Preloaded UK policy

Training & Development Policy template

Mandatory training obligations, CPD, training agreements and study leave.

Legal basis
  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  • Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Last reviewed April 2025. Guidance, not legal advice.

What the policy covers

  1. 1. POLICY STATEMENT
    your company is committed to investing in the skills, knowledge and development of our people.
  2. 2. INDUCTION TRAINING
    All new employees will receive a formal induction before commencing any duties, covering:
  3. 3. MANDATORY TRAINING
    The following training is mandatory for all relevant employees and must be kept current:
  4. 4. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
    your company supports ongoing professional development.
  5. 5. TRAINING AGREEMENTS
    Where the company funds a qualification of significant cost, a written training agreement may be required.
  6. 6. STUDY LEAVE
    Where an employee is undertaking a company-supported qualification, … study leave of … days per year may be agreed, subject to operational requirements.
  7. 7. RECORDS
    All training completed will be recorded on the employee's record.

Who needs it

Any UK employer running rotas, leave and the day-to-day of employing people. These set out the rules once so nobody argues about them twice.

Questions people ask

Is a training & development policy a legal requirement?

It rests on Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. Some policies must be written down once a business reaches a certain size or does certain work; others are simply how a tribunal, an inspector or a client's auditor expects to see that you have thought about it. A clear, dated, signed policy is the evidence either way. Guidance, not legal advice.

Can I change it to suit how we work?

Yes. Inside Work-Lynx it is a starting point: put your company name in, adjust the arrangements to what you actually do, set the review date and publish it. Staff read and acknowledge it on their phones, and you can see who has not.

Is it up to date?

Last reviewed April 2025. The pack is updated when the law moves, and every policy carries a review date so it does not quietly go stale.

How do I get it?

It is preloaded in Work-Lynx with the other 48 UK policies. Work-Lynx is £2.50 a month plus £1 per employee, 14 days free, no card, and what you see on the pricing page is the bill.

Who is it for?

Any UK employer running rotas, leave and the day-to-day of employing people. These set out the rules once so nobody argues about them twice.

All 49 UK policies, £2.50 a month

This policy and 48 others are already in Work-Lynx, alongside GPS clock-in, rotas, timesheets, leave and Employ AI for UK employment law. £2.50 base plus £1 per employee a month. 14 days free, no card, no sales call.

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