Staff Development

In terms of the Staff Development Policy of the University, Heads of Departments and Managers, together with the HR Division, CHERTL and the Research Office, share responsibility for ensuring the development of staff.  HoDs/managers need to be accountable for:

• Encouraging and assisting staff to take advantage of the opportunities provided;
• Guiding staff in their career development;
• Facilitating staff access to development opportunities in line with their career development and institutional needs
• Implementing development strategies to address problematic performance (where appropriate) and
• Ensuring the transfer of learning after the staff member has engaged in professional development activities.

 The range of development opportunities for staff include:

• Management and Leadership training, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentofferings/
• Supervision courses, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentofferings/supervision/
• Office administration courses, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentofferings/officeadmin/
• Computer literacy courses, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentofferings/itcourses/

Funding of Development and training opportunities

• Funding to study at other institutions, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/funding/continuingeducationfund/
• Funding to attend training courses outside of the University, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/funding/adhoctrainingfund/
• Studying at Rhodes and remission of fees, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/funding/remissionoffees/

For further information related to management of staff development, please refer to:

• Training calendar (Available 2013)
• Staff Development Matrix
• Training and Development News Update
• Register to be used for all trainings