Job Analysis Trainees and Mrs. R. Warrington (front row, second at left) at the front of the Houses of Parliament in Grenada. Job Analysis and Job Description Training and Coaching Workshop T he Job Analysis and Job Description Training and Coaching Workshop was conducted during the period May 6-10, 2019 at the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) Training Centre in Grenada, and was facilitated by Mrs. Rosemund Warrington, Assistant Director of CARICAD. CARICAD was grateful for the opportunity to train a group of 20 public officers in such a critical area, specifically geared to supporting the HR objectives of the Department of Public Administration - to fit the right kind of talent in the right jobs, at the right time. The objectives of the workshop were for participants to be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of job descriptions in the wider context of Human Resources Understand and conduct a comprehensive job analysis to obtain information for the preparation of job descriptions and other purposes Although most of the trainees, had no prior background in HRM, they demonstrated genuine interest in learning how Job Analysis and Job Description fit within the broader framework of HRM. They were keen to learn about the important role that Job Analysis and Job Description play in recruitment and selection, job evaluation, job designing, deciding compensation and benefits packages, performance appraisal, analysing training and development needs, assessing the worth of a job and increasing staffing, as well as role clarity and organisational productivity. Write output-focused job descriptions to cover the wider results requirements The trainees responded fairly well to all the methods of Job Analysis including applying the questionnaire, conducting interviews and observation. The synergy of the team was fantastic; their commitment to work individually and together to achieve the stated outputs of 20 job descriptions for the Houses of Parliament and the Ministry of Finance-Rural Development Unit was phenomenal. Continues on next page 5
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