Stage 1

Planning - March/April

The supervisor and the employee meet to:

• review the MDA’s strategic plan, the department/ unit’s operational plan and the employee’s job description;

• discuss and agree on the objectives for the appraisal period;

• develop the officer’s individual work-plan;

• develop the objectives and performance measures in the individual’s work plan

Stage 2

1st Progress meeting- July/August

• the supervisor and the employee agree on a date for the progress meeting;

• supervisor and employee discuss and assess the employee’s progress in relation to agreed targets;

• feedback is provided on actual performance;

• areas for development are discussed;

• strategies to deal with problems encountered in meeting the objectives, are discussed;

• objectives can be adjusted if necessary and agreed by both;

Stage 4

Final Assessment/Appraisal – March of the following year

• an assessment is done of the officer’s progress since the last meeting;

• during the meeting each objective and how well it has been achieved is discussed along with comments made on the workplan form;

• a total rating is then agreed for achievement of objectives in line with the objectives rating scale at the bottom of the workplan form