Avilar Workshop

CM 201: Putting Competency Management to WORK for Your Organization

Dates to be determined. Contact Us to schedule a workshop at your location or ours.

Overview

This one-day workshop is designed for individuals who are undertaking competency management initiatives and are looking to expand their understanding of competency management. Participants learn about tools and methods that can streamline the process and learn about several different approaches real organizations have taken to make a significant impact. The workshop is interactive, fast-paced and flexible based on participants' needs. All exercises are contained in a workshop manual that can be used as a post-workshop reference tool.

*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.)

Workshop Outline

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
• Group Discussion: Buy, Build or Customize?

Part 4: Drafting

• Organizing the contents of your competency model
• Exercise: Documenting your structural decisions
• Creating job profiles

Part 5: Testing and Using a Competency Model

• Group discussion: Validation considerations
• Case studies: Strategies for successful execution
• Evaluation considerations

Part 6: Wrap Up

• Discussion of outstanding questions
• Action plan summaries
• Workshop evaluation

Instructor: Christine Hipple, Director of Workforce Development Solutions, hipple@avilar.com
(410-290-0008)