Competency Analysis and Development Academy

1. 5-DAY ACADEMY
WORKFORCE COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS
schedule
of events
This 5-day (40-hour) academy is composed of six workshops. Attendees will learn how
to identify, define, evaluate, and manage competencies associated with each role or job
function within an organization and then analyze them to determine which competencies
are most essential for its successful operation. This academy prepares attendees to
develop and document information that is needed to effectively: create a sound strategic
workforce plan, formulate talent development strategies, identify and prioritize talent
development initiatives that will achieve maximum impact, manage and develop talent,
and do succession planning.
Workshop #1: Strategic Alignment Between Competencies and Mission
What You Will Learn • Organization mission statements
• What is a competency?
✓ Unearth, define, and document • Connecting mission to competencies
the competencies needed to • Levels of competence: proficiency
perform a given role or function,
Workshop #2: Building Competency Dictionaries and Pyramids
and that are essential for the
organization to function • Unearthing competencies
successfully. • Creating a competency dictionary
• Constructing a competency pyramid
✓ Create competency profiles,
• Verification and validation of competency pyramids
competency maps, career
progression lattices. • Identifying core and mission critical competencies
• Creating a competency profile
✓ Build and maintain a competency Workshop #3: Measuring Value, Risk, and Performance
dictionary. • Measuring the value of competencies
✓ Create a competency pyramid for • Quantifying your risk exposure
a given role or function. • Identifying critical to quality (CTQ) factors
• Defining key performance indicators (KPIs)
✓ Identify as core competencies
those competencies that Workshop #4:Organizing Competency Pyramids Into Communities of Practice
differentiate your organization. • Organizing roles into communities of practice (COP)
• Locating the diamonds: Discovering your most valuable and key competencies
✓ Conduct a competency risk • Quantifying the value of your human capital
assessment.
• The Human Capital Balance Sheet™
✓ Verify and validate to ensure the Workshop #5:Managing Careers from a Competency Management Perspective
competencies align with the • Creating competency profiles for a community of practice
organization’s mission and • Creating competency maps
strategic vision.
• Creating a career progression matrix
Workshop #6: Performing a Comprehensive Analysis
• Performing a comprehensive analysis for senior leadership roles
REGISTRATION • Performing a comprehensive analysis for first-line supervisor
For more information • Performing a comprehensive analysis for line workers
about this academy, • Performing a comprehensive analysis for staff support positions
contact us at • Learning and applying best practices
503.780.4758 or visit Certification Examination and Practicum
www.strategicwfp.com. • Certified Workforce Competency Developer Examination
• Certified Workforce Competency Developer Practicum
• Award of Certified Workforce Competency Developer certificate