In-house Professional Development & Learning

Recent surveys across the recruitment and Human Resources industries have indicated the two current top Human Resources priorities are:

  retaining and developing existing staff, and
  enhancing performance and productivity.

Challenge Consulting can assist you in ensuring the training and development needs of your staff are being met with our In-house Professional Development & Learning Workshops.

Who should attend a workshop?

All Managers or Supervisors with the critical responsibilities of hiring of new staff and the performance management of existing staff will benefit from the knowledge and learning gained during these sessions.

Learning Outcomes - what you will take away from each workshop:

Interviewing Skills Workshop		Performance Management Workshop
Understand the importance of preparation to     the interview   Learn how to keep out of court by being aware     of privacy and anti-discrimination laws as they     relate to recruitment practices   Understand the types of questioning and be     able to use competency based or behavioural     questioning techniques to ensure the right     organisational fit   Get beyond the "veneer responses" in the     interview  Recognise the importance of "selling" your     organisation's features to encourage the best     candidates to accept your offer  Understand and follow the seven steps of a     well-structured interview to control and maintain     information flow		Understand the benefits and components of a successful performance management system   Understand the factors affecting the success or     failure of the performance management     process   Develop an understanding of the skills and     approach required to conduct a successful     performance review   Learn how to implement the skills and     techniques required   Learn how to recognise whether a workplace     conflict is person-based or problem-based.   Learn how to manage different performance     review scenarios   Understand and follow the seven steps to an     effective performance management interview

What you will receive for your investment:

Your investment in the development of your staff is just $1,900 for a half-day session for up to 10 participants. Challenge will provide training materials and bring to you a wealth of expertise in a broad range of workplace issues.

In addition, prior to the day of your workshop, we will conduct an in-depth consultation in partnership with you to ensure the session is tailored to suit:

  your needs,
  your company’s culture,
  the training and development needs of your staff
  your desired learning outcomes

What previous participants have said:

"I can't believe I have actually interviewed people without being given these core skills in the past!"

"The Interview Skills Workshop was a great refresher on competency-based interviewing. It also highlighted some legal issues I was unaware of."

"I found the Interview Skills Workshop to be very helpful and interesting. I look forward to being able to put what I learnt into practice."

"The Performance Management Skills Workshop was very informative and beneficial to me at this time of the year when performance reviews are done!" 

"The Performance Management Skills Workshop was very practical and provided a good grounding on the subject."

“The consultants at Challenge Consulting have sought to learn about our business and people and tailored training to meet our needs.”

Terese Lam
HR Coordinator, Metso Minerals

For further details and a discussion regarding your specific needs, call:

Sydney Contact	Parramatta Contact
Kate Dass - Administrator Phone: 9221 6422 Email: kdass@chall.com.au	Louise Verrier – Manager, Western Region Phone: 9687 1766 Email: lverrier@chall.com.au