Appraisal Skills

Course summary

This one day training workshop is part of our management training portfolio, focusing on performance management. It will give you a sound overview of the appraisal process as well as helping you make the most of the appraisals for your own team.

We start by looking at the principles of appraisal and what constitutes best practice in an appraisal scheme. In the afternoon, we go on to review the appraisal interview itself, looking at how to make the most of this important conversation, for you, for your team member and for your organisation.




Course outline

The course will cover:

• the benefits of appraisal
  • for the appraisee
  • for the appraiser
  • for the organisation
• the purpose of appraisals
  • performance management
  • objective setting
  • development and training
  • career planning
• different approaches to appraisal
  • top down v bottom up
  • scored appraisal v open comments
  • manager led v appraiser led
  • 360 degree appraisal, what is it, the benefits and the risks
• how to introduce a new appraisal scheme: a checklist for managers
• appraisal paperwork: different approaches
• appraisal and one:one line management
• preparing for an appraisal interview
  • as a manager
  • as an appraisee
• running the appraisal interview
  • setting targets
  • integrated target setting
  • using questions to explore issues and open up the discussion
    
  • giving feedback and receiving feedback
    

"Very good. The course catered both for those with no previous knowledge for those who had some prior experience". DG Kent Police
"The course remained interesting to the end. I grew in confidence as I realised I already had good skills that I could put in to practice during appraisals". GH Enfield Parents and Children
"Gave me a better insight on how to conduct appraisals and increased my confidence in my ability to do them". KB, Disabled Living Foundation


Who is this course for?

This training course is for any manager who needs an overview of the appraisal process and wants to improve their own appraisal interview skills and develop more effective performance management for their team.


What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

You will gain an understanding of the strategic purpose of performance management and the role of an appraisal scheme. You will have a useful checklist for introducing a new scheme or reviewing an existing one. You will have compared your own appraisal paperwork with examples of different kinds and have an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each. You will gain confidence in running an appraisal interview so as to get the best from your team, both from their point of view and from yours and your organisation's.