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Competency Management News-To-Use
| Best Practice: An Unintentional Use of a Competency
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An Unintentional Use of A Competency Management
Solution
This fortune 50 company manufacturing plant
found that a competency management solution was valuable far
beyond its original intent.
Overview and Challenge
A fortune 50
technology manufacturer aimed to improve quality levels of its
products by expanding the development of employees at one of
its factories. However, the company faced unique challenges in
assessing training needs. The factory floor did not resemble a
typical office space. Employees did not have easy access to
computers and were not comfortable with using computers.
Employees also depended on working at a pace as to keep up
with the rest of the factory and so did not have ample time
during the day to take assessments and complete training
courses. In addition to these organizational challenges, the
client desired a genuine commitment from its employees but was
unsure of how to portray the system in an inviting manner. The
client wanted detailed and accurate assessments, but didn’t
want to detract from manufacturing needs such as employee time
commitments and product quality.
Solution
In order to meet some of the
unique characteristics and integrate the solution into
corporate culture while not disrupting manufacturing
production, several steps were taken. To facilitate an
inviting and fun assessment environment, the user interface
was customized to have friendly, graphical characters invite
employees to log in. To overcome the lack of computer access
and time, kiosks were set...
For the Solution, Result and the Unexpected
Outcome of the competency management project, click
here
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| Avilar Webinars |
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Training Providers and the 7 Success Factors of
Going Web-Based
June 29th
Join Avilar for a webinar on the success factors of
Avilar training provider clients. Hear scenarios of how
training companies put together the right pieces to become
web-based, reach broader audiences and grow their businesses
beyond their expectations.
Reserve
your space in the webinar
Roadmap to Competency Management: Taking
Directions from CM Application Scenarios
July 19th
Hal Gerrish, Avilar's Director of Competency
Management, will pull from his 20 years experience in
implementation and analysis of competency management. Hal will
describe several scenarios in which competency management is
beneficial to organizations. He will also detail the unique
objectives and variations in process and data requirements
needed to support them.
Reserve
your space in the webinar
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| Avilar Events |
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Avilar will be present at the following
conferences:
SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition
Washington,
DC
June 25-28
If you would like a free exposition day pass to the
SHRM Human Resource Management exposition marketplace, please
e-mail Niki Herr at herr@avilar.com.
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| Industry News - Converging Learning and Performance, an
HCM Maturity Model, When HR and IT Meet |
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The Convergence of Learning and Performance
Management
Josh Bersin’s article gives an industry
analysis of organizations linking learning and performance
management and how both HR and training departments approach
this issue. There are four categories of approach to
Performance Management: Goals Based, Skills and Competency
Based, Talent Management Based, and Performance Reviews and
360 Reviews. The article explains the categories, performance
management, and the integration of systems in more
detail.
For
the full article
Human Capital Management Maturity Model
The
purpose of this article is to provide an HCM model to assist
in the creation of organizational strategy which develops
talent to meet company skill requirements. In order to avoid
the mistakes that many companies make by deploying HCM
solutions without the correct preparations, the HCM model
displays the five ordered steps that must be taken to reach an
integrated HCM program. With a fully integrated HCM program,
HR executives and other business leaders can reach corporate
goals through the use of cost-effective training and a more
coordinated and motivated workforce. They also have workforce
metrics to empower strategic and smart decision-making.
For
the full article
When HR and IT Orbits Meet
This Optimize
magazine article draws attention to the increasing use of
technology in HR practices and the necessity for IT and HR
departments to communicate their needs to one another. In
order for such programs as Competency Management software to
successfully integrate, both departments need to form
strategic relationships. A few pieces of advice offered as to
how and why the two department heads should mix are:
Each can be one another’s advocate when explaining needs
to budget controllers
As business conditions and labor markets change, so does
HR’s approach to program delivery. Technology is increasing in
importance.
HCM technology investments will lead to high- performing
organizations as long as IT provides the technological
stability and HR provides the workforce input
For
the full article
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Avilar Announcements |
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Avilar Launches New Website
Last week Avilar launched its new website with one
purpose in mind; simplification. The new website, inspired by
the Human Capital Management 2005 study, offers several
customized paths to find information from the home page
including job title, products and solutions.
“We want people to use our website not only to
contact us for information on our products and solutions, but
also as a way to increase their eLearning and competency
management knowledge,” says Avilar CEO John Skowlund.
The website takes several approaches in order to
simplify the learning process for visitors by only providing
relevant information. One example is to begin by job function.
As an HR Manager, the visitor will see competency management’s
uses in relation to proactive people management whereas a
Training Manager sees information on automation efficiency and
showcasing the value of training to management. If visitors
want to go straight to product information without lengthy
verbiage, they simple click on the appropriate tab for
competency management or eLearning.
“A dominant reason HR vocabulary, and solution
themselves, have become so confusing is from vendors,” said
Skowlund. “At Avilar we try to focus on simplification and
clarity. We’re not in the business of winning customers over
with words, we win them over with proven solutions.”
Avilar Announces June Training Provider
Month
In the month of June, Avilar is hosting several
events and providing new collateral focused to training
providers.
In light of several new training provider clients
which will be announced at a future date, increased interest
from training providers in utilizing technology to grow their
businesses, and the success of training provider client
careLearning, Avilar is providing content and events
specific to these companies.
A webinar focused on the seven success factors of
bringing a training business online will be held on June
29th.
Reserve
your space in the webinar
Avilar is sponsoring a survey to better uncover
training provider business needs, challenges and suggestions
for the clients they serve.
To
participate in this study
careLearning, a non-profit training company in
healthcare, surpassed one million course registrations. If
you'd like to learn more about careLearning and how it
leveraged WebMentor LMS, you can read the case study on the
Avilar's new website.
Rea
d the Case Study
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