From Current Position to Career Goals
Noova Career Path helps employees and managers collaboratively build structured career development paths. Employees can clearly see potential next positions in the org structure, understand required competencies and skills, assess their current readiness level, and receive specific training recommendations to close gaps.
Career Path Map
Display a career progression map from the current position to target positions within the organization. Employees select positions of interest to see detailed requirements.
Readiness Scorecard
Overall readiness assessment with percentage score. Detailed breakdown by competency and skill: met, nearly met, or needs development.
Detailed Gap Analysis
Clear listing of each missing skill and competency, current level vs. required level, along with priority level for development.
Recommended Courses
Automatically suggest courses, training programs, and development activities related to skill gaps. Employees can enroll directly.
What Career Path Delivers
Clear Development Path
Employees no longer feel uncertain about their career future. The path map clearly shows available promotion positions along with specific requirements for each career step.
Objective Assessment
The system automatically aggregates competency data, verified skills, training results, and experience to produce an objective readiness score, free from subjective bias.
Purposeful Training
Instead of generic training, the system recommends exactly the courses needed to close skill gaps. Every development activity is tied to a specific career goal.
System-Wide Integration
Career Path doesn't stand alone — it connects with IDP, performance reviews, competency frameworks, training systems, and succession planning to create a synchronized talent development ecosystem.
Who Uses Career Path
Employees
Proactively build and track their own career development path.
Managers / Team Leads
Support employees in career development and prepare succession pipeline.
HR / Talent Development
Build and manage career path system for the entire organization.
How Organizations Use Career Path
Junior Employee Wants Senior Role
A junior developer wants to know what's needed to become a senior developer in 2 years.
- See clear skill requirements: Backend (Expert), System Design (Advanced), Mentoring (Intermediate)
- Current readiness assessment: 45% — needs to develop 3 key competencies
- Receive list of 5 internal courses on System Design and Best Practices
- Create IDP with 3 specific goals and clear deadlines
- Track progress as readiness increases from 45% to 85% after 18 months
Specialist Transitioning to Manager
Senior specialist wants to move into team lead role but lacks leadership experience.
- Identify 4 missing management competencies: People Management, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution
- Recommend Management Essentials program and Leadership Workshop
- Suggest practical activities: lead a small project, mentor 2 junior members
- Submit portfolio with project outcomes and team member feedback
- Forecast reaching 80% readiness after 12 months of structured development
HR Planning for Succession
HR needs to identify who's ready for an upcoming Team Lead position.
- Filter list of 8 potential candidates with readiness above 70%
- Compare detailed competencies and gaps for each person
- Create specific training plans for top 3 candidates
- Forecast 2 people ready in 6 months, 1 person in 12 months
- Build a clear succession pipeline for leadership team
Using Career Path Step by Step
1
View Career Path Map
Access Career Path to view the career progression map from your current position. The system displays available promotion positions within the organization, including both management and specialist tracks. Select a position of interest to see detailed requirements.
2
Assess Your Readiness
After selecting a target position, the system automatically evaluates your readiness based on current competencies, verified skills, training results, and experience. View the overall readiness percentage and detailed breakdown by each criterion.
3
View Gaps and Recommendations
Review the detailed list of missing skills and competencies, current level vs. required level. The system recommends courses, training programs, and development activities tailored to close your gaps. Enroll in courses directly from here.
4
Track Development Progress
Upload skill evidence (certificates, project outcomes, manager assessments) to your portfolio. Create development activities in IDP linked to Career Path. Monitor your readiness score increase as you complete development activities.
Career Path Feature Details
Career Path Map
Visualize possible promotion paths from current position.
Readiness Assessment
Automatically calculate readiness for target position.
Smart Training Recommendations
Suggest relevant courses and development activities based on gaps.
Skill Evidence Portfolio
Collect and verify proof of acquired skills.
HR Ecosystem Integration
Seamless connection with other HR modules.
Configuration and Customization
Admins flexibly set up paths per organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Career Path
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