Assignment:
You have been asked to speak to your local training and development group on individual development plans (IDPs). Specifically, you are focusing on the following:
• How to create effective IDPs
• How to evaluate IDPs
• The importance of IDPs
Use the library, Internet, and course materials to research this topic and back up your recommendations for creating and evaluating IDPs.
Create a 2-3 page Word document with citations in APA format.
• Use examples to demonstrate each area of your speech.
• Use a variety of resources and cite them correctly.
• You should feel comfortable using industry-specific language because you are presenting to other training professionals.
Choose 2 of the following aspects of an individual development plan (IDP), and describe how they contribute to the effectiveness of the IDP. Identify what you see as the single most important characteristic of each element:
• development objectives
• actions to support objectives
• resources required to implement the plan
• timeline associated with development
• validation the development has occurred
• continued reinforcement