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1. Rapid Training Policy
   Hi Sue
   Sorry but this is not a document to rush. It will have far ranging financial and productivity issues if you get it wrong.

   The CIPD state a Training Policy is The importance of a policy is to provide consistent guidance to people in the organisation. Derived from the strategy, it provides a set of guidelines and requirements that reflect culture and values, and are reviewed and changed as needed. The policy is supported by processes and procedures”

   The CIPD fact sheet list the following as some typical factors:-
   “Levels of investment: a guideline for average days per person per year, or a percentage of salary.
   Feedback and development processes: use of these for identifying development plans.
   Further education and attainment of qualifications and certification.
   Mandatory training: to meet compliance needs or to support other policies and processes.
   Non-core staff: policies on training subcontractors.
   Equal opportunities – as applied to training.
   Career breaks: training opportunities.
   Provision of equipment at home for e-learning.
   Government policies: support and/or compliance.
   Coaching, counselling and mentoring.”

   From my experience:

   You will need your business plan, your resource plan and budgets.

   Your training and development strategy document.

   You will need a map of the culture of the organisation, along with the stated and actual values of the organisation.

   Then in the context of the above…

   A statement of that training and development means to the organisation
   What you will and will not support
   Any processes to – identify needs, nominate for training, book training, evaluate training etc

   The extent to which you pay for further education and what you will and wont pay – who is and is not legible for such development.

   Mike Morrison

2. training?
   In addition to Mike’s excellent advice I’d like to add one tiny point.
   are you looking for something that is a “training” policy or are you keen to develop staff?
   “Training” policy suggests a leap to the solution-training, rather than a recognition that the policy can cover many other areas in order to achieve your goal.

   I may be being too semantic but your “Training Policy” will want to include/cover areas such as education, coaching, secondments, sabbaticals, mentoring, induction/probationary periods, performance management and so on.

   Rus

3. thank you
   many thanks for all your comments it really hepled well on its way now and with further consultation with staff and volunteers.