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Other Elements of Induction
Staff in academic or research roles who are new to the University
The framework outlined is relevant to both academic and research staff new to the University of York. Additional elements of their induction will be provided centrally, including:
- New academic staff: all new staff are eligible to register on the Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice (PGCAP). Those with less than three years teaching experience are contractually required to complete the programme. Managers should allocate time for participation on this within the academic workload.
- New research staff: an induction workshop is available at the beginning of the academic year: all early career researchers should be encouraged to attend.
Both academic and research staff who are new to the University are in addition strongly encouraged to attend the Central Induction event, which dovetails with rather than duplicates the above role inductions.
Staff new to certain other roles
Heads of Departments
For the academic year 2009 -10 new academic HoDs will commence the Strategic Leadership Programme prior to taking up their new role. Additional 'bite sized' sessions will also be introduced to address some of the more practical requirements of their role.
College Welfare Teams
A 2 to 3 day programme is held before the beginning of the academic year for those involved in the welfare provision system within the Colleges. This is available for both new and existing team members.
Chairs and Administrators of Boards of Studies, Graduate School Boards and Boards of Examiners
A series of induction briefings is available; all staff taking up these offices are expected to attend.
Should these staff also be new to the University, the framework already outlined will also be relevant.
Staff previously on temporary or fixed-term contracts
You may want to draw up an induction programme and decide which activities from the induction checklist [pdf] will be relevant, taking into account the individual’s current levels of experience and understanding and any induction which the individual has already received in the role. These factors will determine the length of the Induction period, which you may feel will not need to be as long as six months. The individual however may be subject to the normal probationary period for that role if this has not already been completed.
Redeployed staff
If a member of staff is successfully redeployed after a trial period the framework described in the next section may then prove relevant. If a successful probationary period has already been completed in a comparable role, the probation process will not be applicable.
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