Attachment A

# Individual Training & Development Plan for

# NIH Public Affairs Specialist

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| ## EMPLOYEE INFORMATION                                               |
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+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **NAME OF     |                  | *              |        |       |
| EMPLOYEE**    |                  | *TRACK/TITLE** |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **OP          |                  | **TELEPHONE    |        |       |
| /DIV/OFFICE** |                  | NUMBER**       |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **SHORT-RANGE |                  | **LONG-RANGE   |        |       |
| CAREER        |                  | CAREER GOALS** |        |       |
| GOALS**       |                  |                |        |       |
|               |                  | **(2-4         |        |       |
| **(1 YEAR)**  |                  | YEARS)**       |        |       |
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| **[SHORT-     |                  |                |        |       |
| RANGE         |                  |                |        |       |
| GOALS]{       |                  |                |        |       |
| .underline}** |                  |                |        |       |
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| **Desired     | **Developmental  |                | **Date | **C   |
| Skills/C      | Activities**     |                | of     | ost** |
| ompetencies** |                  |                | Trai   |       |
|               | \- - On-The-Job  |                | ning** |       |
|               | Training (OJT)   |                |        |       |
|               |                  |                |        |       |
|               | \- -             |                |        |       |
|               | Self-Development |                |        |       |
|               | Activities (SDA) |                |        |       |
|               |                  |                |        |       |
|               | \- - Classroom   |                |        |       |
|               | Training (CT)    |                |        |       |
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| **C           |                  |                |        |       |
| ommunications |                  |                |        |       |
| Counsel with  |                  |                |        |       |
| Senior        |                  |                |        |       |
| L             |                  |                |        |       |
| eadership** - |                  |                |        |       |
| Partners with |                  |                |        |       |
| and advises   |                  |                |        |       |
| key senior    |                  |                |        |       |
| leadership on |                  |                |        |       |
| strategic     |                  |                |        |       |
| c             |                  |                |        |       |
| ommunications |                  |                |        |       |
| related       |                  |                |        |       |
| matters       |                  |                |        |       |
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| **Data        |                  |                |        |       |
| Gathering and |                  |                |        |       |
| Information   |                  |                |        |       |
| Briefing** -  |                  |                |        |       |
| Gathers data  |                  |                |        |       |
| and provides  |                  |                |        |       |
| relevant      |                  |                |        |       |
| information   |                  |                |        |       |
| in a          |                  |                |        |       |
| summarized    |                  |                |        |       |
| format        |                  |                |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **Development |                  |                |        |       |
| of Policies   |                  |                |        |       |
| and Standard  |                  |                |        |       |
| Operating     |                  |                |        |       |
| P             |                  |                |        |       |
| rocedures** - |                  |                |        |       |
| Compiles and  |                  |                |        |       |
| analyzes      |                  |                |        |       |
| regulations,  |                  |                |        |       |
| policies, and |                  |                |        |       |
| procedures in |                  |                |        |       |
| order to      |                  |                |        |       |
| provide an    |                  |                |        |       |
| organization  |                  |                |        |       |
| with a        |                  |                |        |       |
| consistent,   |                  |                |        |       |
| well-defined  |                  |                |        |       |
| i             |                  |                |        |       |
| nfrastructure |                  |                |        |       |
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| **Message     |                  |                |        |       |
| Delivery** -  |                  |                |        |       |
| Strategically |                  |                |        |       |
| delivers      |                  |                |        |       |
| messages by   |                  |                |        |       |
| evaluating    |                  |                |        |       |
| the most      |                  |                |        |       |
| appropriate   |                  |                |        |       |
| media         |                  |                |        |       |
| channel(s)    |                  |                |        |       |
| for the       |                  |                |        |       |
| particular    |                  |                |        |       |
| needs of the  |                  |                |        |       |
| target        |                  |                |        |       |
| audience(s)   |                  |                |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **Message     |                  |                |        |       |
| De            |                  |                |        |       |
| velopment** - |                  |                |        |       |
| Develops      |                  |                |        |       |
| messages for  |                  |                |        |       |
| various       |                  |                |        |       |
| audiences     |                  |                |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+
| **Employee    |                  |                |        |       |
| specific      |                  |                |        |       |
| goals**       |                  |                |        |       |
+---------------+------------------+----------------+--------+-------+

+---------------+--------+--------+----------------+-------+--------+
| ## LON        |        |        |                |       |        |
| G-RANGE GOALS |        |        |                |       |        |
+---------------+--------+--------+----------------+-------+--------+
| **Desired     |        |        |                | *     | **     |
| Result(s)**   |        |        |                | *Date | Cost** |
|               |        |        |                | of    |        |
|               |        |        |                | Train |        |
|               |        |        |                | ing** |        |
+---------------+--------+--------+----------------+-------+--------+
| **Employee's  |        |        |                |       |        |
| specific      |        |        |                |       |        |
| goals**       |        |        |                |       |        |
+---------------+--------+--------+----------------+-------+--------+
| **Signature   |        | **     | **Signature of |       | **     |
| of Employee** |        | Date** | Supervisor**   |       | Date** |
|               |        |        |                |       |        |
| **(Employee's |        |        | *              |       |        |
| Name)**       |        |        | *(Supervisor's |       |        |
|               |        |        | Name)**        |       |        |
|               |        |        |                |       |        |
|               |        |        | **(Title)**    |       |        |
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