Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Writing Policies and Procedures - NWETC

Why should you take this Writing Policies and Procedures course?

Whether a company is in the middle of turnover and turmoil or looking to streamline everyday work, clear, concise, and current policies and procedures are key. Well-written policies save time and money, reduce confusion and liability, and stabilize staff action despite turnover. Any staff member will learn to write clear rules and directions in this engaging Writing Policies and Procedures course.

The course prepares participants to think through policies and procedures, task outlines more effectively, and write them in a more readable style. Participants will focus on the most popular format for policy and procedure writing in Washington State; this format has been adopted by various state agencies, counties, cities, and corporations

Who should take this Writing Policies and Procedures course?

Professionals who want to streamline their work and improve their writing in an engaging, practical setting will benefit from this Writing Policies and Procedures course.

Course Topics Include:

• Diagnosing Common Policy Writing Problems
• Typical mistakes to avoid while writing policies and procedures
• Defining Policies and Procedures
• Information that belongs in a policy, procedure, and task
• Formatting Policies
• Major components of the "headline" policy format to create office policies
• Formatting Procedures
• Major components of the "playscript" procedures format to create office procedures
• Formatting Tasks
• Major components of the "cookbook" task format
• Numbering System
• An easy method to build simple numbering systems from a manual's table of contents
• System Maintenance
• Easy-to-follow steps to keep a system from going out of date or getting overloaded 

Course Includes:

• Course materials for easy reference
• Engaging training with an experienced instructor
• Practical tools and strategies for use in the field

Syllabus

• Diagnosing Common Policy Writing Problems
• Typical mistakes to avoid while writing policies and procedures
• Defining Policies and Procedures
• Information that belongs in a policy, procedure, and task
• Formatting Policies
• Major components of the "headline" policy format to create office policies
• Formatting Procedures
• Major components of the "playscript" procedures format to create office procedures
• Formatting Tasks
• Major components of the "cookbook" task format
• Numbering System
• An easy method to build simple numbering systems from a manual"s table of contents
• System Maintenance
• Easy-to-follow steps to keep a system from going out of date or getting overloaded