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Enlisted In dividual Development Plan (IDP) User Guide
CDA services
Career Development Advisor (CDA): Your CDA can assist you with
information on leadership and professional development programs,
advise you about education benefits, and counsel you on career
options such as advancement, the transition from enlisted to officer
status, or joining the Reserve. A CDA can also assist you with a
variety of interest inventories including the Strong Interest and
Confidence Skills Inventory (occupational, basic interest, personal
style, etc.), Career Assessment Inventory (career decisions involving
college, etc.), etc., which are all available through DANTES. CDAs
can assist you with developing an IDP.
The Coast Guard Institute: The Institute can conduct an Educational
Coast Guard Institute
Assessment, which determines how your academic experience can
services
be transferred to a college degree program.
CG Transition/
Transition/Relocation Manager (TRM): TRMs are located at
Relocation Manager
Integrated Support Commands, TRACEN Cape May, and the
Headquarters Support Command. TRMs can assist you in
identifying your individual attributes, planning an effective and
workable career strategy, and providing you feedback on career
issues, options, and barriers. TRMs have a variety of career tools
and some are certified career coaches. In addition, some TRMs
can assist you with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, etc.
Step Two: Write down your goals. The act of writing goals on
Step Two: Write
paper is one of the most important aspects of an IDP. It encourages
down your goals
you to think about what you want to achieve and list the steps you will
need to take to accomplish your goal(s). The Goal Setting section
of the IDP (Tab 7) is divided into professional, personal,
educational, and financial goals. For each of these goal areas, think
about what you want to do in the short-term (3 months to a year) and
long-term (1 to 5 plus years). Present what you want to do in the
form of goals. A goal is a statement of a desired outcome or
accomplishment that is specific, observable, and realistic. For first-
termers, the supervisor will assist in defining your professional,
personal, educational, and financial goals. Additional assistance is
available from those personnel listed in the Other Helpful People to
Know Worksheet (Tab 4).
Questions to as k
Ask yourself:
yourself
What do I want to accomplish in the next 3 to 12 months?
What do I want to accomplish by this time next year?
What do I want to accomplish by the end of the second year?
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