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Stage 3: Job analysis and job evaluation course

This two-day training programme is designed for trained job matching practitioners who wish to train as job analysts and members of panels.

Agenda for change

23 January 2025

Local job evaluation is required when there is no national profile, due to the job being unique or significantly different or a match to a national profile has proved impossible. It involves a post holder completing a job analysis questionnaire (JAQ), working with job analysts and line management to ensure the JAQ contains all relevant information, which is then evaluated by a job evaluation panel.

Aims of the course:
- To know how to analyse and evaluated jobs using a JAQ.
- To be able to work with a partner.
- To know how bias can occur in job analysis and job evaluation.
- To be able to complete the appropriate documentation.
Outcomes of the course:
- Once successful training has taken place, participants will be qualified to be a job analyst or sit on a job evaluation panel made up of both management and staff representatives.
- Delegates will not be qualified to sit on a job matching panel unless they have already completed the two-day job matching course
- Participants will not be qualified to train other individuals in job analysis/evaluation. Only those approved by the NHS Staff Council Job Evaluation Group are qualified to deliver training in partnership.

Course format:

The online job analysis and job evaluation course runs across two days from 9:30am to no later than 5pm each day 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:
£340.00+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:
- 19 & 20 May 2025, 9:30am - 17:00pm
- 20 & 21 November 2025, 9:30am - 17:00pm
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 two-day job matching training course is £4,000+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.

Stage 3: Job analysis and job evaluation course

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