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title: Using the Talent Development Core application
description: Managers and employees can create and track career development and growth plans. Managers access Talent from Employee Center menus Your career Growth plans to track employee development.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-use.html
release: australia
product: Talent Development Core
classification: talent-development-core
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Talent Development Core, Growth Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
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# Using the Talent Development Core application

Managers and employees can create and track career development and growth plans. Managers access Talent from Employee Center menus **Your career** > **Growth plans**to track employee development.

-   **[Create a growth plan with the help of Now Assist](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-growth-plan-with-nowassist.md)**  
Use Now Assist to help create a growth plan to give your career goals guidance and structure.
-   **[Create a growth plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-growth-plan.md)**  
Create a growth plan to give your career goals guidance and structure.
-   **[Edit a growth plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-edit-growth-plan.md)**  
Edit, set a due date, or add additional activities to a growth plan.
-   **[Create a growth plan from an aspiration or main skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-growth-plan-master-skill.md)**  
Create a growth plan based on one of your aspirations or main skill.
-   **[Create a growth plan from an aspiration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-growth-plan-new-role.md)**  
Create a growth plan based on one of your aspirations to help you move towards a new role.
-   **[Create a growth plan from discussions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-growth-plan-aspiration-type.md)**  
Create a growth plan based on your discussions or aspirations.
-   **[View and edit employees' growth plans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-view-edit-employees-growth-plans.md)**  
Review your employees' growth plans to keep track of their progress and help them in their career development.
-   **[Create a Talent Development Aspiration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/egd-create-aspirations.md)**  
Create Aspirations to define and track professional and personal interests.
-   **[View Credly badges](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/view-credly-badges.md)**  
As an employee, sync external badges into your organization’s Credly account and view them on your career profile.

**Parent Topic:**[HR Service Delivery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/hr-service-delivery.md)