Writing Effective Policies & Procedures

Introduction

Policies and Procedures are an essential part of any organisation. They provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations. They ensure compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline internal processes. Policies and procedures document provide guidance for all employees to be successful within their role, answering key questions, resolving ambiguities, detailing best practices, and defining expected standards for conduct and behaviour.

This fast-paced and interesting five-day training course from takes participants from an understanding of what content to select through the correct ways to structure it, the craft of writing clear, concise, comprehensible copy to the processes of approval, checking and document control. The course is filled with practical activities that are engaging and often surprising. An enjoyable course increases memory retention far beyond the norm. The skills that it covers are a tremendous professional toolkit that will be applicable far beyond the realm of policies and procedures into all aspects of business writing.

This GLOMACS training course on Writing Effective Policies and Procedures will highlight the following key topics:

• Determining the right content for each document
• Structuring content correctly
• Writing in a clear, unambiguous way
• Understanding the iterative process of writing and approval
• Understanding how to keep all stakeholders engaged and on-side

Objectives

By the end of this Writing Effective Policies and Procedures training course, you will have learned how to:

• Use highly effective planning and ‘ideation’ tools
• Draft text in Plain English through an iterative process
• Plan and execute beta testing of your documents
• Understand the approvals process to achieve smooth sign-off
• Promote the use of your policies and procedures and how to continually maintain and update them

Training Methodology

This training course will use a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. These include interactive practical exercises, supported by audio visual material and case studies. Participants will be encouraged to relate the principles of policy and procedure writing to the specific needs for their own organisation.

Organisational Impact

Major benefits to the organisation include:

• More consistent policies and procedures
• Reduced time to achieve professional results
• Consistently comprehensible documents
• Improved version control procedures
• A consistent approach to referencing standards and legislative documents

Personal Impact

Participants will gain the following benefits:

• Improved writing skills
• Enhanced communication abilities
• Greater self-confidence
• Increased effectiveness in Planning and Drafting
• Enhanced strategic goal setting ability
• Increased ability to use a range of planning and creative tools