How to get your manager's approval
- Ask your manager to sign a paper copy or email you the text below.
- Take a screenshot of the document or email.
- Save the screenshot as a document
- Upload the file to the application form when prompted to do so
- Having access to the IT equipment and quiet space necessary to contribute to face-to-face virtual training eg working from home, a meeting room or an empty office/clinic room
- Being released to attend all of the mandatory training dates
- Agreeing how time for self-directed learning, reflection and coursework will be managed
- Getting support when it is needed.
Why do I need my managers approval?
Your manager will need to commit to releasing you from your day job so that you can attend the teaching and learning we are delivering.
When do I need to get my manager's agreement?
You need to get your manager's agreement before you apply for the course.
Why should my manager agree to my attending the course?
This free virtual workforce planning course (Feb 23 - July 24) has been specifically designed for Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance Service Leads and their deputies, from clinical and non-clinical services who have significant input to cancer pathways.
The course is delivered by NHS South, Central and West who also lead the work to produce the SWAG Cancer Workforce Strategy.
The course will address the key workforce issues facing cancer services and how service leads can actively engage in solving them.
We will give you tools and templates and help you to influence others, using your own data, to achieve better workforce planning decisions for you and your team. You’ll also be part of a community of people and learn how to make the most of your workforce, maximising skills within your budget. [see course overview and learning outcomes]
How do I add my manager's approval to the application form?
Approval Text
Approval to attend SWAG Cancer Alliance Workforce Planning for Service Leads course
I agree that [insert your name] has approval to attend the SWAG Cancer Alliance Workforce Planning for Service Leads course.
This includes:
Managers Name:
Manager's Job Title:
Date:
Signature: (if on paper)