{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-412.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 412.401","heading":"Continuing executive development.","body":"(a) Each agency must establish a program or programs for the continuing development of its senior executives in accordance with 5 U.S.C 3396(a). Such agency programs must include preparation, implementation, and regular updating of an Executive Development Plan (EDP) for each senior executive. The EDPs will:\n(1) Function as a detailed guide of developmental experiences to help SES members, through participation in short-term and longer-term experiences, meet organizational needs for leadership, managerial improvement, and organizational results;\n(2) Address enhancement of existing executive competencies and such other competencies as will strengthen the executive's performance;\n(3) Outline developmental opportunities and assignments to allow the individual to develop a broader perspective in the agency as well as Governmentwide; and\n(4) Be reviewed annually and revised as appropriate by an ERB or similar body designated by the agency to oversee executive development, using input from the performance evaluation cycle.\n(b) Consistent with 5 U.S.C. 3396(d) and other applicable statutes, EDPs may provide for executive sabbaticals and other long-term assignments outside the Federal sector.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 412—SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT","Subpart D—Executive Development"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"ad53efd4f1d527ca2308500f2718cf5afe8e4d374da72248d906926ad1c8f77f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-412.303","next":"us/5-cfr-430.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}