Steps in Policy Development

Your workplace is unique and therefore you may need to develop policies very specific to your organization and type of work, for which there are no templates or benchmarks. Typically, policy development will follow the following steps:

Step 1: Establish the need for a policy

Step 2: Develop policy content

Step 3: Draft the policy

Step 4: Review of the policy by key parties

Step 5: Approve the policy

Step 6: Implement the policy

Step 7: Policy review and update

Step 8: Communication of changes to the policy

Click here to view an explanation of the steps to follow to develop a policy. 

Click here to view an explanation of how to draft a policy by using the below template.

Klik hier om na 'n verduideliking te luister om 'n beleid te ontwikkel met behulp van die templaat hier onder.

Click here to download a policy template