Setting and tracking development goals
Formulates concrete development goals with a deadline, chooses matching activities and checks at fixed moments whether the goals are being achieved.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Portfolio or evidence
- hrmforce instrument
- Development Review, Competency Check
- Competency (50-framework)
- Self-development
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
A collection of prior work or results, assessed against fixed criteria.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Writes down two development goals with the manager and tracks which agreed action has already been carried out. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Sets own development goals with measurable outcomes, gathers evidence of progress and adapts goals when the work changes. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Links individual development goals to the direction of the organisation and defines how progress is tracked across the entire company. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Drawing up a personal development plan Personal development plan | Records own goals, activities, deadlines and support in a plan and discusses it with the manager. | stable |
| V | Formulating a SMART development goal SMART learning goal | Writes a learning goal with an observable result, a measure and an end date. | stable |
| V | Holding a development conversation Development conversation | Discusses ambition, progress and needed support with the manager separately from appraisal. | rising |
| V | Maintaining a portfolio of evidence Learning portfolio | Collects work products, certificates and feedback that demonstrate a skill has been achieved. | rising |
| V | Tracking progress on learning goals Learning progress tracking | Checks at fixed moments which learning goals were achieved and what remains open. | stable |
| V | Choosing learning activities for a goal Selecting learning activities | Chooses the format that fits a learning goal, such as training, shadowing, practice or an assignment. | rising |
| V | Evaluating and resetting a development goal Goal review | Determines at the end of a period whether the goal was met and sets a new goal. | stable |
| V | Mapping an own career path Career pathing | Maps which roles are reachable and which steps and requirements belong to them. | rising |