HSPAC Professional Core Competencies Program is a skill-building, career development activity designed to prepare next generation of federal executive leaders in public health through the creation of a customized Career Development Plan. This program is designed to help build and hone executive skills and knowledge to assume positions of higher levels of complexity, responsibility, and operational leadership, in a federal organization. It offers a unique and targeted approach by taking the guesswork out of planning and provides a “how-to” guide captured in the toolkit.