Office of Organzational and Employee Development

Welcome to "Creating an Effective IDP"

The Office of Organizational and Employee Development would like to acknowledge and thank the Fish and Wildlife Service for allowing us to adopt their exceptional "Creating an Effective IDP" tutorial tool for USGS employee development purposes. It is an informative and effective tool to create a personalized IDP to enhance current employee work performance and to obtain those short- and long-term professional goals.

The purpose of this guide is to help you in your career planning.

The USGS has recently adopted continuous learning guidance that states that, "Supervisors and managers should provide all permanent full-time employees appropriate continuous learning opportunities, with a minimum goal of 40 hours annually."

The use of an effective Individualized Development Plan (IDP) is one of the primary tools you can use to help ensure your career plan is met. The USGS recommends that "All permanent full-time Service employees must have an annual IDP." This guide will help you create an effective IDP.

In this guide you'll find various information about career planning tools that exist on the internet as well as specific directions on how to create an effective IDP. We encourage you to use some of the different tools available here and develop a plan that will work for you.

If you need any assistance with your IDP during the development process, talk with your supervisor and your Regional Employee Development Liaison in the Office of Organizational and Employee Development.

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