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Individual Development Plans (IDPs):
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Are a valuable performance enhancement and career development tool
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Are a personally tailored action plan that the supervisor and individual use to identify short and long-term personal and career goals
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Outline the training and developmental experiences to achieve those goals, for the benefit of the individual, unit and Coast Guard
IDPs are mandatory for first-term enlisted members and junior officers (but not warrants), both active duty and reservists, assigned to a permanent duty station, and are optional, but highly encouraged, for other military, civilians and Auxiliarists (per COMDTINST 5357.1A of 2 Feb. 2006).
The IDP Commandant Instruction contains:
- Commandant Instruction (5 pages)
- Enclosures:
- Enlisted IDP User Guide (8 pages)
- Enlisted IDP (19 pages)
- IDP User Guide for Civilians/Officers/Auxiliarists (12 pages)
- IDP Form for Coast Guard Civilians/Officers/Auxiliarists (3 pages)
Unit tools
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Merge application for Enlisted IDPs
This Microsoft Word/Excel merge application is a resource for supervisors or a unit's IDP coordinator. It is designed to reduce the time it takes to enter similar data fields when preparing multiple IDPs.
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Unit IDP Report: To find out how your unit is doing, follow these steps:
- Open CG Central.
- Select the "CG Analytics" tab.
- In the "CGBI Cubes and Reports" box, type "IDP" in the search box and click "Go."
- Find your district or appropriate organizational level and click on the red and blue icon to the left of it.
- A report in pdf format will open. The report includes detailed information on all individuals required to have an IDP, completion rates for individuals and units, a green/yellow/red indicator, etc.