How Do We Choose the Right Employees for Our Career Development Center?

I work as part of a large manufacturing company where we wish to run a Development Center for career progression, identifying potential employees to transition into managerial roles from being individual contributors.

Criteria for Selecting Candidates for the Development Center

What are the criteria for selecting the right candidates to participate in the Development Center? Should candidates have a minimum of 2 years in the system with high performance ratings, etc.?

Regards

To answer your second question, I am not too sure if a 2-year timeframe is sufficient for entitlement to a Development Centre. I would also like to consider the person's achievements more frequently and assess the kind of impact they have had on the organization, not just the performance rating. Just because someone is good at doing something, it doesn't mean that:
1) they like doing it
2) they will continue to exceed their performance by doing this.

Working with a strengths-based approach will always be more helpful for the organization.

I can definitely be of assistance to you on this assignment. Please let me know when you would like to meet for a discussion.

Regards,