News & Events of DEVELOP

The DEVELOP project is creating new tools to assess and train work place competencies and aid the career development of an employee in large organisations. The project team has completed a first prototype of the DEVELOP Personalized Learning Environment, the project’s major solution to offer career guidance to employees. With this article, we want to invite you to join us for a brief walk-through of the DEVELOP environment, showcasing important features and expected benefits for users of the DEVELOP system.

In this session "Supporting Career Development for all by Improving Leadership through Adaptive Games", Dr Neil Peirce and Dr Alec Serlie will present an overview of the DEVELOP platform and the current status of the leadership game. Participants will be guided through the game’s assessment mode, detailed reporting, and leadership training features.

DEVELOP offers a personalised learning environment for employees seeking to redirect, design, or further build their career path. This environment allows you to set your own career goals and find out whether you should change jobs based on your competencies, or deal with more responsibility in your current job role. In this article you will learn about the transversal competency clusters in DEVELOP and about the leadership game assisting you in developing this particular competency.

Soft skills like communication and leadership are usually measured in roleplays or questionnaires. A more contemporary and less costly way of assessing and training soft skills is by using games. Tune into DEVELOP’s free webinar on September 12th, 2017, to learn more about game-based assessments.

Nowadays, developing an agile mindset is crucial for all organizations longing to sustain their presence in the market and boost their profitability. This article provides some ideas on how to create an organizational learning culture, where learning happens for everyone, every day, leading to increased job satisfaction and confidence in handling oncoming challenges.