NOAA PMF IDP Development

1. NOAA PMF IDP Development Presented by Tracy Scott NOAA PMF Training Program Manager Class of 2006 NOAA PMF Orientation November 16, 2006

2. Overview of NOAA PMF IDP Development • Background • Requirements • NOAA PMF IDP Template • Content Guidelines • Section 1: Contact Information • Section 2: Target Position • Section 3: Learning Objectives • Section 4: Details & Timeline • Section 5: Signature Blocks

3. Background • Your PMF IDP will be tailored to specific learning objectives that will provide you with the knowledge & skills needed in your current & target positions. • A realistic, well-researched, clearly written IDP is a valuable tool for charting a successful 2-year PMF appointment. • You should prepare your IDP in consultation with your supervisor & with oversight from the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager. • You & your supervisor should use the IDP to communicate & clarify expectations for training, developmental assignments, & other developmental activities. • The IDP is an ever-changing document that shows where you are going & how you will get there.

4. Requirements • The initial draft of your IDP needs to be completed within 30 days after your start date. • In total, you will submit 4 versions of your IDP to the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager: • 3-month IDP (an updated version of the initial draft completed within 30 days of entering on duty); • 6-month IDP; • 1-year IDP; and • 2-year final IDP.

5. NOAA PMF IDP Template • Locate the NOAA PMF IDP Template in your attendee binders & follow along as we go through the content guidelines.

6. Content Guidelines • Section 1: Contact Information • This first section should clearly state the following information: • Your name, position, series, bureau, Line/Corporate Office, Program Office, & contact information, including telephone number & e-mail address. • Your supervisor’s name, title, telephone number & e-mail address. • Your entry-on-duty (EOD) date (typically a Monday) & your anticipated conversion date, 2 calendar years from the entry-on-duty date (typically a Wednesday).

7. Content Guidelines • Section 2: Target Position • Briefly describe the target position • Describe the specific knowledge, skills & abilities needed to qualify for the target position. • The IDP must: • Indicate the competencies required for each level • Provide a benchmark identifying the successful acquisition of the needed competencies. • For examples of potential competencies, visit the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/ecq.asp.

8. Content Guidelines • Section 3: Learning Objectives • Include general management areas & specific technical skills & experiences that will qualify you for your target position. • For more information on how to write learning objectives, visit: http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/templates/objectivetool.html &: http://www.acoem.org/education/jointsponsor/Learning%20Objectives.doc.

9. Content Guidelines • Section 4: Details & Timeline, How Learning Objectives will be Accomplished • 2 training portfolios, 1 for each year of the fellowship. • The courses listed must compliment the learning objectives listed in the previous section. • Include the following information: • Training titles & vendors, • Course descriptions, • Dates of the classes & formal training hour equivalents, • Targeted learning objectives, & • Status of the trainings (planned or completed).

10. Content Guidelines • Section 4: Details & Timeline, How Learning Objectives will be Accomplished • Table for your 120-180 day & 30 day developmental assignments, including: • Location of the assignments, • Start & end dates, • Duration of the assignments in calendar days, • Host office supervisor’s name, title & contact information, and • Learning objectives targeted in each assignment. • Narrative for each assignment, that will include a: • Brief description of the host office, • Description of your duties, products & outputs, • Relationship of the assignment to your career goals, and • Long-term benefit to home office/NOAA of your developmental experience.

11. Content Guidelines • Section 5: Signature Blocks • 3-Month IDP Approval Procedures: • Updated version of the initial draft completed within 30 days of entering on duty • Must be submitted electronically by you to the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager using the NOAA PMF IDP Template. • Provides a basis for you & your supervisor to outline projected projects, training & developmental assignments. • Only IDP version that does not require signatures. • 6-Month & 1-Year IDP Approval Procedures: • You will e-mail the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager the entire IDP for review. • Once comments have been provided & you have incorporated suggested changes, fax just the signature page, signed & dated by you & your supervisor, to the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager.

12. Content Guidelines • Section 5: Signature Blocks • Final 2-Year IDP Approval Procedures: • E-mail the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager the entire IDP for review. • Once comments have been provided & you have incorporated suggested changes, you & your supervisor will sign & date the IDP & then mail it to the NOAA PMF Training Program Manager, who will forward it on for certification.

13. Questions?