The group of businesses is fully committed to ensuring that all staff have the relevant knowledge, skills and expertise to perform their work to consistently high standards and to achieve their full potential. We recognise that the training and development of our staff is fundamental to the improvement of our operational performance and the achievement of our strategy and goals.
We will therefore strive to make training and development an integral part of our operations and to follow a continuous process of appraisal, training and development.
Therefore;-
1. This policy applies to all staff within the business irrespective of their employment status, function, grade or location.
2. In accordance with the organisation’s Equality Opportunities Policy, all staff are treated equally in the provision of training and development opportunities and are provided with equal access to training and development opportunities relevant to their needs.
3. It is the responsibility of the line manager to;-
- Identify and consider training and development as an integral part of the business planning process.
- Ensure that the training and development needs of all staff are assessed and provided for in accordance with this policy.
- Agree and identify appropriate and cost effective training and development solutions.
- Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of training and development.
- Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of this policy.
4. All staff are responsible for;-
- Identifying their own training and development needs and bringing these to the attention of their line manager.
- Undertaking training and development activities which will enable them to perform their work efficiently and effectively.
- Managing their own learning and professional updating.
5. Review and monitoring.
6. Overall responsibility for the operation of this policy lies with line Management and will be monitored on an annual basis.
7. Training and development will be provided only where needs exist. Line managers will identify the training needs of their staff. Training and development needs, once identified will be collated centrally and priorities assessed.
8. All training and development activities must be approved in writing, in advance by a line manager.
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