Recommended for:
The Working with Competencies course is recommended for HR and development professionals who need to understand and design competency based approaches in recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and reward systems.
Course overview:
Competency frameworks are increasingly used by organisations for recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and reward systems. The Working with Competencies course provides an overview of the latest trends in the competency field. The Working with Competencies course also enables participants to begin to refine their own competency framework. Those without existing frameworks will be given practice in writing competency statements and describing behaviours.
Course benefits:
By the end of the Working with Competencies course you will be able to:
- assess the process through which competencies are derived
- evaluate the benefits and limitations of the competency approach
- explain how to use competencies to design effective HR processes
- persuade others of the usefulness of the approach.
Additional information:
In-house training
Working with Competencies can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We can also tailor the Working with Competencies course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an adviser about your particular requirements call our in-house training team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Course title:
Working with Competencies
Duration:
Duration
Dates and prices:
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In-Company Training
The Working with Competencies course can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Programme
Competencies: what are they?
- getting to grips with the concepts
- does the spelling matter?
How do they differ from other methods?
- objectives, standards; skill and knowledge specifications
- benefits and limitations
What can you use them for?
- integrating competencies across all HR processes
- reinforcing the values of the organisation
Should we measure competencies, and how?
- the need to measure the effectiveness of performance
- the measurement of behaviour
How do we derive competency frameworks?
- job analysis; generic frameworks and other methods
Using competencies to design development programmes
- identifying development needs from competencies
- sources of information, business plans, job descriptions, performance appraisals, learning needs analyses
- using learning management systems for planning individual development
Using consultants to develop competencies
- what could I do myself? what can I expect?
Action planning.