Employee Competency, Conduct and Performance Framework

8.1    The Council is committed to ensuring our workforce is skilled and competent in order to deliver the visions of the organisation.

8.2    The Learning and Development Strategy sets out our approach and programme of learning and development for staff and managers such as:

•    Recruitment and selection
•    Induction and onboarding
•    Mandatory training (for compliance) 
•    Performance Framework
•    Values and Behaviours
•    Training Matrix
•    Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
•    Leadership and Management Development
•    Coaching
•    Talent Management
•    Health and Wellbeing
•    Digital

8.3    The Training Matrix sets out the mandatory training required for posts and service areas within the council. 

8.4    In addition to a corporate (council wide) training budget, each Directorate has a budget allocation for more specific service-related CPD training and development.

8.5    There is a dedicated training budget for level 4 and level 5 housing qualifications for senior housing executives and senior housing managers.

8.6    Training records are maintained by the organisational learning and development team in Human Resources.

8.7    The Learning and Development Strategy is published on our staff intranet.