SLITAD's People Development Award 2013 is on its way to be a big hit among HR and Training and Development professionals. This is an opportunity for HRD/HR to get recognition for their great work in developing people towards organizational success.

1. PEOPLE
DEVELOPMENT
AWARD
MEDIA & HR PROFESSIONAL’S
BRIEFING – 12 SEPTEMBER 2013

2. WHAT?
continuous
business
improvement
framework
developed using
global best
practices.
follow the business
cycle (Plan-Do-
Review).
provide specific
development
strategies.
relevant to all
organisations
regardless of size,
sector or type.

3. WHY?
Improved
productivity
and
profitability
Competitive
advantage
Maximum
return on
human
capital
Investment
Development
of people
skills

4. WHY?
Improved
employee
retention
Effective
change
management
Customer
satisfaction
More
effective
commu-
nication

5. HOW?
Download the
Application Form
and Application
Guide
Download the
Awards Album
Template and
complete same
Send the
completed Awards
Album with the
Application Form
and Fees
Await our
confirmation of the
acceptance of your
application for the
award and on-site
audit.

6. IF YOU ARE SELECTED FOR THE AUDIT, YOU
ARE SURE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD (IF
DETAILS GIVEN ARE ACCURATE).
HOWEVER, THE FINAL SELECTION OF
BRONZE OR SILVER OR GOLD WILL BE THE
FINAL DECISION OF THE JUDGING PANEL.

7. WHEN?
Sep Oct Nov
Briefing for Media and HR Professionals 12-Sep
Applications Closing 12-Oct
On-site Audits of qualified organizations
concludes
12-Nov
Judging Panel Decision Making 15-Nov
Awards Night @ Waters Edge 22-Nov

10. 01. BUSINESS STRATEGY
KEY EVIDENCE:
Vision, Mission & Values, Business / Strategic Plan
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Team briefings, Department and functional meetings, Team away
days, Presentations to employees, E-mails and SMS, Intranets,
Notice boards, Newsletters, Social media, Brochures and booklets.

11. 02. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
KEY EVIDENCE:
Learning & Development Policy, L&D Budget, L&D Reports
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Innovations in L&D, Evaluation Process, Performance Evaluation
Reports.

12. 03. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY
KEY EVIDENCE:
HR Policy and Plan, Employee Suggestion Scheme, Equal
Opportunity Policy,
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Diversity Policy, Work-life Balance Policy / Initiatives, Employee
Feedback System

13. 04. LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY
KEY EVIDENCE:
Organization Structure, Job Specifications / Descriptions,
Individual Performance Indicators
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Succession Plans, Management/Leadership Development Plans

14. 05. MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS
KEY EVIDENCE:
Performance Management System, Performance Feedback System
Employee
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Feedback Capturing System

15. 06. RECOGNITION & REWARDS
KEY EVIDENCE:
Reward & Recognition Policy and Plan, Reward & Recognition
Budget
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Minutes or records of Union/Employee Council Meetings, Rewards
Details, Photographs of Events.

16. 07. INVOLVEMENT& EMPOWERMENT
KEY EVIDENCE:
Planning Meeting Minutes, Documents showing Authority Levels
OTHER EVIDENCE:
information and knowledge sharing systems and methods,
continuous improvement systems, involvement and engagement
levels measuring mechanisms.

17. 08. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
KEY EVIDENCE:
Learning and Development needs analysis, Learning and
Development resources
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Innovative and flexible approaches to learning and development,
benefits available for employees to obtain higher level of
competencies and qualifications.

18. 09. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
KEY EVIDENCE:
Methods used to evaluate the return on investment of L&D
investments, Key Performance Indicators,
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Performance Evaluation rankings of the people, Reports of the
Return on Investment to key stakeholders .

19. 10. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
KEY EVIDENCE:
Systems or methods the organization adopt to benchmark best
practices, Continuous Improvement Teams
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Systems or methods to make people feel that they are working for
a great organization, Reports / Information on improvements
made, Availability of systems such as Kaizen.

20. BE RECOGNIZED… APPLY BEFORE 12 OCTOBER 2013