Common use of Individual Development Plan Clause in Contracts

Individual Development Plan. A. Individual Development Plans (IDPs) will be prepared in accordance with Rural Development Instruction 2057-D and this Agreement and consistent with Public Law 85-507, “The Government Employee’s Training Act,” and any other applicable laws and regulations. B. The IDP provides Management officials and Employees with a systematic process, which will enable them to effectively identify the individual development needs of the Employee related to the performance of the official duties and responsibilities of the position, select optimum development activities, and prepare development schedules. C. IDPs will be updated annually and communicated to full-time employees during the annual performance discussion. Employee input will be obtained in basically the same manner such input is obtained for performance plans. D. The Employer will remind Employees annually about the availability of self-paced training. Employees should participate in self-paced training to the maximum extent possible to meet training identified in the IDP. E. The Employer will explore the possibility of bringing training courses in-house when there is widespread interest in the training subject. F. The parties recognize that some training identified in the IDP, such as non-mandatory career development training, will be taken on the Employee’s own time. G. A tentative plan for scheduling the specific training and developmental activities required to fulfill an individual Employee’s IDP in a given fiscal year will be included in the IDP. To the maximum H. Whatever job-related training is scheduled on the IDP will be carried out as long as resources are available and except for emergency or unforeseen work situations, which would preclude the Employee’s release.