through ‘doing’:
- Planned assignments for skills and competency development
- Secondments or cover for other roles e.g. technical roles for data or processing roles for robotics
- Ask BAs to be a change champion for a specific initiative
- Speak at internal or external events
- Scribe / facilitate at lessons learned for different types of project
- Share examples of best practice – everyone has this in their objectives
- Apprenticeship – sideways move into a role in a specialist skillset
20% – Learn & Develop Through Others
- Peer reviews of different types of deliverables
- Run lunch and learn sessions, team meetings
- Shadowing and apprenticeship
- Formal coaching and mentoring
- Buddy up with colleagues
- Use online networks such as LinkedIn
- YouTube videos and podcasts
10% – Learn & Develop Through Formal Training
- Run Courses and workshops
- Attended local and national interest groups and conferences
- Provide eLearning courses
- Professional qualifications and certifications
Click here to read more about our experiences of using the 70-20-10 model.
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