1. Organisational and Staff Development (OSD) update http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/osd/ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/osd/ Richard Churcher 12 th November 2008

2. Continuing Professional & Personal Development Heated, the professional body for technicians New NVQ programme, levels 4&5, introductory session 10 th Dec, 188 TCR Provost’s Welcome, 10 th Feb, Bloomsbury Theatre

3. Skills for Research Staff An update for DA’s on Research Staff Issues at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/osd/research/da/index.php http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/osd/research/da/index.php includes changes to who is covered by Roberts Deadline for returns to RCUK 14th Nov so still time to record development activity on LERS Assistance to Researchers on completing their development portfolios (RDP’s) provided on Thursday 13 th Nov, Mary Ward Centre. 3 x 2hr sessions

4. Management, Leadership & Teamwork New Management and Leadership programmes New coaching guidelines Appraisal training Bespoke training and development ‘Resolving conflict successfully’ under development Encourage your managers to record training on LERS (OSD, Safety, IT/IS recorded on Resource Link)