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PPD Learning and Development Plan - Autumn 2006
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11 September 2006
Period
of validity
This learning and development plan will be
reviewed in Spring 2007.
Self-motivated
learning and development
Within PPD we have a large number of
highly qualified and skilled staff. All are self-motivated, and in many cases
identify their own immediate development needs and take independent action
without reference to an overall plan.
Detailed
Plan
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Topic |
Learning need / Benefit
to CCLRC |
How
will the learning need be met |
Who |
How
many |
Cost |
How
will its success be evaluated |
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1 |
Induction |
To ensure all new recruits
and staff joining PPD understand the workings of PPD and are able to settle
down quickly into their new roles |
Line managers to work
through induction checklist with new starters |
All new starters including
staff transferring from other departments |
Depending on recruitment |
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Feedback from new starters
and via the APR process |
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2 |
Management development |
To ensure all staff are
managed appropriately and that managers have the skills to develop their groups
to their maximum potential. |
Attendance at appropriate courses
organized by CLRC Learning and Development, especially the SME or FME
programmes |
All managers |
4
SME 3 FME |
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SME Interviews |
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3 |
Project management |
Every project needs someone
who understands about project management. |
Project management courses provided
by CLRC Learning and Development or for software projects those provided for
the UK Particle Physics community |
Group leaders, others with
some responsibility for the management of a project. |
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Budgets
and Projects under control. Also via APRs |
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4 |
Personal Computer skills and
Microsoft Office products. |
To improve the efficiency of
the department, especially in the preparation of documentation and as an aid
to communication. |
On-the-job training, books, training
courses (where appropriate) and/or departmental seminars organised by
Computing Group |
All staff according to their
needs. |
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Feedback from Line Managers |
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5 |
IT skills. |
To improve the quality of
software produced within the department. |
This need will be met mostly
from the OO Training courses arranged for Particle Physicists in the UK. |
Staff involved in software
development but according to their needs. |
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Feedback from experiments |
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6 |
IT skills needed to construct
and exploit the Grid. |
To improve the quality of
Grid software and Grid applications to which the department will contribute. |
Suitable courses and other
learning opportunities are organised by the UK Particle Physics community (experiments
and GRIDPP |
Staff constructing or using
the evolving Grid according to their needs. |
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Up take of GRID tools and
facilities for data analysis etc. |
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7 |
Technical skills |
To enhance the technical
skills of technical and scientific staff in the department |
On the-job training and
courses as appropriate. For example a course on VME is being organized for
October 2006. |
Technical and scientific
staff |
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Feedback from Line Managers |
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8 |
Interview skills |
To ensure that staff have
the skills required to conduct interviews |
Attendance at the ‘Effective
Selection’ course organized by CLRC Learning and Development |
All staff involved in
conducting interviews |
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9 |
Conferences, international,
national and local. |
To maintain and enhance the specialist
knowledge of scientific staff. |
Attendance at international,
national and local conferences and workshops, typically between once a year
and once every five years. |
Research physicists,
computing specialists and technical specialists. |
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Staff attending major
conferences, are expected to present a seminar to the Department reporting on
the highlights. |
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10 |
Seminars and topical
meetings |
To maintain and enhance the
specialist knowledge of scientific staff. |
To have
one regular seminar slot per week and to fill this in most weeks. Seminars
will be on a topic of current scientific interest, with about one of these
every three months on special techniques. These seminars keep the members of
the Department abreast with the latest developments in their field. In addition topical meetings
will be arranged as appropriate. |
Scientific and technical
staff |
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Level of attendance |
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11 |
Safety training and other
obligatory courses |
To ensure a full awareness of
safety issues and to meet our obligations under local regulations and those
for overseas laboratories. |
Obligatory
courses at CLRC and other sites where PPD staff work. Safety
awareness for machine tools – course arranged for July 2006. First aid course arranged
for July 2006 required by CERN for groups to work in LHC underground areas
outside of normal working hours. |
All staff |
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Number of reported incidents
and results of safety audits |
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12 |
General training |
To respond where appropriate
to learning and development needs identified on the APR, after discussion of
the overall needs of the Department. |
Suitable courses provided by
CLRC Learning and Development or other organizations as appropriate |
All staff |
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Feedback from Line Managers
and APRs |
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13 |
Further education |
To enhance the performance
of individuals whose formal education is no longer appropriate for their role
within the department |
Provide support for further formal
education involving suitable day release, evening classes or distance
learning courses where this is relevant to their work in PPD and would
enhance their performance |
Mainly technical staff whose
formal education does not extend beyond a first degree |
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Feedback from Line Managers
and APRs |