A group of prominent US scientists from the academic, government, industry and non-profit sectors aims to create an online training centre to collect career-development resources for postdoctoral researchers. Most postdocs end up in jobs away from the laboratory, but career-development training for them is patchy across institutions. The centre would be a repository for lesson plans, materials (including the individual development plan tool, a career-development workbook that is available online or through host institutions) and resources (such as a list of certified training advisers) to help universities to create career-development programmes. All such content on the website would be peer-reviewed and checked, and a steering committee will address specific issues, such as the target audience for lesson plans and how materials and career advisers will be vetted. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Rockville, Maryland, has pledged to support the development of the centre with funding and staff time.