About the Programs
The NIH Training Center's career development programs offer participants an opportunity for professional growth and self-improvement. They range from short-term programs designed to help with a specific skill to longer-term programs designed to develop multiple competencies, support career planning, foster knowledge transfer within NIH, and provide tools for succession planning.
Employees who wish to participate in an NIH career development program must meet basic eligibility requirements and, in some cases, compete in a rigorous selection process. Successful candidates are then expected to meet all of the requirements of the program.
Continuum of Career Development
| Management Seminar Series | Emerging Talent Program | Management Interns |
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| Duration |
6 two-hour seminars over 7 months |
12-day program over 6 months |
2 years |
| Cohort Size Max | 250 | 30 | 3 |
| Audience | High-performing NIH employees and MIs | High potential or high performing NIH Federal Employees | NIH staff seeking internal merit promotion in administration/management |
| Targeted Group | GS 7-13 (nonsupervisory) and equivalents | GS 5-11 and equivalents | GS 7-12 and equivalents |
| Recruitment Model | Individual Recruitment | Team/IC recruitment | Individual recruitment/competitive |
| Application Process | Selection process and requirements handled within IC | Selection process and requirements handled within IC | Vacancy Announcement; NIHTC PM review and processing; written and group exercises and interviews |
| Individual Assessment(s) | None | CliftonStrengths | MBTI |
| Individualized Support | None | Individual Development Plan Consulting, and Career & Well-being Services | Senior-level Mentor |
| Focus Areas |
Topics (vary each year)
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| Developmental Activities | Individual Development Plan |
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| Extra-curricular Learning | NIH Tours |
MSS Coordination DDM Speaker Project |