An
important component of the performance management process is the growth and
development of employees’ work-related competencies. This process offers an
opportunity for employees to work together to improve and build upon their
performance and to contribute to organisational effectiveness. Developing an
employee’s performance furthers the mission of the University and enhances the
overall quality of our workforce by:
- Promoting a climate of continuous
learning and professional growth
- Helping to sustain employee
performance at a level which meets or exceeds expectations
- Enhancing knowledge, experience,
position, or career related skills
- Enabling employees to keep abreast
of changes in their fields
- Making employees competitive for
employment opportunities within the University
- Motivating employees
- Promoting affirmative action
objectives
The
Career Planning tool helps to think about how we would like our career to
develop. This is particularly useful in jobs where there is no clear,
established career path or where we are locked into a job that does not satisfy
us.
Planning
career helps us to avoid the boredom, disillusionment, frustration and stress
that come with failing to have achieved your potential. This is a real risk if
a good, clear, satisfying career path is not open to you.
- The tool provides a 5-stage
process for thinking through your Career Plan:
- Analyzing your current
position;
- Thinking through what you want to
achieve in your career;
- Research your options;
- Plan your approach; and
- Take action!
Career
Planning (CP) Training Programs and services that assist employees in
conducting individual assessments and establishing a professional career
development plan that helps them reach their full potential and fulfill the
organisation's mission. "Career planning" is when the employee
analyses his / her own aptitudes, skills, qualifications, interests, and values
and plans accordingly. "Career management" is when the company
supports and assists in the development and achievement of a career plan
through a commitment made by the employee’s manager / supervisor and department
