For an appraisal process to have a true benefit and impact on the people involved and the organisation it needs to be consistent and aligned with the business goals and objectives. Above and beyond this it should be something that individual staff value, invest time in and take responsibility for.

We run two different appraisal courses, Staff Appraisal Training and Managing Appraisal Training. The overarching aim of both courses is to ensure that appraisal is always more than just a tick box exercise and that the time spent preparing for and conducting an appraisal is positive, constructive and supports the future sustainability and growth of the organisation.

1. Staff Appraisal Training:
Supporting staff to get the most from their appraisal through:

• Planning their contribution to the appraisal meeting
• Taking responsibility for their career and personal development
• Being open to receiving feedback and confident to provide feedback for others
• Contributing to the setting of objectives

By the end of the staff session delegates will:

• Understand the process of appraisal, their role and responsibility in the process
• Understand how they can influence and manage their own career and personal development
• Be able to participate fully in appraisals and supervision/one to one sessions through the year
• Learn tips and tricks that maximise the benefit but minimise the time needed to be spent preparing for the appraisal meeting
• Effectively maintain their personal development plans
• Recognise how to ensure they are noticed when organisational talent pools and succession planning is being done

2. Managing Appraisal Training: 
Designed to ensure that managers can effectively support their staff, and manage their own input to one of the most valuable tools in employee engagement, organisational productivity and managing relationships.

By the end of the staff session delegates will:

• Understand the process of appraisal, their role and responsibility in the process and how they can support their staff all year round
• Understand how they can influence staff to take responsibility for their own career and personal development plans
• Be able to effectively manage appraisal meetings and supervision/one to one sessions through the year
• Learn tips and tricks that maximise the benefit but minimise the time needed to be spent preparing for their staff member’s appraisal meetings
• Be able to coach their staff to recognise and work on their strengths and development areas
• Recognise how the whole performance management scheme can be used to ensure that the best staff retained through talent pooling and succession planning