Appraisal Skills Training Course

Course Aim

This Appraisal Skills training course we will look at the skills and behaviours necessary to carry out an effective performance management and appraisal discussion.

The course will show you how to conduct appraisal meetings that drive performance, motivate staff and build better relationships.

Course Objectives

By attending this Appraisal Skills Training Course you will:

• Understand the different uses of performance management and appraisal processes
• Know the benefits of conducting effective performance management reviews and appraisals
• Have the skills required to conduct effective performance management reviews and appraisals
• Be able to set and agree SMART objectives.

Course Content

Here's what we cover in our Appraisal Skills Training Course:

What are Performance Management Reviews and Appraisals?

• What is a performance management review and an appraisal?
• Why should we do them?
• What are the benefits?

Manager’s Responsibilities

• What are the Manager’s responsibilities during the process and meetings?
• What skills and behaviours are necessary to conduct them effectively?

Conducting a Performance Management Review or Appraisal

• Why prepare?
• How to effectively prepare for an effective discussion
• What information to gather and bring with you

Setting and Agreeing Objectives

• Why set objectives?
• What kind of objectives to set
• Using SMART objectives

Feedback

• Where does feedback fit?
• How to give effective feedback
• What happens when feedback goes wrong

Difficult Conversations

• How to discuss those difficult topics

When you have this course delivered in-house, the content above can be tweaked and changed to ensure the course meets your specific needs.

Who Should Attend our Appraisal Skills Training Course?

This appraisal skills training course is for anyone who has a responsibility for carrying out regular appraisal or performance management meetings.

If you want to:

• Use your appraisal process to drive better performance
• Increase the motivation levels of your team
• Make the appraisal process a more positive process in your business
• Reduce the workload required for conducting appraisal meetings
• Increase engagement and buy-in to your appraisal process
• Have increased confidence when conducting appraisals

Then this appraisal skills course is for you.

The course is suitable for people of all levels and in all roles and industries.

Online Training Courses

A 1 day online live virtual training course with one of our highly experienced appraisal skills trainers. You also get:

• A highly interactive online experience
• Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer
• A digital copy of the course materials from the course
• A digital course certificate

In-Person & Online In-House

A 1 day training course with one of our highly experienced trainers at your location or online. You also get

• Course materials for each delegate to take away
• A course certificate
• Reporting on delegate evaluation
• Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer

An appraisal is a conversation that takes place between a leader or a manager and their team member where the team members performance is reviewed and goals, targets and objectives set for the next appraisal period. The meeting takes place anywhere from one a month to once a year, depending on the companies individual process.

It's perception. For many, appraisals are just something we 'have to do'. They can easily become a tick box exercise, rather than a process that drives performance and motivation. If done well, appraisals should be seen to be a very positive process.

If you attend our scheduled online open course, you are more than welcome to bring along your documentation and process and use it to apply the skills and ideas from the course to this. If we deliver this in-house for you then we will ask for this as part of our initial conversations to use in the course.

Yes. We have lots of articles about appraisals in the appraisals section of our blog.