Learning and development policy

Mandatory learning for employees

Due to statutory and legal requirements, it is important that all employees complete their mandatory learning within set time periods.

The following table sets out the roles and the level of responsibility for mandatory learning to ensure we remain compliant.

Individual	Role	Responsibility
CLT	Executive Directors	provides overall direction and leadership executive responsibility for training compliance
Assistant directors and heads of service	Responsible person for the training compliance within service of responsibility. Answerable to Assistant Director or Executive Director	hold managers to account for training compliance
Human Resources, Talent and Learning Corporate Centre	The operational provider of corporate learning and real time data	accountable for the quality and integrity of the corporate training provision ensure the training provision achieves successful outcomes provide a corporate LMS training dashboard to support accessibility and real time data management proactively report on compliance
Health and safety and safeguarding subject owners	The operational provider of health and safety and safeguarding learning and real time data	accountable for the quality and integrity of the training provision specific to their subject area ensure the training provision achieves successful outcomes liaison with LMS providers Shine and Enable to support accessibility and real time data management proactively support the corporate reporting on compliance
Managers	Operational responsibility for training compliance and application of learning	hold regular development discussions during one-to-ones and performance and development appraisals validate that training requirements have been completed and take corrective action if required
Employees (learners)	Operational responsibility for training compliance and application of learning	ensure the timely completion and application of defined training provide feedback and evaluation following course completion

Mandatory learning for all employees

Everyone needs to carry out the following learning to ensure we are running safely and efficiently.

It ensures compliance with our policies and procedures, government guidelines and statutory obligations.

The following list of mandatory learning shows the completion frequency. If required, service areas will notify employees by when they must complete the learning, for example, within the first three months of the financial year.

In addition, service areas will notify employees if further service area specific training applies.

Mandatory learning for all employees	Frequency
Corporate induction (for all new employees)	One off
Business World	One off
Action counters terrorism	Every five financial years
Information assurance	Every financial year
Fire safety	Every financial year
Safeguarding everyone - protecting children, young people and adults at risk	Every two financial years
Domestic abuse awareness - short course	Every two financial years
Tackling exploitation and modern slavery in Lincolnshire	Every two financial years
Friends against scams	Every two financial years
Driver assessment toolkit (DAT)	Every three financial years
Equality, diversity and inclusion	Every three financial years
Prevent (online module)	Every five financial years
Prevent (face to face) - only required for public facing staff	Every five financial years
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) assessment	Each time an employee moves work space

Mandatory learning for managers, team leaders and supervisors

In addition to the above corporate mandatory all team leaders, supervisors and managers with line managing responsibilities are required to undertake the following:

Mandatory learning for managers	Frequency
Corporate managers induction	One off
Business World - a manager's guide (e-learning)	One off
Recruitment and selection	One off
Managing safely in LCC	Every four financial years
Capability policy and procedure Managing performance and capability workshop	One off
Disciplinary policy and procedure Managing behaviours and conduct workshop	One off
Grievance policy and procedure How to resolve concerns and grievances workshop	One of
Sickness absence policy and procedures Managing health, wellbeing and sickness workshop	One off

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