NOTE: Registration fee includes 100-page workbook, lunch and morning coffee. Does not include travel and per diem expenses for Attendees. (View the workbook Table of Contents.)
Instructor: Christine Hipple, Director of Workforce Development Solutions, hipple@avilar.com (410-290-0008)
Christine has more than 20 years of strategic human resources and training experience across several fields. As a director within Avilar, Christine provides a variety of consultation services to external clients and participates in product and business development. Her portfolio of workforce development initiatives include establishment of both human resource and learning departments, implementation of a competency-based pay-for-performance program, development of a formal internal mentoring program and competency-based talent selection process. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Education from Indiana University of PA and has taken advanced courses in Instructional Systems Design from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Christine has also served as a Past President of the Maryland Chapter of ASTD.
Overview
This one-day workshop is designed for individuals and who are undertaking competency management initiatives and are looking to expand their understanding of competency management. Participants will learn about tools and methods that can streamline the process and will learn about several different approaches real organizations have taken to make significant impact. The workshop is interactive, fast-paced and flexible based on participant’s needs. All exercises are contained in a workshop manual that can be used as a post-workshop reference tool.
Part 1: Introduction
Participant introductions and course overview
Review of results of pre-work questionnaires
Competency Management: the Heart of Talent Management
Alignment Exercise: Creating an Impact Model
Part 2: Planning
Stakeholder analysis
Exercise: Competency management SWOT analysis
Planning to avoid pitfalls
Exercise: Starting your action plan
Part 3: Researching
Sources of prepared competency models
Internal research methods
Exercise: Conducting a Behavioral Event Interview OR Conducting an Expert Panel
