HR Training Course on Appraising Performance

The Center of Business Administration (CBA) conducted its 6th HR Training Course “Appraising Performance” on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Safi Landmark Hotel, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Course content:

The 6th HR Training Course consisted of the four following sessions and agendas:

1. Session: Common Issues with Performance Appraisal
2. Session: The Purpose and Benefits of Performance Appraisal
3. Session: The Performance Appraisal Process and Necessary Tools
4. Session: Establishing the Proper Environment for Conducting a Successful Performance Appraisal

Below are some more details about this course:

Target participants:

This course was specifically designed for managers, directors, deputy managers of departments, or supervisors who have staff reporting directly to them. The purpose of this course was to provide the skills needed by managers to conduct performance appraisals effectively.

Assumptions about current management practices:

The following assumptions regarding conduct of performance appraisals at SMEs were made in the design of this course:

• Directors, managers/deputy managers of departments and supervisors tend to pay more attention to their technical tasks rather than performance appraisal. Human resource management is generally undervalued.
• The time needed for managers to carry out their human resource management duties is not sufficient.
• Managers often attempt to pass on their human resource management responsibilities to the Department of Human Resources.

Assumptions about participants’ knowledge and skills:

The following assumptions regarding conduct of performance appraisals at SMEs were made in the design of this course:

• Directors and managers of departments have been promoted to managerial positions without necessarily having been trained in skills related to Human Resource management.
• Managers tend to undervalue the importance of performance appraisal.
• Among managers who have conducted performance appraisals, the task has been approached simplistically and perfunctorily done.
• Managers have inadequate communication skills needed for providing feedback and engaging in open conversations with staff members regarding the outcome of their performance appraisal.

Course objectives:

Participants who took the 6th HR Training Course learned how to:

• Illustrate common issues related to performance appraisal;
• Demonstrate the importance of performance appraisal;
• Describe the process of performance appraisal;
• Elucidate the content of an effective performance appraisal form;
• Explain how to conduct effective meetings with staff regarding the outcome of their performance appraisal;
• Clarify how to establish the proper environment for a performance appraisal system for their companies.