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<sbook_test_company>NLMK</sbook_test_company>
<sbook_test_group>Individual 01</sbook_test_group>
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Grammar: Reported speech, have sth done, <strike> verb patterns</strike> 

Lexical material: SWOT analysis, discourse markers

Grammar:
Verb patterns
Order of adjectives
The passive
Comparative and superlative forms
Questions

Lexical material:
Discourse markers
Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization
The Fifth discipline
Corporate university campus
Governance
Role of the business customer

Functional language:
Creating a new structure for a new mission, new ambitions &amp; goals
Building a learning organisation
Describing the LTL approach
Giving examples of learning solutions


Previous quarterly test  
Grammar:
Position of adverbs in future, affirmative and negative tenses
Present simple instead of future after a time marker
Future simple, future continuous, future perfect
Articles

Lexical material:
Company structure &amp;amp; organisation
Stages of managerial learning
Goals and the so-called Super Goal 
Strategy 2022 goals
Interface with HR processes
Onboarding
Management cultures (vertical vs horizontal)
Empowerment, principles of subsidiarity, professional maturity
Hersey and Blanchard situational leadership
Performance appraisal and competencies development

Functional language:
Describing the role of the learning organisation
Explaining the role of the Corporate University
Describing the principal missions &amp;amp; goals of the CU
Describing obstacles to training in horizontal management
Explaining learning &amp;amp; personnel development strategies
Explaining the 70/20/10 principle
Understanding performance consulting
Explaining performance appraisal and competencies development

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<exercise_nr>2</exercise_nr>
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<exercise_nr>5</exercise_nr>
<exercise_name>Writing</exercise_name>
<instructions><![CDATA[Answer 3 of the questions from the list below in approximately 120 words each. Do NOT spend more than 30min on this task.
<pre>→ use at least 5 of the discourse markers below:
✓ because, as, since 
✓ so, that's why, therefore, as a result
✓ but, however
✓ what's more, in addition, furthermore
✓ on the one hand, on the other hand
→ use the passive when the subject is obvious or when the object is more important
→ use 'have something done' when you ask someone else to do something for you
→ use conditionals</pre>]]></instructions>
<topics_for_wri>
To what phase of the accreditation do you think you will be contributing mostly? How?   
Why could the remote learning infrastructure have failed?
What obstacles could there be to implementing life-long learning solutions?  
What could be a corporate university's black swan situation?
What obstacles could you have pre-empted if you had known about them earlier?
Should a corporate university tailor courses only to the needs of its industry?
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Building a self-learning organisation, what does it mean to you?

How is your company shaping and fostering management culture?
How do your department managers share best practices with employees?

How does your team identify needs for learning coming from management in a top-down approach?
What kinds of programmes are in place to increase efficiency and problem solving in working tasks for managers?  
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How can governance impact in positive and negative manners the activities of a company?
What governance tools are in place at NLMK to ensure power and authority flow through the board before they reach the CEO?
1. How has the population of trainers changed during these 5 years since the corporate university was launched?
2. Why could the TTT system be more effective than using external trainers?
3. What does the internal trainer profile document embrace?
How has this profile evolved over the years?
4. How do you conduct supervision of eligible trainers?
What are the criteria required for the eligibility of trainers to be supervised?
5. What tools and objectives are assessed to validate the target level of internal trainers?
6. How do you accredit your new internal trainers?
When is it the right time to accredit your new internal trainers?
How long does it take to accredit your new internal trainers?
What criteria do you use?
7. Who are master trainers and what do they do for other trainers?
Why are master trainers needed in your system?


What is the role of the business customer?
What governance tools are in place at NLMK to ensure power and authority flow through the board before they reach the CEO?
Why is it important to have both organizational learning and a learning organization?

How can the corporate university ensure sustainability of the learning organisation?
What steps should a corporate university undertake to avoid organisational brain drain?
How can accreditation help recruiting younger talent pools?
What are the benefits of guided self-assessment?
Why is employer branding relevant to the company in general?
What soft skills will the corporate university of the future provide for its knowledge workers in 10-25 years?
What are the top three strengths and weaknesses of your corporate university? What are its main opportunities and threats?
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