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== Summary==
 
== Summary==
Competency model represents a selected aspect of [[Competency|competency]] that is relevant for an organisation. It may, for example, illustrate the core competences of the organization and the links to requirements of roles. The purpose of competency model is to help the organisation to understand and communicate their competency related issues, e.g. their competency needs. Thus, competency model can be used as a tool to help an organisation to [[Competency management|manage its competency]]. Competency model often has a graphical form that is easy to communicate.
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Competency model represents an aspect of [[Competency|competency]] that is relevant to a [[Nuclear organization|nuclear organisation]]. The purpose is to help the organisation to understand and communicate their competency related issues. Competency model typically identifies at least the core competencies based on the organisation's [[Strategy|strategy]] and provides a link to [[Organizational competency|organisational competency]] needs and competency requirements of individual roles. Thus, competency model can be used as a tool to help an organisation to [[Competency management|manage its competency]]. Competency model is often put in graphical form to enable communication of the essential features of competency needs, e.g. in a form of [[Competency map|competency map]].
  
 
== Description==
 
== Description==
===Overview===
 
Competency model represents a selected aspect of [[Competency|competency]] that is relevant for an organisation. The purpose is to help the organisation to understand and communicate their competency related issues. Thus, competency model can be used as a tool to help an organisation to [[Competency management|manage its competency]].
 
 
===Benefits of competency model===
 
Competency models can help organizations align their human resource related initiatives to their overall business strategy. By aligning competencies to business strategies, organizations can better recruit and select employees for their organizations. In addition to recruitment and selection, a well sound competency model will help with performance management, succession planning and career development. [1]
 
 
 
===Contents of competency model===
 
===Contents of competency model===
A competency model identifies the required competencies based on the strategy and objectives of the organisation.
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Competency model presents organisation's most essential [[Competency|competency]] needs in a form that enables the organisation to take required actions. It identifies competency needs based on [[Strategy|strategy]] and objectives of the organisation and demonstrates how the identified competency needs support the overall strategy and achieving objectives. Typically the competency model has a future oriented view and it is aligned with the vision of the organisation. Both [[Competency|individual]] and [[Organizational competency|organisational]] competencies may be included competency model.
Usually both the current needs and possible future changes are included.  
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Competency model usually identifies a hierarchy for the competency needed in the organisation.
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[[Competency map]] is one possibility for presenting competency model and its links to strategy in a graphical form.
  
Competency model presents the result in a way that helps the organisation to take the required actions. [[Competency map]] is one possibility for presenting the competency needs in a graphical form.
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Competency model identifies a hierarchy for the competency needed in the organisation. It describes [[Organizational competency#Core, collective and individual competencies|core competency, collective competency and individual competency]].
  
Competency models can be created on the level of the whole organisation or on the level of individual roles. Typically, there are competency needs which follow directly from the highest level objectives of the organisation. If these competency needs are requirements for individuals, they are very general. They may also be on the level of organisation ([[Organizational competency]]).
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Competency model should describe links from competency needs to requirements of roles. Typically, some competencies are shared by the whole organisation and competency model describes how different roles should fulfill these, often very general, competency needs. When needed, more detailed models are created for different role families.
  
The role based competency needs are usually derived from the lower level objectives.
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===Benefits of developing and using competency model===
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Competency model provides the organisation with an efficient tool for [[Competency management|managing organizational competency]]. By identifying [[Organizational competency#Core, collective and individual competencies|core competencies]] based on strategy, it enables the organisation to align its competency related actions with strategy.
  
Competency models should make a link to competence requirements for roles.
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Competency model can also help the organisation to align their human resource related initiatives with their overall business strategy and improve the involved decision making process. Competency model creates the bases for setting job descriptions and competency requirements for individual roles. It helps creating job descriptions which are behaviorally based and aligned with the overall strategy of the organisation which improves HRD, career planning and  [[Recruitment|recruitment]] processes.
 
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In addition to helping the organisation to align its competency related actions, a competency models can also be used as tool for individual development. They provide a framework for determining individual developments plans and career planning.
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===Creating a competency model===
 
===Creating a competency model===
[[Organizational competency mapping]] is one approach for creating a competency model that is linked to the overall objectives and needs of the organisation.
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[[Organizational competency mapping]] is one approach to create a competency model that is linked to the overall objectives and needs of the organisation.
  
 
===Competency framework for regulatory bodies===
 
===Competency framework for regulatory bodies===
Fig 1 depicts a four-quadrant competency model developed for [[Regulatory body|regulatory bodies]]. In this case, one general model is developed for the whole regulatory body and it is further refined for specific functions under the regulatory body organization, e.g. technical tasks and legal tasks. This model is discussed in more detail in Ref. [2].
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Fig 1 depicts a four-quadrant competency model developed for [[Regulatory body|regulatory bodies]]. In this case, one general model is developed for the whole regulatory body and it is further refined for specific functions under the regulatory body organisation, e.g. technical tasks and legal tasks. This model is discussed in more detail in Ref. [2].
  
