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Stage 2: Consistency checking course

This one-day training is designed for experienced job evaluation practitioners and those who wish to train as members of consistency checking panels.

29 January 2025

Consistency checking is a vital element of job evaluation. It is carried out on outcomes of the job matching or job evaluation processes and is designed to check outcomes against each other to avoid inconsistency and potential equal pay risk.

More on consistency checking.

  • Aims of the course:

    • To know how to carry out consistency checking of job matching or job evaluation outcomes.
    • To know how to follow up any anomalies discovered when checking outcomes.
    • To know how to complete the appropriate documentation.

    Outcomes of the course:

    • Successful completion of this course will enable delegates to sit on consistency checking panels.
    • Participants will not be qualified to train other individuals in job evaluation consistency checking. Only those approved by the NHS Staff Council Job Evaluation Group are qualified to deliver training in partnership.

Course format:

The online one-day consistency checking course runs from 9:30am until 5pm and is delivered via Zoom.

All participants must attend and actively participate on both training days to receive a certificate of completion. Unfortunately, due to the structure of the course content any time missed away from the session will mean we can’t issue that attendance certificate

Course materials:

All course materials will be available on our online learning platform or on the day of the course. For online course, we will email core course material in advance and strongly advise that this is printed out ahead of the course. 

  • Course cost:

    £170.00+VAT per person 

    Payment can be made by debit and credit card or by requesting an invoice, which will incur a 5 per cent admin charge on top of the training fees.

    Course dates:
     

  • If you would like to commission a course for your organisation you will need to complete a request form.

    If you don't have enough staff to fill a course, you may want to consider running it jointly with a neighbouring organisation.

    Costs:

    The cost of commissioned one-day consistency checking training course is £2,000+VAT

    Course materials will need to be printed prior to the course. Organisations need to allow additional printing costs for core materials, approximately £280 if printing is done by an external company.

    This training can be delivered either online or in person. Please note an additional £1,000 allowance to cover accommodation, travel and food expenses is recommended.

    In-person training requirements:

    For commissioned courses we need a minimum of 12 and maximum of 20 participants and we strongly advise that the course is attended by an equal number of management and staff side attendees.

    A training room is required for the course, to be set up cabaret style The room must have desks/tables available and flipcharts. There must also be provision for breakout groups – ideally at least one room separate to the training room.

    A PC/laptop connected to a projector/screen will need to be available in the main training room for the duration of the course.