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SRA Handbook
Induction of trainees
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Regulation 9: Induction of trainees
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If you are a training establishment, you must provide an adequate induction for all trainees at the beginning of the training contract, including those who have worked for you before in another capacity.
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Guidance note:
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You are free to organise trainees' induction in the way that best suits your business or organisation. However, we are unlikely to regard an induction as adequate unless it includes:
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an introduction to your organisation, the training scheme, the Practice Skills Standards and your expectations of the trainee;
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how the training will be organised;
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the form of the training contract record that you want the trainee to keep, how and when it is to be completed, and when it will be reviewed;
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arrangements for supervision, informal performance review and formal appraisals;
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your office procedures including pastoral care, office hours, holidays, and health and safety;
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any other relevant matters, such as your IT and office equipment and systems for time-recording and billing, library and research facilities, secretarial and administrative support.