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Individual
Development Plans
All DOE employees are
encouraged to create and maintain an Individual Development Plan (IDP).
The IDP outlines your career goals and objectives and are used to plan developmental experiences (course work, special projects, on-the-job
training, details, etc.) which may change from year to year as the mission of the organization evolves.
Its primary purpose is to ensure that there is an alignment between the skills the organization needs for
success and the competencies that an employee possesses and/or needs to support organizational goals and priorities.
Employees
develop their IDP through a process of self-assessment and
communication with their supervisor. The IDP should be updated
and signed by the employee and supervisor each year. A user-friendly
function within ESS affords you the opportunity to create
and revise your IDP on line. There you
will find links to various resources including DOE Training
Catalog. This process should be used in conjunction with
the personal communication and discussions between you and
your supervisor during the development of the plan.
The
benefits of an IDP include: developing a plan of action contributes
to success; chance for supervisors and employees to work
out plans for achieving goals that relate to employee and
organizational needs; a tool for supervisors
and employees to communicate and reach agreement on goals
and developmental needs; supervisors may not always know
the interests of employees; an opportunity to acquire information
on where skills fit into an organization's
current needs and future needs; to obtain a better understanding
of organizational career opportunities; and employees gain
another perspective on how their skills, abilities, strengths,
and developmental needs are viewed.
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