Performance Reporting — Continued

Goal 5 — Highly skilled, motivated and innovative employees

The ministry relies on the strength, skills and commitment of its employees. The ministry is working towards creating a learning environment with staff development focused on key competencies and addressing succession issues. The establishment of individualized development and learning plans is a key component of a supportive and innovative working environment. The ministry committed to creating learning and development plans for 50 per cent of our staff this year and has achieved that goal. These plans identify the core competencies and skills that ministry staff should have for each type of job. They also help to identify skill gaps, training needs and paths to career development.

Core Business Area	Objectives	Performance Measures	2002/03 Targets	2002/03 Actual	Explanatory Notes
Ministry	A learning and growth-oriented work environment to attract skilled and motivated employees	Percentage of staff with development and learning plans in place	50%	76%	Note 1
Ministry	Staff composition and succession is managed to ensure the ministry operates effectively	Percentage of identified critical positions with succession plan	Identify critical positions	Completed	Note 2

Note 1:	During 2002/03, employee learning and development plans were completed for 76 per cent of MPR employees, well above the ministry target of 50 per cent.
Note 2:	The ministry is monitoring staff composition and succession carefully to ensure that the ministry continues to operate smoothly. Identifying critical positions was the first step in succession planning activities.