OGTR staff can access professional development opportunities through the department’s performance development scheme. At the beginning of each 12-month cycle, all employees and their managers agree on key commitments for the employee’s professional development, and the associated performance measures and development requirements. In 2016–17, refresher training was given to the emergency control team, which comprises a floor warden and two fire wardens. Members of the emergency control team are On completion of the required training, they receive an allowance in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement. Tables 28 and 29 show the staff training and development activities conducted in 2016–17. During 2016–17, the OGTR Legal Officer conducted introductory and ongoing training for OGTR staff on legal issues (Table 28). Table 28: Internal training presentations on legal issues, 2016–17 October 2016 Confidential commercial information November 2016 Conflicts of interest March 2017 Introduction to the Australian legal system March 2017 Information disclosure March 2017 Who are the regulators? May 2017 The Commonwealth public interest disclosure scheme June 2017 Complaint handling and the Commonwealth Ombudsman The OGTR Forum provides a venue where presentations are made by visiting experts, and staff share current information on scientific and risk assessment issues, summaries of recent conferences, and feedback from international meetings. A range of OGTR staff and guest speakers made presentations at the OGTR Forum in 2016–17 (Table 29). 29: Presentations at the OGTR Forum, 2016–17 July 2016 Evidence for decision-making and risk analysis. Dr Michael Dornbusch July 2016 Communication—writing reports and other documents. Dr Michael Dornbusch August 2016 Assessment endpoints—what are they and where do we get them? Dr Michael Dornbusch
OGTR staff can access professional development opportunities through the department’s performance development scheme. At the beginning of each 12-month cycle, all employees and their managers agree on key commitments for the employee’s professional development, and the associated performance measures and development requirements. In 2016–17, refresher training was given to the emergency control team, which comprises a floor warden and two fire wardens. Members of the emergency control team are On completion of the required training, they receive an allowance in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement. Tables 28 and 29 show the staff training and development activities conducted in 2016–17. During 2016–17, the OGTR Legal Officer conducted introductory and ongoing training for OGTR staff on legal issues (Table 28). Table 28: Internal training presentations on legal issues, 2016–17 October 2016 Confidential commercial information November 2016 Conflicts of interest March 2017 Introduction to the Australian legal system March 2017 Information disclosure March 2017 Who are the regulators? May 2017 The Commonwealth public interest disclosure scheme June 2017 Complaint handling and the Commonwealth Ombudsman The OGTR Forum provides a venue where presentations are made by visiting experts, and staff share current information on scientific and risk assessment issues, summaries of recent conferences, and feedback from international meetings. A range of OGTR staff and guest speakers made presentations at the OGTR Forum in 2016–17 (Table 29). 29: Presentations at the OGTR Forum, 2016–17 July 2016 Evidence for decision-making and risk analysis. Dr Michael Dornbusch July 2016 Communication—writing reports and other documents. Dr Michael Dornbusch August 2016 Assessment endpoints—what are they and where do we get them? Dr Michael Dornbusch
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