Secondments offer many benefits:
For the individual
- Learn new skills and gain knowledge and experiences.
- Improve your current skills by using them in a new role.
- Understand more about how the University works.
- Learn about current practices in other areas.
- Broaden your experience to help with career growth.
- Build networks with colleagues and key contacts.
- Raise your profile within the department or University.
- Meet your development goals within a set time.
- Increase your chances for career advancement.
For the host department
- Gain specific knowledge and skills at a low cost.
- Cover staff leave or fill a hard-to-fill role.
- Complete a specific project or task.
- Bring in fresh ideas and new solutions.
- Build connections with other departments and institutions.
For the home department
- Keep a valued and skilled member of the team.
- The person who was on secondment has learned new skills can now help others
- Learn new ways of working.
- Make connections with other departments and institutions.
For the University
- More informed, skilled and flexible staff.
- Keep talented staff and their skills, knowledge and experience.
- Departments share ideas and work better together.
- Improved process and service delivery.
- Motivated staff who are committed to the University.
- Equality of opportunity for University staff.