Competency Modeling for Groups

STRATEGICALLY CLOSE COMPETENCY GAPS. PROVIDE TARGETED UPSKILLING.

Competency modeling is a powerful tool that provides learning and development (L&D) professionals with a data-driven foundation to inform key strategic talent management processes, such as personalized individual or team development plans, targeted upskilling and even succession planning. Competency models align skills and abilities to specific roles or functions within your organization, allowing your team to focus on what your learners need most and create strategic L&D plans that create a big impact. View the brochure.

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  • 2 Half-Days
  • Certificate Awarded
  • Delivery Options
  • English Language
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What Your Team Will Learn

In Training Industry’s Competency Modeling Certificate program, your team will learn a step-by-step process for developing custom competency models for your organization, including identifying key competencies, writing competency definitions and gaining agreement and buy-in among stakeholders. Your team will also gain strategies to validly assess employee’s current competency levels and identify the gaps they need to target.

After earning this certificate, your team will be able to:

  • Utilize multiple sources of information to determine the key competencies associated with a given role or function.
  • Create customized competency definitions and behavioral indicators for your organization.
  • Refine, validate, and maintain your competency models over time to ensure accuracy and relevance.
  • Assess employees against your competency model to identify strategic competency gaps on the individual and team level.
  • Gain buy-in for your competency models and effectively partner with stakeholders in development and implementation.

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Competency Modeling for Groups

Agenda

The program spans eight hours and is completed online, over two half-days. Your team will take part in a multi-day live, virtual instructor-led (VILT) class, that includes ample time for discussion, analysis and an applied work project.

PREWORK

Prior to the course, you will have access to prereading assignments and a brief prework exercise. Prereadings consist of a competency modeling process guide and three real-world case studies of competency modeling initiatives.

DAY 1

Setting the Stage

  • Defining “competency.”
  • Competency versus performance.
  • Establishing purpose to inform strategy.

Developing Your Model

  • Conducting initial research.
    • Activity: Pulling competencies from job descriptions.
    • Activity: Partner interview.
    • Activity: Writing behavioral indicators.
  • Prework review.
  • Creating a draft model.
  • Reaching agreement and finalizing your model.
  • Visualizing your model.
  • Maintaining your model.
  • How technology can support competency modeling.

DAY 2

Implementing Your Model

  • Assessing employees.
    • Combating sources of bias.
  • Building a matrix and other visualizations.
  • Identifying gaps.
  • Translating competencies into training solutions.

Capstone Project

Gaining Buy-In and Addressing Resistance

  • Communicating the purpose and value to different audiences.
  • Common criticisms and shortcomings of competency modeling.

Capstone Project

This course includes several application activities, including a capstone project where you will work with fellow participants to identify and define competencies, establish a competency measurement plan, and write competency-based learning objectives for a hypothetical role.

Course Tools, Resources and Job Aids

  • A complete course workbook.
  • Three real-world case studies of competency modeling initiatives.
  • A full process guide for developing and implementing competency models.

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Competency Modeling for Groups

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Competency Modeling for Groups

ALIGN YOUR TEAM AROUND COMPETENCY MODELING.

The Competency Modeling Certificate helps your learning and development team to successfully develop and implement custom competency modeling initiatives for your organization. It is completed online through two consecutive live, virtual sessions spanning two days.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You’ll start by working with our director of professional development to determine if this program is a good fit for your training team’s needs. Next, we’ll help you identify the right people from your training team to participate in the Competency Modeling Certificate, and to select a time and delivery modality that minimizes disruption and maximizes learning. You’ll then work with the course facilitator to share your team challenges and ensure they’re able to connect the competency principles taught in the course to your specific context. Throughout, we’ll also offer recommendations and best practices for team alignment and reinforcement before, during and after training so that your team is prepared to apply competency modeling practices and realize real business results.

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