Agency training toolkit / Decision meeting agenda
Staff training decision meeting agenda
Use this printable 25-minute agenda to help agency leaders and staff decide what to do next. Invite a decision maker, someone who supports staff and a representative of the people who would use the training. Adjust the times to fit your team.
Before the meeting
Bring a description of the concern, staff feedback, any current training options and the resources you have available. Ask participants what they need to decide.
Meeting date: Participants:
1. Name the need and goal (5 minutes)
What should staff be able to do, and what are you seeing now? Whose input is missing? Consider whether a process or resource change is also needed.
Need and desired result:
2. Compare options and constraints (10 minutes)
Consider training fit, time for learning and practice, access, total costs and support. Ask staff what would help them participate.
Options and tradeoffs:
Open questions or barriers:
3. Choose the next step (5 minutes)
Will you gather more information, try an option, seek a quote or decide on another solution? Record the reason and any approval still needed.
Decision and reason:
4. Assign ownership and follow up (5 minutes)
Agree who will do what by when, and when you will check whether the decision helped.
Next action:
Owner: Due date:
Review date and what you will look for:
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