Differences Between Staff Appraisal, Staff Performance and Professional Development Plan

Staff Appraisal

Combining both written and oral elements—whereby management evaluates and provides feedback on employee job performance, including steps to improve or redirect activities as needed. Documenting performance provides a basis for pay increases and promotions. Appraisals are also important to help staff members improve their performance and as an avenue by which they can be rewarded or recognized for a job well done.

Staff Performance

- To make informed personnel decisions regarding promotion, job changes, and termination
- To identify what is required to perform a job (goals and responsibilities of the job)
- To assess an employee's performance against these goals
- To work to improve the employee's performance by naming specific areas for improvement, developing a plan aimed at improving these areas, supporting the employee's efforts at improvement via feedback and assistance, and ensuring the employee's involvement and commitment to improving his or her performance.

Ref: Employee Performance

Professional Development Plan

A professional development plan generally applies to skills and knowledge attained for both individual growth and career progression. Whether you’re looking to advance in a particular position or focus in on your goal for a new one, creating a development plan will help you reach your goal.

Ref: Creating Developmental Plans

Hope this helps,

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Lorina

Dear Lorina,

Thank u so much for such a clear explanation. Thanks again

You're welcome! :thuumbup:

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Lorina

Dear Lorina,

What I have to do, when some parents ask to administer panadol for ear ache, because they can't come and collect the children soon as they work in the city. Sometimes their emergency contacts also not reachable. They don't want their children to be in pain. Our policy to administer panadol is only for fever. what is the right thing to do in this situation. I appreciate your advise

Thank you Lorina