Many organisations with specialist skills have a challenge of retaining and motivating these key skills. 21^st Century has facilitated a solution through the development of specialist career paths.

The purpose of career pathing:

• The implementation of Career Paths provides the Individual the opportunity to select between career options i.e. Management Career Path or Professional/Specialist Career Path, to ensure continuous progression in the organisation and career satisfaction
• A Career Path is a map/model indicating the alternative routes (various positions) an employee can follow to reach his/her career goal within the organisation.

The benefits of developing a career pat process in your organisation:

• The organisation and the individual benefit
• It supports retention of key staff
• It provides an alternative to career planning
• Professional and specialist competence is retained
• It increases the organisation’s competitive edge
• It assists in future structuring and restructuring exercises
• It facilitates succession planning
• It is aligned to best practice