Improving Performance through Competencies

"During the day the following themes will be covered: ,- What competencies are and getting to grips with the concepts. ,Understanding a little of the theory ,- How do they differ from other methods of Human Resource Management? ,- Establishing when it is and isn’t appropriate to employ competencies ,- Establishing what the benefits and limitations are from using a competence framework ,- Using competencies to design development programmes ,- Using consultants to develop competencies Course Outline: "",- Personal objectives and expectations ,- Agreement of programme outcomes ,- How do we derive competency frameworks? ,- Using competencies within your existing Human Resource agenda for: , • Designing your competency framework for recruitment purposes, identifying, recording and judging evidence of competence through exercises and questioning techniques , • Developing your organisation through developing people , • Managing performance and development using competencies in the appraisal process , • Putting value on job roles and rewarding appropriately , • How to use competencies within the disciplinary process ,- How to involve your employees in the design of a competency framework ,- How to communicate this change of process within your organisation to achieve the best results ,- The way forward: Making it work – a personal action plan"