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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 335
IELTS GENERAL REDING TEST 335 – PASSAGE – 2
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READING PASSAGE – 2
Staff training events
A. Efficiency training A better understanding of time management and time management techniques can make you more effective in your work, enabling you to achieve more in fewer hours and giving you time to relax properly. This course is a blend of online materials that will let you try things out before you have a short face-to-face session.
B. Performance review for reviewees As an employee, it is your responsibility to get the best out of your work so that your team functions at its full potential. This course will develop the skills you need to understand your performance review and focuses on the company policies which must guide you in your work. Presentation, DVD and group discussion will be used to give you an opportunity to practise in a supportive environment.
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C. Health and safety This online course provides basic information about health and safety in the company and helps you to understand your responsibility to keep yourself safe, look out for the safety of others, and co-operate with other departments in the company in an emergency.
D. Diversity and equality training The company aims to provide a work environment free from unfairness. The course focuses on the law and people’s rights, and looks at how we can accept and celebrate our differences. Improving our workplace culture can often be challenging, so the first step is to increase our knowledge, understanding and skills in this area.
E. IT systems and remote working Managing an effective team can be difficult even when the team is based in the same office, but when team members are working in different locations sometimes even based abroad, management becomes a real challenge. Remote working is on the increase and managers need all the help they can get to make it work. This course will enable you to deal with remote working, ensuring that your team feels motivated and integrated.
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Questions 15-19
Look at the text on page 7 30. Which event, A-E, is the most suitable for people’s training needs? Write the correct number, i-viii, next to Questions 15-20. Note: There are more training needs than events so you will not use them all.
i. You need to prepare for your yearly appraisal and would like to know what happens.
ii. You are not good at meeting deadlines.
iii. You would like more people to work flexibly from home.
iv. You need to know about the law regarding equal opportunities.
v. You would Like to learn more about computers and improve your word processing skills.
vi. You would like to know about working with international colleagues.
vii. You would like to learn first aid.
viii. You have to learn about the possible dangers at work.
15. A Efficiency training
16. B Performance review for reviewees
17. C Health and safety
18. D Diversity and equality training
19. E IT systems and remote working
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Read the text below and answer questions 20-25.
Applying for staff development funds
The company sees staff development as a priority and is committed to developing the experience, knowledge and ability of all staff regardless of position within the organisation.
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The company has an annual budget for staff development, and staff are encouraged to apply for funds for training relevant to their job or any training identified in their yearly performance review. While it may be appropriate for some staff members to attend more than one training session, there is a limit of three sessions per year per staff member.
Funding should always be approved prior to incurring costs. This is to ensure that we are able to monitor the staff development budget. It also ensures that staff can be reimbursed for expenses. Without approval, there is a risk that a staff member will personally have to bear the cost of any training he or she has had.
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The approval process:
1. Speak to your line manager about the training for which you would like to apply for funding. Afterwards, please make sure you have the agreement in writing so that the Staff Development Manager and Financial Officer are able to find evidence of the agreement in case any problems occur.
2. On agreement, you will need to complete a staff development form and submit it to the Staff Development Manager. He/She will review your application and reply within one week of receiving it. It is important to wait for signed approval before proceeding further. You will receive a staff development cost code on approval. You will need this for the next stage.
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3. After approval, and in advance of any expenditure, you may need to complete a purchase request order. Send the purchase request to the finance office, and remember to include your staff development cost code. The finance office will then book travel tickets and/or make any payments so that staff members do not need to spend their own money. It is important to make sure you have allowed enough time for the finance office to process the purchase request.
4. Expense claims: In a situation where the time between applying for funding and sending in a purchase order and the date of the training or event is very short, a staff member may pay for the event themselves and then claim back the cost through an expense claim. Please note: you will still need to present a staff development form and have it approved before submitting an expense claim. You will also need a staff development cost code from your approved staff development form to complete a claim.
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Questions 20-22
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
Write
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this
20. There is an unlimited amount of money for staff development.
21. You can apply for funding to go to a conference.
22. You are discouraged from spending your own money.
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Questions 23-25
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
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ANSWERS
15. ii
16. i
17. viii
18. iv
19. iii
20. FALSE
21. NOT GIVEN
22. TRUE
23. STAFF DEVELOPMENT FORM
24. PURCHASE REQUEST
25. EXPENSE CLAIM
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