Competency assessment

Assess the competence underpinning performance

Any organisation with a competency framework needs to assess the competency of employees. The assessment process would ideally be integrated with the existing HR functions to ensure the process is valid and effective.

We have experience in using this type of vocational assessment to aid HR and Talent management professionals in the following areas:

Performance management
Employee development
Graduate development programmes
Competency assurance management
Succession planning

Competency assessment options

We can provide you with all the tools you need to assess competencies based on your internal frameworks.

Competency-based interviews
Competency-gap analysis
Real work assessments (observations, products, questioning)
Verifying evidence
Assessor and verifier training

What competency assessment provides

You can expect the following outcomes from competency assessment:

Competency descriptors and behavioural indicators
Evidence of performance
Identification of high performers
A competency development plan
Effective assessment decisions
Verification reports

Benefits of competency assessment

There are numerous benefits from objectively assessing workplace competence.

Encourages employees to demonstrate behaviours
Enables evidence of competency to be collected
Highlights high performers
Creates development paths
Identifies development opportunities
Provides competency data for succession planning
Ensures a standard process for performance management
Ensures competence in critical tasks
Measures real work
Incorporates a verification process that ensures quality and eliminates bias
Enhances overall business performance

Customisation

Each of our clients has its own competency framework, so each assessment is customised to correlate with that framework. Having contextualised assessment tools ensures a better buy-in by the different stakeholders of the assessment processes.

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