University Induction Programme - Support
The Great Hall, Sutherland Building
Time / Session / Objectives / Speaker8:45am / Arrival and Refreshments / Refreshments.
To have attendees gathered in good time for the start of the day. / Louise McDonald
(Human Resources Manger)
9:00am / Welcome Address / To formally welcome new staff.
To provide staff with an understanding of what kind of university we are.
To provide staff with an understanding of where we are heading.
To enable attendees to raise questions about the University. / Geoff Foster
(Deputy Director, Human Resources)
9:30am / Ice breaker & Quiz / To mix up attendees and get them talking to each other.
To test attendees’ knowledge of the University. / Louise McDonald
(Human Resources Manager)
10:00am / Refreshments
10:15am / Staff Training and Development / To provide new staff with an overview of how Training and Development supports the University. / Louise McDonald
(Human Resources Manager)
10:45am / Contributing to the Student Experience / To enable new staff to appreciate how their role will have an effect on some aspect, academic or non-academic, of the experience of Northumbria’s students and customers.
The focus for this will be on the experience of students. / Lizz Patrick
(Student Recruitment Manager, Student Services)
11:15am / Trade Union: The benefits of joining UNISON / To enable representatives from each union explain the benefits of membership. / Heather Kelly
(Unison
Union Representative)
11:35am / Trade Union: The benefits of joining GMB / To enable representatives from each union explain the benefits of membership. / Paul Leppan
(GMB Trade
Union Representatives)
11:45am / Question and Answer / To enable attendees to raise any issues in relation to the information they have been provided during their induction. / Geoff Foster
(Deputy Director, Human Resources)
12:05pm / Evaluation, Close and Lunch