Secondment Development Initiative Briefing

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 Staff 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 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 from a range of different roles who wish to consider a secondment as a development route.
• Managers who wish to find out more about the benefits of using secondments to develop staff within the University

Number of sessions: 1

One session of one hour