Competency model

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Definition

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

Summary

Competency model represents an aspect of competency that is relevant to the organisation. The purpose is to help the organisation to understand and communicate their competency related issues, e.g. their competency needs. Competency model typically identifies at least the core competencies of the organization and provides a link between these competencies and competency requirements for 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.

Description

Contents of competency model

Competency model presents organization's most essential competency needs in a form that enables the organisation to take the required actions. This typically includes link to organization's strategy, objectives and role descriptions. Competency map is one possibility for presenting the competency needs in a graphical form.

A competency model identifies the required competencies based on the strategy and objectives of the organisation. Typically the competency model has a future oriented view. The competency model may include individual and organisational competencies.

Competency model identifies a hierarchy for the competency needed in the organisation. It describes core competency, collective competency and individual competency. They can be created on the level of the whole organisation, on the level of teams and on the level of individual roles.

Typically, there is a competency model that is shared by the organization and it describes how different level roles should fulfill these competency needs.

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).

The role based competency needs are usually derived from the lower level objectives.

Competency models should make a link to competence requirements for roles.

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.

Benefits of developing and using competency model

Competency model identifies the core competencies of an organization based on its strategy. It provides a framework for illustrating competency needs both on organizational and individual level.

Competency model sets the bases for describing 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. This type of job descriptions together with the competency model, provide a tool for career planning and creating development plans for critical roles.

Competency model also provides a tool for recruitment. It describes the needed competency to be used a s a criteria in the process.

Competency model can thus help the organization align their human resource related initiatives to their overall business strategy [1] and improve the involved decision making process.

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.

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 organization, 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

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.

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

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

[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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