As of 2016, all UNICEF staff members have a development plan in Agora, connected to the Achieve PER
system. You can access your plan from various pages in Agora. From the main menu you can access
your plan under: My Learning > Development Plans
First identify 2 to 3 development goals. They should reflect a change that will help you perform
your duties and the deliverables described in your PER. Click on
and fill in the form that
opens on your screen. Make sure to select relevant work output deliverables from the list (assuming you
already created them in Achieve. Once a goal is created, you can easily update it by clicking on the cog
next to the goal’s title.
For each goal, identify 2 to 3 learning activities. Options to add activities appear below your
goals. Check activities from the Agora catalogue by clicking on:
This option sends
you to the catalogue. Use the text based search and filters to narrow your
search. When you see an activity that interests you, click on
to see the detailed activity summary page. On each activity summary page,
you will see a “Plans options” block (see screenshot on the right), allowing you
to link the activity to your plan, or to your team members plan if you are a
manager. Note that this process does not mean that you are enrolled for the
activity. You are only bookmarking the activity in your plan.
You are also encouraged to consider activities outsides the catalogue, both formal (e.g. external / local
workshops) and informal (stretch assignment, conferences). You can add such activities as Personal
Learning activities. To add an entirely new Personal Learning activity, select the
button, and fill in as much information as you can. You then need to click on
to attach
this activity to your plan. If you had already created Personal Learning activities in an other context in
Agora, you can simply use the second step of this process.
Associate all activities with a development goal. The activities you
selected or created show in the section “Activities for my review” (in purple, below
your goals). You will need to drag-and-drop each activity to the relevant
development goal it supports. Note that you can add activities, move them or delete
them during the year. All your learning activities must be associated with a goal.
Throughout the year, you are free to add or remove development goals or activities related to those
goals. We recommend that you keep your development goals unchanged throughout the year, but
allow flexibility in the choice of learning activities (formal or informal) that will allow you to achieve
these goals.
Deleting activities: You can remove an activity from your plan by clicking on the “x” sign on the right
side of the activity. Note that if you enrolled in the activity and started it, your progress will not be
deleted, and you will still see the activity in your record of learning. It is only removed from your plan’s
view.
Editing/Completing Personal learning activities: To edit a personal learning activity, you first need to
open it (click on its title) and then click on “Edit this content” in the upper right corner of the activity
page. When you finish the activity, make sure to upload certificate or evidence if possible, and then
mark the activity as completed by ticking the check box on the personal learning activity page.
Goal status: In the upper right corner of each goal, you can use a drop down list option
to specify the status of the goal (see image on the right).
It is important that you keep this status up to date as you progress with your plan.
You will also notice that your development plan has a discussion and validation section, in yellow at
the bottom of your plan. Use this section to document discussions with your manager and detail
changes made to the plan or achievements using the comments options and to sign off on your initial
plan.
As you approach the end of the year, you will receive a notification that the “Year wrap-up” tab is now
available in your plan, allowing you to initiate the finalization of your annual development plan. Start
this process by reviewing your plan, updating your goals status, verifying the work plan deliverables
related to each goal and adding or deleting learning activities as needed.
Schedule a discussion with your manager to discuss your plan, and detail how you believe you have
achieved your goals and how this has helped you in your work using the comments area of the “Year
wrap up” tab. When you are done, click on the “Sign off” button.