I.      STAFF DEVELOPMENT PANEL

        Staff development programmes of the University are co-ordinated
        by a Staff Development Panel which was formally established in
        1991 under the Staff Affairs Committee.   It is chaired by the
        Vice-President (Administration) & Secretary and serviced by the
        Personnel Office, with the following terms of reference:

1.      To keep under review policy guidelines and procedures on all
        staff development programmes including paid and unpaid study
        leave, sabbatical leave, long and short-term programmes, and to
        recommend revisions, and amendments where appropriate to the
        Staff Affairs Committee for final approval;

2.      To consider and approve applications for long term staff
        development programmes, paid/unpaid leave and sabbatical leave;

3.      To allocate funds annually to Deans and Vice-Presidents for
        staff development programmes;

4.      To prepare an overall staff development budget each year, and to 
        submit an annual report to the Staff Affairs Committee covering
        all activities and expenditure;

5.      To oversee in-house staff development programmes, including
        funding for these programmes; and

6.      To consider any other issues related to staff development
        referred by the Staff Affairs Committee.

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