In terms of the Staff Development Policy of the University, Heads of Divisions and Managers, together with the HR Division 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 opportunities for staff include:

• Management training, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentcourses/middlemanagementdevelopmentprogramme/
• Office administration courses, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentcourses/officeadmin/
• Computer literacy courses, see: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/developmentcourses/itcourses/ 
  
• 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/humanresources/supportstaff/remunerationandbenefits/remissionoffees/

For further information related to management of staff development, please refer to: http://www.ru.ac.za/staffdevelopment/managingstaffdevelopment/supportstaff/

Last Modified: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:31:11 SAST