Salix Academy Sarah Henderson

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Salix AcademySarah Henderson
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Why Salix Academy?

• Current Situation
• No focused approach to develop of staff and
  management.
• What we need
• Single focused training and development strategy
  supported by a single brand.

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Risks of not adopting a focused approach

• Employing a multitude of consultants across the
  business, all with different agendas, methods and
  personalities
• Expensive and inefficient lots of TD silos
  across the business

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Salix Academy

• The Salix Academy will have four levels
• Management
• Staff
• Customers
• Board

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Salix Academy - Management

• Inspiring Management of Learning
• Identifying training needs in self and others

• Core Competencies
• 8 for Managers, training written by Managers
  supported by HR

• Knowledge Takeaways
• Training on Salix Homes HR and other policies
  and procedures

• Accredited Courses
• Working with partners to develop accredited
  courses.

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Salix Academy - Staff

• Induction
• HR area specific information

• Housing Regeneration The basics
• Brief introduction to the industry Salix Homes
  role

• Core Competencies
• Staff have 4 Core Competencies, written by
  Managers

• Accredited Courses
• For example, Salix Way NVQ

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Salix Academy - Customer

• We are working with our Customer
• Involvement Team and local employment
• agencies to establish what we can offer
• the community.
• Ideas so far
• Change to benefits system job seeker support
• Record of achievements

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Salix Academy - Board

• Appraisal
• Appraisal system to be embedded trends
• Role Specific
• For example, Appeals Panel Training