Recruitment Training

In addition to the support provided by the HR Team, there are a number of training courses which seek to provide advice on how to run a fair, inclusive and ultimately successful recruitment exercise.

In the table below, you will find a brief synopsis of the range of compulsory and recommended training which is available to panel chairs and recruitment panel members; all courses are available via the People and Organisational Development website. Note that 'compulsory' courses apply currently for panel chairs; however, the department strongly encourages all recruitment panel members to complete these courses ahead of the shortlisting meeting.

Once you have completed a course, please email your completion certificate to the Recruitment Team at @email. We will then add your details to our training records.

COMPULSORY COURSES
COURSE TITLE	FORMAT	DURATION	COURSE OBJECTIVES
Recruitment and Selection	eLearning	1 hour	The course covers: The role of chair The legal framework The recruitment process You will learn how to: Select the best person for the role Reduce the risk of a legal challenge Optimise the time you and your colleagues spend on selection and recruitment
Implicit bias in the workplace	eLearning	30 minutes	Understand implicit bias and where it comes from Understand how implicit bias impacts on the people around us in the workplace Understand what you can do to minimise the negative consequences

COMPULSORY COURSES

COURSE TITLE

FORMAT

DURATION

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Recruitment and Selection

eLearning

1 hour

The course covers:

The role of chair
The legal framework
The recruitment process

You will learn how to:

Select the best person for the role
Reduce the risk of a legal challenge
Optimise the time you and your colleagues spend on selection and recruitment

Implicit bias in the workplace

eLearning

30 minutes

Understand implicit bias and where it comes from
Understand how implicit bias impacts on the people around us in the workplace
Understand what you can do to minimise the negative consequences

^{Please note: Recruitment panel chairs must have completed the Recruitment and Selection course within the last four years. The Recruitment Coordinator will inform you at the start of your recruitment exercise whether any previous training remains valid for the purposes of the new exercise, or whether you are required to undertake a refresher course for the purposes of chairing the recruitment panel.}

RECOMMENDED COURSES
COURSE TITLE	FORMAT	DURATION	COURSE OBJECTIVES
Equality and Diversity Briefing	eLearning	1 hour	Strongly recommended for all University staff. Introduces you to what equality and diversity mean and why they are important Provides an overview of the legislation, your rights and responsibilities, and guidelines for ensuring that equality and diversity are embedded in your work.
Tackling race bias at work	eLearning	1 hour	This course takes a bold look at the nature of ‘modern racism’ and its influence in the workplace. It will offer staff the opportunity to better understand racism in the workplace and make key changes to tackle racism and race bias.

RECOMMENDED COURSES

COURSE TITLE

FORMAT

DURATION

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Equality and Diversity Briefing

eLearning

1 hour

Strongly recommended for all University staff.

Introduces you to what equality and diversity mean and why they are important
Provides an overview of the legislation, your rights and responsibilities, and guidelines for ensuring that equality and diversity are embedded in your work.

Tackling race bias at work

eLearning

1 hour

This course takes a bold look at the nature of ‘modern racism’ and its influence in the workplace.

It will offer staff the opportunity to better understand racism in the workplace and make key changes to tackle racism and race bias.

The University’s Recruitment pages also offer a very useful insight into how to plan recruitment, including suggested recruitment timelines, defining the role and, crucially, thinking about how to incorporate diversity into the exercise throughout.