Performance Management Course Overview This course is particularly suitable for professional, graduate and management staff people responsible for managing others people new to the personnel profession who are need for an introduction to performance management Aim To help participants understand the process of managing staff performance and to develop an effective strategy for implementing it in their organisation Objectives By the end of this course successful participants will be able to: explain what performance management is explain  how  to effectively evaluate performance list what development opportunities are available to their staff explain the importance of giving effective feedback develop their feedback skills develop a strategy for implementing performance management in their own  organisation Content Phase 1  Introductory one-day meeting (start point) Introduction to learning online and beginning process of group formation by examining learning styles and agreeing suitable working processes. Phase 2 - Using the software (Week 1) Completion of online tasks designed to reinforce confidence in learning online. Phase 3 - Defining Performance Management (Weeks 2 and 3) Phase 4  Evaluating Performance (Weeks 4 and 5) Phase 5  Developing Staff (Week 6) Phase 6  Giving Feedback (Week 7) Phase 7  Developing a Strategy (Week 8) Phase 8  One day meeting (in Week 9) Consolidates learning that has occurred during the course; enables participants to practice their feedback skills and provides an opportunity for them to receive feedback on their implementation strategies. What’s required of students? Total time about 60 hours made up of online contact - about 5 hours face-to-face group work - about 15 hours supported self study (triggered by online activity) - about 40 hours Duration        10 weeks