Corporate HR Policy

Title: Learning and Development

Policy No.: HRP.23 Valid From: 1 January 2016

Approver: Group CEO

Policy Owner: Corporate HR VP

Distributed to: Corporate VPs, MDs, DyMDs, GMs

1. Purpose

To provide guidelines and procedures for learning and development related activities.

2. Scope

The policy shall apply to all employees in the business units under [XYZ Company].

3. Policy

The Company recognizes that employees are our greatest asset and that by providing
with the opportunities and support to continue employee’s development, in terms of
knowledge, skills and experience necessary to perform their roles to the highest
standards, and in turn feel a real sense of job satisfaction and achievement.

4. Conditions

4.1. Training and Continuing Professional Development are essential to maintaining

professional standards and meeting client needs and expectations.

4.2. Learning and Development needs will be identified through the formal annual
performance appraisal process and documented in the Personal Development
Plan. Learning plans at a business level are identified as part of the annual
business planning process.

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Title: Learning and Development
Policy No.: HRP.23 Valid From: 1 January 2016

5. Procedure

5.1. Public & Overseas learning opportunities

5.1.1. Corporate Human Resource Department is to facilitate the research on

training courses from external bodies and forward the information to
relevant departments and divisions.

5.1.2. Supervisors in each field propose names of those who will be trained.

5.1.3. Employees who are going to be trained are to fill in forms for training
permissions from their supervisors.

5.1.4. Corporate Human Resource Department takes care of affairs regarding

expenses and bookings.

5.1.5. After the training, employees who have attended have to write reports on
the external training/development course and exchange their knowledge
and experience with their colleagues.

5.1.6. Human Resource Development records the history of training and

development of each employee.

5.1.7. Supervisors have a duty to follow the results of the training and
development of employees.

5.2. In-house learning sessions

5.2.1. Each year, supervisors in each business units/divisions and each Human
Resource representative consider learning and development plan for
employees together. The initiative for such consideration may be from
questionnaires, observations, annual performance appraisal.

5.2.2. Corporate Human Resource Department is to analyse the information

received from the survey in search for the actual need for training and
development and plan the course for training and development in each year
as well.

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Title: Learning and Development
Policy No.: HRP.23 Valid From: 1 January 2016

5.2.3. Supervisors propose names of employees who are to be trained in a

particular year.

5.2.4. After the training, the employees who have participated have to assess the
particular training course they have attended for the benefit of continuous
improvement.

5.2.5. Human Resource Department records the history of training and

development of each employee.

5.2.6. Supervisors have a duty to follow the results of the training and
development of employees

6. Deviating Handling

6.1. Deviations from main principles and/or procedures must be permitted by the
approver of this policy. Any deviations without permissions and that have
caused damage shall be regarded as breach to relevant work rules and/or
regulation.

6.2. This policy shall be effective as from 1 January 2015. The announcement shall
repeal and replace other announcements contrary hereto.

6.3. The policy may be amended, changed or revoked in full or in part by the
company as it sees appropriate. Concerned personal shall be informed
accordingly.

7. References

Document Name Owner Version Effective Date

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Title: Learning and Development
Policy No.: HRP.23 Valid From: 1 January 2016

8. Revision History

Version Effective Owner Approver Description of main

Date revisions

-The End-

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