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CONTINUING LEARNING
There are many ways to provide training and development opportunities for executives,
including formal and informal training experiences, seminars, forums, and mobility
assignments. In December 2012, OPM published the Executive Development Best
Practices Guide (http://chcoc.gov/Transmittals/Attachments/trans5241.pdf). This guide
contains a compilation of executive development best practices used by the public and
private sector to support the continued learning of executives. With an emphasis on
impact, cost and innovation, the information contained in the guide will help agencies
more efficiently and effectively meet the development needs of federal executives. OPM
offers orientation programs for newly-appointed SES members as well as development
opportunities at training centers. Agencies are encouraged to use OPM’s Executive
Onboarding Manual and Framework as a tool to create an executive onboarding program.
The framework outlines the critical steps for developing and implementing a successful
formal executive onboarding program from pre-boarding through the first year. The
Executive Onboarding framework is available on OPM’s Training and Development
wiki:
(http://www.opm.gov/WIKI/uploads/docs/Wiki/OPM/training/Hit_the_Ground_Running
_Establishing_a_Model_Executive_Onboarding_Framework_2011.pdf)
OPM Training and Development Policy Wiki
In 2011, OPM created the Training and Development Policy Wiki (Wiki) for Federal
government training and development practitioners. The shared goal of Wiki users is to
learn, share relevant information, and collaborate across the government on all matters
related to Federal training and development. The OPM Wiki is open to everyone to view
and search for content. However, only Federal Government employees may register and
post content tools, resources and best practices directly onto the wiki. All users are
encouraged to provide comments relevant to the page topic thus making the wiki a
“living” and ever-evolving resource. The OPM Training and Development Policy Wiki
(http://www.opm.gov/WIKI/training/MainPage.ashx) is a great resource to find tools and
resources for continuing executive development.
Manager’s Corner
The OPM Manager’s Corner is an on-line portal hosted at
http://www.hru.gov/mgr_corner/mgr_corner.aspx. The target audience is all Federal
leaders—supervisors, managers and executives. A wide array of tools, training courses,
and resources can be found on the portal to assist in enhancing HR technical and
leadership competencies in all leaders. The “Course Catalogue” has a portfolio of
training courses to assist all Federal leaders. The courses that are available through the
portal have been evaluated and approved by the Office of Personnel Management as
meeting the foundational requirements and objectives of the course.
Current FREE online courses include:
Executive Excellence and Wellness through Strategic Leadership
Maximizing Employee Engagement