The emphasis in this case is on what issues have to be addressed by university policy makers when planning a comprehensive staff development programme. To be effective such a programme must include activities for every staff member, from the point of recruiting suitable persons for employment and providing appropriate induction programmes, to ongoing activities which help staff members maintain efficiency throughout their career as well as continued commitment to the institution. The writer points to the diversity both in the types of skills required in a modern educational institution and to the wide range of training opportunities which needs to be evaluated for possible use.