 
[[File:Four quadrant model for human competences in a regulatory body.PNG|thumb|right|500px|Fig 1. Four quadrant model for human competences in a regulatory body [2].]]
 
[[File:Four quadrant model for human competences in a regulatory body.PNG|thumb|right|500px|Fig 1. Four quadrant model for human competences in a regulatory body [2].]]
  
 
===Competency based HR===
 
===Competency based HR===
The competency model and the approach to competency-base HR used by Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) is described Ref. [3]. Figure 3 illustrates the model.
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Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) has implemented a competency based HR approach which they define as
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an integrated set of activities concentrated
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on developing and implementing competencies of individuals, teams (or groups) and organization in
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order to realize the mission and the goals of the organization and improve the performance of its staff [3].
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Figure 2 depicts the architecture KINS uses to build their competency models. KINS divides their competencies into three groups: general competencies that everyone needs to have, specific technical competencies and leadership competencies.
  
[[File:KIN Competency Model.JPG|thumb|right|500px|Fig 2. Competency model used by Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) [3].]]
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[[File:KIN Competency Model.JPG|thumb|right|500px|Fig 2. Competency model used by Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS). Ref. [3].]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
[1] Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competence_(human_resources)
 
 
 
[2] Training the staff of the regulatory body for nuclear facilities: A competency framework, IAEA-TECDOC-1254, 2001, http://www.iaea.org/ns/tutorials/regcontrol/refs/20trainingstaff.pdf
 
[2] Training the staff of the regulatory body for nuclear facilities: A competency framework, IAEA-TECDOC-1254, 2001, http://www.iaea.org/ns/tutorials/regcontrol/refs/20trainingstaff.pdf
  
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 18 December 2015


Definition

A representation used to understand and communicate a selected aspect of competency

Summary

Competency model represents an aspect of competency that is relevant to a nuclear organisation. The purpose is to help the organisation to understand and communicate their competency related issues. Competency model typically identifies at least the core competencies based on the organisation's strategy and provides a link to organisational competency needs and competency requirements of individual roles. Thus, competency model can be used as a tool to help an organisation to manage its competency. Competency model is often put in graphical form to enable communication of the essential features of competency needs, e.g. in a form of competency map.

Description

Contents of competency model

Competency model presents organisation's most essential competency needs in a form that enables the organisation to take required actions. It identifies competency needs based on strategy and objectives of the organisation and demonstrates how the identified competency needs support the overall strategy and achieving objectives. Typically the competency model has a future oriented view and it is aligned with the vision of the organisation. Both individual and organisational competencies may be included competency model.

Competency map is one possibility for presenting competency model and its links to strategy in a graphical form.

Competency model identifies a hierarchy for the competency needed in the organisation. It describes core competency, collective competency and individual competency.

Competency model should describe links from competency needs to requirements of roles. Typically, some competencies are shared by the whole organisation and competency model describes how different roles should fulfill these, often very general, competency needs. When needed, more detailed models are created for different role families.

Benefits of developing and using competency model

Competency model provides the organisation with an efficient tool for managing organizational competency. By identifying core competencies based on strategy, it enables the organisation to align its competency related actions with strategy.

Competency model can also help the organisation to align their human resource related initiatives with their overall business strategy and improve the involved decision making process. Competency model creates the bases for setting job descriptions and competency requirements for individual roles. It helps creating job descriptions which are behaviorally based and aligned with the overall strategy of the organisation which improves HRD, career planning and recruitment processes.

Creating a competency model

Organizational competency mapping is one approach to create a competency model that is linked to the overall objectives and needs of the organisation.

Competency framework for regulatory bodies

Fig 1 depicts a four-quadrant competency model developed for regulatory bodies. In this case, one general model is developed for the whole regulatory body and it is further refined for specific functions under the regulatory body organisation, e.g. technical tasks and legal tasks. This model is discussed in more detail in Ref. [2].

Fig 1. Four quadrant model for human competences in a regulatory body [2].

Competency based HR

Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) has implemented a competency based HR approach which they define as an integrated set of activities concentrated on developing and implementing competencies of individuals, teams (or groups) and organization in order to realize the mission and the goals of the organization and improve the performance of its staff [3]. Figure 2 depicts the architecture KINS uses to build their competency models. KINS divides their competencies into three groups: general competencies that everyone needs to have, specific technical competencies and leadership competencies.

Fig 2. Competency model used by Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS). Ref. [3].

References

[2] Training the staff of the regulatory body for nuclear facilities: A competency framework, IAEA-TECDOC-1254, 2001, http://www.iaea.org/ns/tutorials/regcontrol/refs/20trainingstaff.pdf

[3] Choi, Young-Joon,Plans for Competency-Based Human Resources Management in KINS, In International Conference on Human Resource Development for Nuclear Power Programmes: Building and Sustaining Capacity Strategies for Education and Training, Networking and Knowledge Management, IAEA CN‐215, 2014, pp. 59-62.

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