Managers and their staff should be starting to think about when appraisal meetings will take place during 2007 and planning for that process. The staff appraisal scheme policy, guidelines and appraisal form can be accessed at www.sussex.ac.uk/staffdevelopment/1-7.html.
New staff (and anyone else who wishes to be ‘refreshed’) should attend an appraisal training workshop. To book a place, log on to your Sussex Direct personal page and click on ‘staff development’, or simply email the date of your choice to sdu@sussex.ac.uk.
The dates/times of these workshops are as follows.
Gaining the most benefit from your appraisal (for appraisees)
Monday 19 March, 2-4.30pm
Monday 16 April, 9.30am-12noon
Tuesday 5 June, 9.30am-12noon
A short appraisal refresher session for a team of staff can be organised on request.
Appraising your staff (for appraisers)
Monday 26 March, 9.30am-1pm
Tuesday 17 April, 1.30-5pm
Monday 11 June, 1.30-5pm
In addition, managers can obtain one-to-one coaching if they need particular support with any aspect of their appraisal duties.
Email appraisal@sussex.ac.uk
Sarah Strupinski from the Staff Development Unit says: “The success of the appraisal scheme very much relies on the commitment and skills of managers and staff in finding ways to make the process work for them.”