Performance management is an integral part of government's strategic planning and accountability process. It's a tool used to align individual performance goals with organizational performance.
Wondering where exactly you fit into this? Individual work planning provides the answer.
Individual work planning involves developing your own work, competency and learning objectives, and aligning them with the objectives of government, your ministry and that of your division/branch. Your work plan will help you focus on the priority areas of your role that are necessary to help your branch and your ministry meet their goals. It also allows us to look at the competencies we use in our current jobs, the competencies we use less frequently, and look at our career aspirations.
While your individual work plan is important to the success of our organization, it's also of benefit to you in these ways:
- Ensures you know what is expected of you.
- Helps you understand the direction that your ministry is headed.
- Shows how you and what you do contribute to your ministry and government-wide success.
Provides an opportunity to discuss your career aspirations and develop skills for success.
The following tips can help you get the most out of the work planning process:
- Learn as much as you can about the strategic direction of your division/branch and your ministry.
- Understand the difference between work, competency, values and learning objectives.
- Use your work plan year-round to support ongoing discussions with your supervisor.
How can you grow your career?
One way to grow your career is through upskilling. Upskilling is the process of building on your competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) through various learning and development opportunities.
Upskilling requires a conscious approach to understanding the direction our organization is going and what competencies we need to support that direction. It can focus on the needs of the government, ministry or branch plans, or individual needs and interests.
Upskilling allows us to react quickly to citizen needs and interests, remain current in best practices and be responsive to the communities that we serve in keeping with our organizational values.
What does upskilling look like?
- Watching online webinars, videos, and tutorials
- Reading articles
- Listening to podcasts
- Joining the Corporate Mentorship Program
- Offering to collaborate on projects outside normal daily duties
- Completing the various free trainings available in the My Learning App in PSC Client
Tools and Resources
Here are some tools and resources to help you with the work planning process.
For creating a work plan
- Employee's Guide to Developing Work Plans
- Supervisor's Guide to Work Plans
- Planning for Success Guide (out-of-scope)
- Work planning and Planning for Success templates
My Learning App
- Work Planning for Out-of-Scope Employees
- Supervisor's Guide to Out-of-Scope Work Planning
- In-Scope Work Planning and Review
- Supervisor's Guide to In-scope Work Planning and Review
To include in work plans
Taskroom
- Competencies – in-scope and leadership and management competencies.
- Corporate Learning – find the Learning and Development Catalogue, info on e-learning and classroom training, Manager Development Program, Johnson Shoyama Policy workshops, etc.
- Corporate Mentorship Program – info on what the program is and how to participate.
- Employee Networks – EDGE, AGEN, SVMEA, DSN, PAN.
- Review the mandatory learning and learning paths for new employee and managers (e.g., Manager Development Program, recognition, disability awareness, positive spaces, etc.)
Don't forget that your supervisor or manager is available to support you through the process.