Competencies in context
Featured in the The Competencies Activity Pack training manual
By Roger Pattison & Andrea Moffat
Category: Competencies
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Competencies are useful in a number of people areas such as recruitment, appraisal, promotion and reorganisation for new jobs, to name but a few. It is important that anyone who has an involvement in these areas gains an understanding of what competency statements mean in day-to-day work-based situations. When using competency statements to compare, describe and rate the people who work in the organisation, we need to be sure that the behaviour criteria (competency statement) we use is meaningful to us, the person it describes, and to others with whom that person interacts. What do these words mean in a day-to-day working environment? What practical behaviours and attitudes do we think fit the statements? By putting the statements in context, we lift the words from the page and make them come to life, giving them meaning and understanding. This ensures that they become more effective and fully embedded in the practices and processes that the organisation adopts for managing its people.
The activity opens with a group discussion on the need to interpret the generic nature of competency statements and turn them into something meaningful that relates practically to the everyday work situation. Together, the participants look at what jobs are being considered and how competencies will be used with these jobs. Working in groups, they then take one of the competency statements and contextualise it around a job of their choice. The groups present their findings - examples of behaviours and attitudes in the workplace associated with the competency statement they examined - in a group feedback session. The activity closes with a review of the key learning points. The participants are encouraged to take ownership of the competency framework process and apply it in their own workplace to create a contextual framework.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to help their participants put competency statements into context.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:15:00 |
| No of Pages: | 12 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Two prepared sheets of flipchart paper.
Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers with managers and staff to help place generic competency statements into context by describing individual behaviour criteria in terms of the behaviours and attitudes found in the workplace.
Download the training activity, Competencies in context as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Competencies Activity Pack