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Employment and Staff Management
Building Better Teams
Description
What makes
a good team? Why do some teams perform better than others? How do you construct
a team that works and what should you look out for to make sure you get the
best from your team?
Areas covered include
Composition
of teams
How to make
the most of what you have.
What
motivates a team?
How to
motivate your staff (without giving them a pay rise)
Extra Information
General
course suitable for representatives from small to medium sized groups.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course learners will:
- Know the roles within a team
- Understand the cycle of
teambuilding
- Have considered a range of
motivational strategies
- Have considered strategies that
would work best in their own organisation.
Workshop Duration 3 hours
Appraisal
and Supervision
This workshop looks at the important areas of Appraisal and Supervision
and through that how to effectively manage staff. The course contextualises employee
development, appraisal and supervision.
Learners will understand the difference between appraisal and
supervision and be able to identify the values and principles of appraisals
Areas covered include
There is also a specific version of this workshop for Childcare organisations which includes discussion of the manager’s responsibility in supporting staff involved in safeguarding issues.
Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to use the skills acquired to:
Workshop Duration 3 hours
The course is primarily designed for both staff and voluntary management committees and looks at the legal aspects of recruitment and selection. It provides hands-on exercises for learning the recruitment process and a basis for the delivery of best practice in this area. The course aims to provide advice and guidance to strengthen safeguards against employing unsuitable people particularly in childcare settings. This training will help provide the information and skills to create an effective recruitment and selection processes.
Areas covered include
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course learners will be able to:
Workshop Duration 3 hours
Appraisal
and Supervision
This workshop looks at the important areas of Appraisal and Supervision
and through that how to effectively manage staff. The course contextualises employee
development, appraisal and supervision.
Learners will understand the difference between appraisal and
supervision and be able to identify the values and principles of appraisalsAreas covered include
- the difference between appraisal and
supervision
- a set of guidelines for appraisal
- the importance of planned induction, supervision
and appraisal
- sample documents
There is also a specific version of this workshop for Childcare organisations which includes discussion of the manager’s responsibility in supporting staff involved in safeguarding issues.
Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to use the skills acquired to:
- establish a trusting relationship with
appraisees
- agree performance criteria
- monitor and record performance
- give feedback on performance
- identify training and development needs
Workshop Duration 3 hours
Recruitment and Selection
The course is primarily designed for both staff and voluntary management committees and looks at the legal aspects of recruitment and selection. It provides hands-on exercises for learning the recruitment process and a basis for the delivery of best practice in this area. The course aims to provide advice and guidance to strengthen safeguards against employing unsuitable people particularly in childcare settings. This training will help provide the information and skills to create an effective recruitment and selection processes.
Areas covered include
- Adverts and where to advertise
posts
- Recruitment timetable.
- Legal issues in recruitment and
selection
- Job Descriptions and Person
Specifications
- Short listing and interviewing
At the end of the course learners will be able to:
- Write a suitable advert of a
post in their organisation
- Plan a recruitment timetable
- Understand some of the equality
issues in recruitment and selection.
- Write suitable job descriptions
and person specifications
- Have more insight into the
process of short listing and interviewing.