HRD1501 EXAM PACK 2026

HRD1501

EXAM PACK

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The importance of training and development in South African organisations is emphasised in
the case study.

You are a newly appointed HRD professional in an organisation. Explain the different roles you
will need to fulfil in the organisation by referring to any six different roles and indicating how you
will go about fulfilling these roles. (18)


To answer this question successfully, you need to understand workbook 3.

Make sure that you read, study and understand the six HRD professional roles.



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,You will receive marks for mentioning any six professional roles (6 marks), and for indicating
how you will go applying these six professional roles (12 marks).

Mediator of learning
How will you apply this? By:
 mediating learning in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of learners;
 constructing learning environments that are appropriately contextualised and
inspirational;
 demonstrating sound knowledge of subject content and various principles.

Mediator and designer of workplace learning, skills programmes and materials
How will you apply this? By:
 understanding and interpreting provided work-based skills programmes;
 designing original work-based skills programmes;
 identifying the requirements for a specific context of learning;
 selecting and preparing suitable textual and visual resources and technology for
workplace learning design;
 selecting, sequencing and placing the learning in a manner that is sensitive to the
differing needs of the business.

Developer of skills
How will you apply this? By:
 developing skills and T&D plans;
 providing information and advice regarding skills development;
 conducting skills audits and T&D needs analyses;
 developing plans for implementing occupation-based learning programmes.

Leader, administrator and manager
How will you apply this? By:
 making decisions appropriate to the level;
 managing learning;
 carrying out administrative duties efficiently;
 participating in workplace learning and development;
 decision-making structures;
 supporting learners and colleagues;
 demonstrating responsiveness to changing circumstances, needs and stakeholder
expectations.

Strategist
How will you apply this? By:
 formulating the T&D value proposition and plans;
 ensuring that training design and delivery address stakeholders’ and learners’ needs;
 assisting with developing efficiency measures of the T&D function.

Scholar, researcher and lifelong learner
How will you apply this? By:
 achieving ongoing personal, academic, occupational and professional growth by
pursuing reflective study and research in the learning area, in broader T&D matters, and
in other related fields.

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, Collector of evidence, assessor and quality assurer
How will you apply this? By:
 understanding the collection of evidence of learners’ achievements and learning
application in the workplace, assessment, evaluation and quality assurance;
 understanding the purposes, methods and effects of assessment;
 designing and managing both formative and summative assessment;
 keeping detailed and diagnostic records of assessment and quality assurance;
 understanding how to interpret and use assessment results to improve learning and skills
programmes.

Learning area/ subject/discipline specialist
How will you apply this? By:
 being well-grounded in the required knowledge, skills, values, principles, methods and
procedures;
 knowing different approaches to learning facilitation, research and management;
 understanding the content knowledge of the learning area.

Evaluator
How will you apply this? By:
 measuring results and economic returns (ROI) and return on stakeholder expectations
(ROE), evaluating and communicating the impact of T&D to business stakeholders;
 performance capability and employability of employees;
 developing improvement plans to address performance-to outcome gaps.

Needs analyst
How will you apply this? By:
 identifying stakeholder;
 assessing gaps between required competencies and organisation’s HRD strategies;
 identifying learning and/or development needs of employees;
 identifying goals, T&D solutions, priorities and strategies to fill skills gaps.

Community and citizenship coach and mentor
How will you apply this? By:
 practising and promoting a critical, committed and ethical attitude towards developing a
sense of respect and responsibility towards others;
 promoting democratic values and practices;
 demonstrating the ability to develop a supportive and empowering environment for the
learner;
 responding to the T&D and other needs of learners;
 establishing supportive relationships with line managers, employees, customers and
stakeholders.

Is it possible for training and development efforts to still fail? Support your answer by
providing six reasons. (7)

 Only the HRD manager is interested in the end result.
 No one is in charge.
 The information technology (IT) infrastructure is neither effective nor efficient.
 The HRD and T&D plan lacks structure.
 The HRD and T&D plan lacks detail.

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