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Training Director

Getting Started with Training Director - Ensuring that your team has the skills to execute on a daily basis starts with great training. Using the Appward Training Director app, you can create and evaluate custom-made training courses tailored to your team's needs.

Getting Started with Training - Training is a companion app to Training Director. While Training Director is used to create and manage training courses, Training is used by employees to take those courses. This guide will provide a walkthrough of the different features of the Training app and how a user can get the most out of their training experience.

Getting Started with Time Off - Time Off is an app for both employees and managers to streamline and simplify the entire leave management process. This guide will cover everything you need to know about Time Off including how to create a new request, approve a request, configure the settings of the app and generate PDF reports of employee time off.

Getting Started with Surveys - The Surveys app, along with Survey Director, is a set of apps that improves the process of creating and managing surveys for your organization. Effortlessly share surveys within your team, enabling access through any web browser while boosting response rate through emails, notifications, and reminders.

Getting Started with Survey Director - The Survey Director app, paired with Surveys, empowers you to gather feedback efficiently, equipping you with necessary insights for making well-informed, data-driven decisions. Engaging with both your employees and customers constitutes an important aspect of understanding and improving your business. In this guide, we'll cover the process of creating, deploying, and managing surveys.

Getting Started with Suggestions - The Suggestions app is like a suggestion box for your team. It's a simple way for employees to share their ideas to make things better at work. This guide will cover everything you need to know about the Suggestions app including how to create a suggestion, set up a suggestion budget, request approval for the suggestion and execute on an approved suggestion.

Getting Started with Skills - The Skills App is designed to offer thorough insight into employees' skill sets, simplifying the process of determining their areas of expertise. With Skills, you can effectively address these obstacles, improve decision-making, and fully harness your workforce's capabilities.

Getting Started with Shoutouts - The Shoutouts app gives you and your colleagues a platform for acknowledging hard work and accomplishments. With Shoutouts, everyone in the company can contribute to a healthy and thriving work environment by actively showing recognition to each other.

Getting Started with Reviews - The Reviews app is designed to unify all steps of the performance review process for your employees. With Reviews, you can provide feedback on your employees' overall performances and have them undergo standard evaluations to ensure they are performing well.

Getting Started with Recruiting - Recruiting is an app designed to simplify your company's hiring process and streamline candidate management with a centralized job-posting, applicant-tracking, and approval-processing solution. With Recruiting, you can track your company's open roles and collaborate seamlessly with your colleagues throughout the hiring process.

Getting Started with Positions - Positions offers a comprehensive job management solution that helps you manage job descriptions, roles, departmental objectives, and training prerequisites all in one place. Leveraging positions with your organizational framework can pave the way for your business's success.

How do i notify someone when a goal is completed? - When you mark a goal as Complete, you have the option to notify the assignee and any member involved with the goal. This can be done through the notification options that appear.
What is the Goals app used for? - The Goals app is an individualized growth-tracking app that encourages productivity and development through planned-out objectives. It helps manage both short and long-term goals for you and your team.
What does “Status” indicate in a goal’s details? - The Status field determines the current state of the goal. A newly created goal starts in “Draft” mode. Changing the status to “Active” assigns the goal to the assignee. Once the goal is completed, the status can be changed to “Complete”.
Can I assign a goal to multiple people? - No, each goal can only be assigned to a single person. However, you can add multiple members to track progress and collaborate on the goal.
How do I track time spent on a goal? - You can track time spent on a goal within the Timelog tab. Start and stop the timer as you make progress towards the completion of your goal.

Getting Started with Expenses - Effective expense management is crucial for financial control and timely reimbursements. Outdated systems create administrative burdens and increase the risk of oversight. With the Expenses app, Employees can easily list expenses, attach receipts, and create reports.

Getting Started with Employees - Employees is an app for streamlining all employee-related data and processes. With Employees, you can quickly access and update your team's information, reduce the time and effort required to complete routine administrative tasks, and maintain the integrity of sensitive employee information.

Getting Started with Progress Reports - The Progress Reports app streamlines the creation, management, and administration of progress reports for your organization. Whether it's an employee's annual review or a financial report for your company, Progress Reports has you covered. In this guide, we'll walk you through the entire process of creating and managing your reports to ensure they are tailored to your specific needs.

Where are department positions created? - Department positions are created in the Positions app.
What is the Departments app used for? - Departments are the foundation of your organization, offering the structure, specialization, and coordination necessary to achieve your company’s goals. The Departments app allows you to create and manage departments efficiently within your organization.
Why are departments important in Appward? - Departments are fundamental and are used in many of the core Appward apps such as Positions and Training Director.
How are tags used in Departments? - Tags are custom labels used to categorize departments, providing better organization and searchability. For more on how tags are used throughout Appward, check out Using Tags.
Can I view the employees and their positions within a department? - Yes, you can view the employees and their positions within a department. Select the department from the Departments tab, and a detailed view will display all the employees and their corresponding positions within that department. This allows you to see each employee’s name, picture, and their role in the organization.

Getting Started with Wages - Inconsistent pay can harm a business, causing unhappy employees, high turnover, and financial losses. It's crucial to address this to keep your team happy, stable, and make better financial choices. With Appward's Wages app, you can customize base rates for company positions, aligning them with industry standards, internal equity, or performance metrics to match your organizational goals.