Patent ID: 8533028

Claim:
A computer-assisted method comprising: retrieving at a processor a predetermined experience duration and an acceptable performance rating corresponding to a work assignment of an employee from a computer system; comparing at the processor an employee experience level corresponding to the work assignment with the predetermined experience duration and an employee performance rating with the acceptable performance rating; based on the comparing, determining plurality of training modules categorized among a plurality of developmental areas and associated with a plurality of module groups based on the employee performance rating and an allowed time frame for the employee to complete the plurality of training modules to achieve accreditation in a developmental area corresponding to the work assignment; and determining whether the employee has achieved accreditation in the developmental area based on whether the employee has completed the plurality of training modules in the allowed time frame, wherein the plurality of training modules and the allowed time frame for an employee to complete the plurality of training modules is adjusted based on at least one of: the employee performance rating relative to a peer group of the employee; and the employee experience level relative to the predetermined experience duration, wherein a module group of the plurality of module groups has a relationship with another module group of the plurality of module groups, further wherein a relationship between a module group and another module group of the plurality of module groups corresponds to a degree of a pre-specified plurality of degrees comprising: a degree indicative of a weak relationship between two or more module groups; a degree indicative of a strong relationship between two or more module groups; and a degree indicative of a very strong relationship between two or more module groups.