Career Planning Tools
Use the tools below to assess your skill level, to create an individual development plan (IDP), plan SMART goals, and identify training impact plans.
Individual Development Plan (IDP)
SMART Goals
Self-Assessment Worksheet
Training Impact Plan
Individual Development Plan
An IDP is your career action roadmap for skill building, professional development and career management, created after careful assessment by the employee and their supervisor. What is an IPD? (Web page) IDP form (download; fillable PDF)
- IDP Process Activities
- Employee and Supervisor roles in IDP
- Employee Guide to Creating an IDP
- Supervisor's Guide to Creating an IDP
- Individual development plan form (download fillable form)
SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, Timely)
Use SMART Goals to identify the important results you are working to accomplish. Smart Goal fillable form (PDF)
Self-assessment Worksheet
Use the self-assessment worksheet to help you identify your career issues, goals, interests, and values. Self-assessment worksheet (PDF)
Training Impact Plan
The Training Impact Plan process brings employees and their supervisors together before a training event to plan how the learner will leverage the learning opportunity. Training impact plan (PDF)