1. RJ enjoyed it but felt it was a bit dry in the places that weren’t specific to them. MD reminded everyone to fill out the Survey Monkey so this can be looked at for any further training or inductions. The trip to the Daily Echo went well.
2. HMH expressed some concerns about the programme, but apart from that the induction was good. MD reminded HMH to give feedback so issues can be addressed. HMH found it far more useful than last year but would shuffle some of the timings around so democracy isn’t at the end of the day. She found inclusivity useless and a waste of time.
3. JS felt the marketing and communication talk was good but would like to have seen something about photoshop and design in brief. She felt it was far better than last year, but agrees with HMH that the inclusivity training was too long and would have rather spent more time working on budgets. The lectures were ok but it was more helpful when people came round and spoke to each group individually as it was more specific to them. MD said she will arrange for Eleanor to set up a 1-1 to help with marketing strategies.
4. AKM said overall it was much more positive than last year and found it to be more tailored towards PA which was useful and made her feel like a part of CI. Although she enjoyed the inclusivity training, she felt it could be shorter next time.
5. SI had a good week and found the Health and Safety talk engaging. She would have liked the budget talks to have gone on a bit longer. MD can arrange 1-1 with John Mills in finance to talk about funding or ask for the finance team to talk to the committees and explain how the funding process works.
6. JS liked being in the café as it was nice having the natural light. RJ felt it was far more welcoming than last year. HMH preferred the cube.
7. SB was dreading the talk on Media Law as he felt it wouldn’t apply to him, but he found it very useful and really enjoyed the talk.