Please read the following, then complete the Training Course Application form and return via email
to the appropriate address at the bottom of the page. It you have any concerns, or feel you may
require additional support needs, please contact the Learning and Development team at National
Office
By applying to attend one of Together’s courses participants agree to the following:
1. Line Management Approval
Access to the Learning and Development Programme is available to staff and service users, subject to
any eligibility criteria detailed in the programme.
In all cases, authorisation must be sort from line manager (for staff) or project manager (for service
users) Further guidance is available from the Learning and Development team.
2. Course Participation
Applicants are aware that they are expected to participate fully in the course. This may include roleplays, one-to-one, and group discussions. However we recognise that for a variety of reasons this may
not always be possible for some people for a variety of reasons. Applicants can contact the Learning &
Development Co-ordinator if they wish to make the trainer aware of anything which may inhibit their
participation e.g. sensory disability, difficulties with written English etc. The message will be kept
confidential and only passed onto the trainer concerned.
3. Conduct of Participants during the course
Participants should be aware that it is not the sole responsibility of the trainer to challenge behaviour of
other course members. Behaviour on training courses will at all times be within the principles established
in Together’s Code of Conduct
Participants also need to be aware that trainers are not employed to solve specific problems within a
project and that grievances should be pursued through appropriate channels such as supervision.
However, trainers can help participants to devise a strategy to help them e.g. through supervision, team
meetings and line management.
4. Punctuality
Each participant has a responsibility to arrive on time for all training courses. Unless notified of other
arrangements, all participants are expected to arrive between 09:30 and 09:50 for a prompt 10:00 start.
Participants who arrive more than twenty-five minutes late for a course will be refused entry, unless they
have notified Learning & Development prior to the commencement of the course. In all cases,
explanations for late arrival will be reported to line management.
Lateness during the day can disrupt the training experience for all participants. Expulsion of a participant
from the course due to poor time keeping is at the discretion of the trainer.
5. Confidentiality
Participants should refrain from naming colleagues and users from their project when sharing
experiences with other participants e.g. ‘a colleague/service user or ‘a member of staff /a resident’ could
be used in place of names.
Before sharing sensitive information each participant has the personal responsibility to choose how
much they reveal and/or listen to. This applies both during the course and in the coffee and lunch
breaks.
Confirmation will be sent two weeks prior to the course vie email
Cancellation Policy
We require a minimum of 5 working days notice (not including weekends) if delegates are unable
to attend so that we may offer the place to other staff.
Cancelation within 5 working days must be confirmed via email, and will be recorded by project
or department for our records.
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TRAINING COURSE APPLICATION FORM & LEARNER AGREEMENT
Before filling out this application form, please read the Internal Application Form Guidance document located on the
Together’s Intranet. Please complete all parts of SECTIONS A, B, C & D
SECTION A – APPLICANT DETAILS
NAME:
JOB TITLE:
PROJECT or DEPT:
Please complete one of these forms for each course you wish to attend. If the course is overbooked you will be
placed on a waiting list. (To access any of our online courses, please contact Marianne Davis or David Cankett at
National Office)
COURSE TITLE
VENUE
DATE(S)
SECTION B – EXTRA SUPPORT
(3)
Are there any extra support needs that the participant may require or that the facilitator should know about?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION C – DECLARATIONS
By approving this course booking, you are confirming that the participant has read and agreed to the participant
guidance and learner code of conduct documents which can be found on Together’s Intranet
APPROVED BY:
Project Coordinator or Authorised staff member Name: _______________
Date: ________
Attendance of this staff member on this course will meet one or more of the following needs (please tick all
appropriate box/boxes)
(1st)
Organisational Requirement
(2nd)
Compliance with statutory/legislative/Skills for Care Requirement
(3rd)
Improve performance
(4th)
Identified in Appraisal/PDP
NB. The following Mandatory skill development areas have been identified to
support Together’s business plan: Finance Skills (Management roles), IT Skills (All
staff) Recovery Star (All project staff), and Good Practice in SU Involvement (All
staff)
If this request is for a staff member who still has a development need in one or
more of the mandatory areas, there must be a plan in place to identify how the skill
will be developed. Please contact the L&D team at national office if you have any
questions.
Please return the completed form via email to, marianne-davis@together-uk.org (London, South East and South
West, Midlands and East) or anna-robertson@together-uk.org (NE,NW Yorks and Humber)
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SECTION D – LEARNER AGREEMENT
In order to help the Learning & Development Department to assess your training needs before and after completion of the requested course, it is essential that you
score yourself against the 3 most important course objectives that have been identified through discussion with your line manager. Once you and your line manager
have agreed which of the course objectives to include in the 3 boxes on the left, please assess your current level of competence in the appropriate box to the left.
ANY APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED, WITHOUT THIS SECTION BEING FULLY COMPLETED, WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE PARTICIPANT WITHOUT BEING
PROCESSED. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU RETAIN A COPY OF THIS FORM AS YOU WILL NEED TO REFER BACK TO IT WHEN REVIEWING THE LEARNING
OUTCOMES DURING SUBSEQUENT SUPERVISIONS
Assessment of Training Needs
Learning Outcomes
No experience
Not yet competent
Fairly competent
Competent
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Top 3 objectives*
1)
2)
3)
Please state how the skills developed from this course will support the business plan/strategic goals of the project or department:
* Participant Objectives are included in the course description in the Learning and Development Programme on Together’s Intranet
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