Developing a Training Plan: What Competencies Are Needed at Each Career Level?

Training and Development Plan by Levels

Has anyone prepared a training or development plan for staff by levels? Perhaps looking at non-executive to executive and then to managers? I am wondering what are some thoughts on the competencies required at these different levels, and at the point of transition—for example, from Executive to Manager.

Regards,
Ravine

I agree. I am also concerned about what competencies are needed for people to move up the career ladder and how best to prepare them.

Dear Ravine,

What you are asking for is specific to the context/culture of each organization; as such, no ready-made solutions exist. However, I am trying to provide you with some standard templates gathered from various sources, which you will have to modify according to your company's requirements, prevalent norms, and policies.

Please find attached employee planning documents. The 8-component format can be used for senior management, while 5 components are suitable for middle/junior functionaries.

What competencies are to be considered in the employee development template, as well as in the performance planner, is a function of the accuracy of job analysis/Job Description (JD) in your organization. If your culture permits, having an employee performance log is the best approach as it eliminates subjectivity in appraisals and performance measurement systems.

There is also a training planner/log, which should be decided upon after a gap analysis following performance planning and subsequent logging of the demonstrated level.

Another attachment will follow due to constraints on numbers.

 Hope it helps.

Regards,
Arun

Hey Ravine,

The leftover attachment, "The Sample Employee Development Plan," is here.

Cheers,
Arun

Dear Friends,

Can anyone provide the entire training functions, which start from definition to types, methods, needs, and evaluation procedures? This is very necessary for me as I am going to attend an interview.

Please do the needful.

Thank you so much, Arun. The information you shared is very helpful. I can definitely expand from there and create some very specific tools for use at my office.

Vithal - here is an article you can read as a start. Hope it helps a bit :)

Thanks again to everyone!!

- Ravine -