Explain The Objectives And Scope Of Review For The Central Office Of Right Of Way

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The objectives and scope of review for the Central Office of Right of Way Institutional Learning Strategy include the following:

1. An assessment of the current learning environment;
2. An analysis of the current learning strategy; and
3. Recommendations to improve ties to the current and future environment.

Training is one of the core functions of the Central Office of Right of Way, which at its very nature demands the Office to have a strong learning capability as a byproduct of its teaching mandate. Individually, the employees have freedom to develop individual training plans that outline courses to enhance them both personally and professionally in various areas. Additionally, there is a strong network of institutional learning for ongoing, in-house training to ensure the employees are proficient in the execution of their duties and their knowledge of the procedures and applicable rules, statutes, and federal regulations. But, the Office does not have an established plan for diversifying its employees through the application of institutional learning via inter-functional area cross-training (within the operations and …show more content…

Therefore, the employees who really need the institutional learning never receive it and are suppressed in their knowledge and growth as the program area experts. This suppression extends beyond Central Office employees to the employees who attend their training classes and the stakeholders relying on their technical assistance for Right of Way issues. Because of their limited information, they are only able to provide narrow training and assistance. Ultimately, this practice is contrary to the Secretary’s initiative to “challenge employees to innovate, be efficient and be exceptional”. Fulfilling this mandate is not possible without providing employees access to both internal and external institutional

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