CityU is committed to ongoing appraisal through a performance management system that provides professional development and planning opportunities for all ELC staff.

All staff are assessed on an annual basis. Full-time staff are usually appraised in Semester A and part-time staff in Semester B. The system for part-time staff is simpler than that for full-time staff.

Appraisals are used to inform future employment decisions:
Contract renewal and award of salary increments for full-time staff
Contract renewal and number of hours offered to part-time staff

The performance management system is based on:
Clear specification of what is required of staff
The collection of evidence of performance
Support for continuous professional development
Final appraisals based on initial self-assessments by staff

Clear specification of what is required is achieved through descriptions of jobs and areas of responsibility for teaching staff, evaluation criteria for full-time and part-time staff, and agreed job plans for all full-time staff.

All requirements flow from the ELC mission and teaching philosophy.

Full-time staff must submit an annual self-report supported by a portfolio as evidence of performance. The self-report must include a professional development plan.

The evidence collected for part-time staff consists of an observation rating by a senior staff member, teaching feedback questionnaire results, and reports on whether course administration has been completed in an accurate and timely way.

Both full- and part-time staff are expected to take advantage of professional development opportunities and to participate in the peer observation system, which involves observing and being observed once each year by a peer.

Appraisals for full-time staff are based on their self-assessment in their annual self-report. Part-time staff complete a self-assessment using a performance rating chart.