3.
List three common personal and professional development activities relevant to your industry.
Implement cross-training assignments
Provide access to resources
Offer coaching and development.
4.
What technology could be used to plan and prioritise work tasks? Summarise the features of this
(Max. 150 words)
Google Tasks. Google Tasks is a to-do app that you can use to make notes of the important
activities you have at hand. You can organize your tasks into lists, and set them for specific dates.
You can prioritize your tasks and track them to completion. Here are some key benefits of using
Google Tasks include: Easy-to-use drag and drop feature
5.
Identify five techniques to manage health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing through meetings, training, etc.
Encouraging communication in the workplace
Involving staff in dialogue and decision-making
Creating a culture of openness, i.e., having open conversations as a team about wellbeing, mental
health, stress, etc.
Creating a good work/life balance, i.e., by working sensible hours, taking lunch breaks, annual
leave, flexible working, etc.
6.
Identify and summarise your organisation's human resources policies and procedures relevant to
professional development. Alternatively, you may use an example organisation provided by the
assessor. (Max. 300 words)
Staff members should meet at least annually, but preferably bi-annually, with their supervisor to
develop and review career and professional development plans through the University's Staff
Performance and Development Planning process (SPDP).
Wherever possible, it is preferable that professional development services and activities are
conducted by staff members who are employed by the University. Sharing expertise with
colleagues is an essential element of the collegial culture of the University and all staff members
are expected to use their knowledge, skills and expertise to help develop their colleagues.
The University is committed to improving and extending career development opportunities for staff
members. All general staff members shall have access to appropriate and relevant career
development opportunities which include both training and internal promotion opportunities.
The University is committed to improving and extending career development opportunities for staff
members. All general staff members shall have access to appropriate and relevant career
development opportunities which include both training and internal promotion opportunities.
General staff members who undertake an approved course of study are eligible to apply for study
leave. The course undertaken must be approved, prior to enrolment, by the managers/supervisor
as a course of study relevant to the staff member's agreed professional development plan.
As a general principle, staff members undertaking part-time studies in an approved course will be
expected to undertake at least half of their lectures, classes, tutorials etc. in their own time. The
following provisions apply to absences within standard office hours. Staff members undertaking
courses using distance learning are also eligible to apply for study leave in accordance with these
provisions. Standing arrangements for study leave are subject at all times to the work
requirements of the organisational unit and the satisfactory work and study record of the staff
member.