1. Getting Started with Turas Appraisal
November 2018

2. What is Turas Turas Digital Platform and Applications In use
Turas Appraisal
Turas Learn
Turas Trainee Programme Management
Turas Portfolio
Turas People
Turas is a digital platform that hosts many Turas applications
Turas Appraisal replaced e-KSF on 2nd April 2018

3. Turas Appraisal Developed:- As a result of e-KSF contract 31/03/2018
To include feedback from focus groups 2014
By NHS Education for Scotland Digital Team
Using Agile Methodology in 2 week “sprints”
Continuously and new features will be added from planned developments and user experience feedback.

4. What Changed? e-KSF was decommissioned on 31st March 2018
Turas Appraisal has been live from 2nd April 2018
KSF PDP&R information on e-KSF information has now transferred to the staff members page on Turas Appraisal
Turas Appraisal will be simpler to access and use
Turas Appraisal will work on a variety of browsers and portable/mobile devices
Non-NHS employees can also engage with Turas – strengthening relationships within HSCP teams

5. What didn’t change? KSF Process
AFC staff will still have regular KSF Reviews, at least once every 12 months
Will still have a Personal Development Plan
Will still have access to an online recording tool

6. Accessing Turas Appraisal
If you had input your address to e-KSF prior to 31st January 2018 you would have been sent an to the address you used on 2nd April 2018
If you had no address in e-KSF you will need to request your user name and password from the Learning and Education Helpdesk on Please include your payroll number in the . You can also call the helpdesk on and choose option 3 again you will need your payroll number

7. System Overview
Login page

8. Dashboard

9. Home page

10. Line manager page

11. Assigning/replacing post outlines:-
Although managers can assign a post outline to a member of staff at the moment there isn’t a post outline library on Turas Appraisal for managers to view.
To view an excel list of all post outlines available to GGC and the dimensions and levels included in them please see the Post Outline section on our Turas Appraisal pages on HR Connect. There is also instructions on this page on how to assign the outlines and details of the wording for each dimension in the simplified language that was agreed in 2014.

12. Reviewer page
Viewing current appraisal. Once an appraisal is confirmed and agreed it becomes a previous appraisal and it can be viewed from here too

13. Discussion Summary
To be completed at the end of the 12 month review

14. Recording a PDP Learning Need

16. Once Learning Activity had been accepted then the status can be changed once the activity had been undertaken etc

17. Recording an Objective

18. Once the objectives have been accepted the status can be updated to completed etc

19. Recording the KSF Progress

20. Confirm and agree

21. Reporting Compliance reports are available monthly via MicroStrategy
Target remains at least 80% of reviews must be recorded and signed off on Turas Appraisal
This leave 20% allowance for those on long term leave, secondments and new starts etc

22. Turas Appraisal Pages on HR Connect
Our Turas Appraisal pages on HR Connect provide information on accessing the system and:-

23. Resources and Support Turas Appraisal pages on HR Connect
Embedded guidance and videos on Turas Appraisal System
KSF Website
Learning and Education Helpdesk
(option 3 for L & E)
Learning and Education Advisors