HR Update

Senior Staff Briefing November 23rd 2011

Agenda

• Learning & Development

• Legal Briefing

• Agency Workers Regulations

Learning & Development

Background

• Greater focus on organisational need

• Value for money

• Review of learning and development– Current provisions

– Future requirements

• New approach endorsed by DMT

New approach

Staff development programme:

New courses covering areas such as:

• Communication skills

• Meeting Skills

• Time Management

• Self and career management

New approach

Staff development programme:

New Induction programme:

• Revised Flying Start

• Introduction to Higher Education course

• New Induction checklists – Managers and staff

• New online Equality and Diversity course

New approach

Management development

New courses covering area such as:

• Leadership

• Manager as Coach

• Managing Change

• Performance Management

• Strategic Thinking and Planning

New approach

Management development programmes:

• Revised Acorn course for new and aspiring Managers

• Diploma in Management

• New programme for middle- senior managers (to be validated by ILM)

New approach

Flexible options:

• Equality and Diversity online for managers

• Lunch and Learns covering areas such as

– Wellbeing

– Equality and Diversity Impact assessments

– Sustainability

• LSE Online People Management Toolkit

New approach

Other areas

• Revised Learn for You guidance

• Revised External Funding guidance

• Evaluation

New approach

New providers

• Innovative partnership with Kings College

– Staff development

– Management development

– Coaches

– Organisational development

– Staff Survey

LSE Online People Management Toolkit

• More to support those in management / leadership roles• Feedback regarding classroom based courses• Key investment – 3 years• Resource at point of need• Available to HoDs, DMs, Heads of Service and others above

Band 7• Reviewed in 12 months• Accessed via HR web site• LSE Online People Management Toolkit

– Managers

– Leaders

Next Steps

• Watch out for more details– Staff News– HR web site– Training booking system

Legal Update

Legal Briefing

• Joint briefing with Pinsent Masons • Services Leaders, DMs• 12 December• Likely Topics

– Managing without a Default Retirement Age (DRA)– Performance Management– Fixed Term Contracts– Agency Workers Regulations

Agency Workers Regulations

Questions

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