TARGET GROUP
Organisation: managers and team and professional group leaders.
WHEN TO APPLY
Organisational level: at annual budget-setting or equivalent process.
Manager and team/professional group leaders: in agreeing use of total budget allocation – by request, by team planning, via outcomes of appraisals and objective settings.
AIM
To delegate a discrete budget to each team lead/manager and create greater focus on the training agreed and therefore achieve greater buy-in for training participation.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
Record of budget allocation and budget spent, any preferred method (electronic spreadsheet, hard copy etc).
TIME REQUIRED
Variable but not significant.
DESCRIPTION
Departmental/team leads have a discrete training budget for their team. This provides incentives to focus use of the budget on training that supports service objectives. Also, by the manager/lead being involved in and accountable for allocation, it creates greater buy-in by them. Increased ownership will help ensure that, when participants are back in the organisation implementing their learning, there is improved manager support for ensuring the learning can be supported in practice.
12 September, 2015
