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Career conversations and development plans at work (paths, promotion readiness, upskilling)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

By Cheryl Duong

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Career conversations and development plans at work (paths, promotion readiness, upskilling) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why a career conversation is not an appraisal · 7 min

    Before you begin · Two meetings, one calendar slot · What was missing?

  • Lesson 2: Career paths, levels and what is expected · 6 min

    Reading the framework · Where am I? · Check

  • Lesson 3: Writing a development plan · 6 min

    Five steps · A good development goal · Is this a development goal?

  • Lesson 4: Promotion readiness and skills gaps · 6 min

    An honest readiness conversation · Match the gap to the action · Check

  • Lesson 5: Grey areas, upskilling and speaking up · 6 min

    Grey areas · Upskilling options · Who to ask

  • Lesson 6: Your plan and final assessment · 4 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Each development-review cycle, when a career framework is launched, and for new managers before their first career conversation.

Employees, managers holding career conversations, HR business partners and talent teams; run by talent management, HR and L&D.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • The organisation's career paths, levels and expectations
  • The organisation's development plan template, if any
  • Where employees can find courses and development options
  • What the organisation can and cannot fund
  • Help contact
  • Policy link
  • Escalation route
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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