JEP Professional Development Plan Process
Professional Development Plans provide a roadmap for employees to gain knowledge, skills and abilities that will benefit them in their role as well as benefit the department in meeting its goals. Accomplishment of these goals validate the return on investment for the Job Enrichment Program. The following steps outline the JEP Professional Development Plan process emphasizing that the annual performance review and goals serve as the foundation for the process.
Foundation: Performance Review and Goals
Supervisor + Employee
- Annual performance reviews highlight gaps that need to be improved as well strengths that should be enhanced
- Individual and departmental goals are created to support university goals
Step 1: Discuss Development
Supervisor + Employee
- Review performance evaluation and goals
- Discuss gaps to improve, strengths to enhance and stretch goals to develop
- Identify relevant learning resources (courses, webinars, conferences, …) to achieve development goals
Step 2: Create Development Plan
Supervisor + Employee
- Create professional development plan
- Include multiple learning resources for each development goal
- Supervisor and employee monitor progress on completion of development plan learning
Step 3: Submit Learning Completions
Supervisor + Employee
- Employee submits completed learning opportunity form and supporting documents to Staff Development via Formstack
- Supervisor receives email requesting ROI input and submits to Staff Development
Step 4: Review Learning Completions
Staff Development + Employee
- Staff Development reviews employee and supervisor input and updates MyCard record
- Employee tracks learning completions and JEP points in MyCard
Step 5: Process Bonuses and Premium Pay Increases
Staff Development
- Staff Development processes appropriate bonuses and premium pay increases based on eligible points and time period