Secondment Development Initiative Briefing

This briefing will introduce Departmental Administrators and Human Resources teams to the recently developed Secondment Policy and the related Secondment Development Initiative.

The Secondment Development Initiative is aimed at supporting administrators who are interested in undertaking an internal secondment to develop their skills, progress their careers or take on a new challenge. The Secondment Development Initiative also aims to support departments wishing to offer secondment opportunities with an administrative focus.

The following will be covered at the briefing:

• the benefits of secondments in supporting an individual’s career progression, specifically the potential to bridge identified gaps in skills, attributes and experience
• the benefits for the University of using secondments as a ‘development’ opportunity
• an overview of the Secondment Policy
• an overview of the Secondment Development Initiative, including the support that PPD will offer to departments offering secondments and to individuals in seeking out and applying for a secondment
• signposting to related processes eg Staff Review and Development and Career Pathways

• Administrators
• Managers who wish to find out more about the benefits of using secondments to develop staff within the University
• Human Resources teams

One session of one hour