Secondment
Staff Competency

Before allowing a member of staff to be seconded you need to know that they have the training, knowledge and experience to undertake the work they will be asked to do. Obviously the secondment may be to gain skills to achieve a competency so the checks will concern the level of supervision and training provided.

 

The member of staff will need to know the risks associated with the work and how to deal with them so that they are be able to make judgements about the rules/standards and the arrangements that are in place for the control of risk.

 

As their manager you also need information about any work that requires special qualifications or skills (so that you know whether the staff are competent to carry out the work) and any health surveillance that will be needed (so that you can establish that it is being provided).