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How strong is your career development practice? Free readiness check

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Employee Career Development Readiness Assessment

This free self-check helps HR staff in Malaysia see how well they plan employee careers and succession. Rate 16 statements about career paths, development plans, critical roles and talent reviews. You get a score, the area to strengthen first, and a printable checklist for keeping career development on track at work.

16 statements, about 5 minutes.

Your answers stay on this device until you ask for your report.

Where should we send your report?

We email you a link to confirm. Your report opens after you click it.

How we use your details: only to send this report and, if you ticked the box, tips about training. You can unsubscribe or delete your data from any email. For people aged 18 and over. Privacy notice version 2026-10-16.

This is a self-check, not an exam or a certificate.

Why check this now?

Find your gaps before an audit or a review does.

When people cannot see where their career goes next, they look elsewhere, and key roles are left without a ready successor.

What does the assessment ask?

Rate each statement from Not yet to Always. These are the statements, by area.

Career paths and progression

  1. I can show employees a written career path for their role, with the next roles they could move into.
  2. Each career path lists the competencies, experience and qualifications needed for the next level.
  3. I review our career paths when job grades, roles or the organisation structure change.
  4. I explain lateral moves and project roles as real development options, not only promotions.

Individual development plans

  1. Every employee I support has an individual development plan agreed with their manager.
  2. Development plans mix on-the-job learning, coaching and formal training.
  3. Where the employer is registered with HRD Corp, I link planned training to our annual training plan and grant timelines.
  4. I follow up on development plans at least twice a year and record progress.

Critical roles and successors

  1. I keep a current list of critical roles that would disrupt operations if they became vacant.
  2. Each critical role has at least one named successor with a readiness level.
  3. I use agreed criteria, such as performance and potential, to identify high-potential employees.
  4. Each successor has development actions that close their specific gaps for the target role.

Talent pipeline review

  1. I present a talent review to management at least once a year.
  2. I track how many critical vacancies are filled by internal candidates.
  3. I plan knowledge transfer before key employees retire or resign.
  4. I keep talent review discussions and ratings confidential.

How do you use it?

Three steps, then a private report.
  1. Step 1Rate each statement honestly for how you work today. It takes about 5 minutes.
  2. Step 2See your readiness band as soon as you finish, free and without signing up.
  3. Step 3Want to keep it? Ask for the detailed report: your score by area, your top gaps, the next step and the checklist as a PDF.

  4. What do you get with the report?

    A private report page and a PDF in English or Bahasa Malaysia with your score by area, the gaps to work on first, the recommended next step and this checklist.Last updated 20 October 2026

What is on the daily checklist?

Tick items as you work. Ticks are saved on this device only.

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What comes after your result?

Finish this course and it already counts. You never repeat it.

Each area of this check matches a core course for Certified Career Development Manager (CCDTM). Close your weakest area first, live or online, and every course you finish counts toward the CCDTM title.

See the CCDTM certification

How does the path to a certification work?

Start free. Pay one course at a time.

Which courses go deeper?

Build the next skill in the same track.
Same track, a few minutes each.

Frequently asked questions.

Short answers to what people ask first.

How is my score worked out?

You rate each statement from Not yet (0) to Always (3). Your score is the percentage of the maximum points, and your lowest scoring section shows which course to look at first.

Does a high score mean I am certified?

No. This is a self-check of your current practice, not part of the Certified Career Development Manager assessment. The certification is earned by completing its core courses and assessment.

Who is this assessment for?

HR executives, HR managers and line managers who plan staff development, career moves or successors for key roles in Malaysian organisations.

Is the Employee Career Development Readiness Assessment free?

Yes. You can answer every statement and see your readiness band without signing up. Your email is asked for only if you want the detailed report and the PDF checklist.

Do you store my answers?

Not until you ask for your report. Until then your answers stay in this browser. After you confirm your email, they are kept with your report and you can delete them from any email we send.

What happens after the assessment?

Your report recommends one next step: the half-day introductory class, the core course for your weakest area, or the certification when you are ready.