Designing career paths based on competency models

TRAINING AGENDA

Section 1: Competency matrices

What are competencies and how do they influence the design of HR areas?

Competency models: company-wide, managerial, job-specific (technical and soft)

Stages of designing competency models at different levels

Creating competency matrices - case study: principles of creating matrices - using selected examples. Methods of defining competencies on the basis of: position and responsibilities, values, culture and expected behaviour

Definition of competencies

Scale for measuring competencies

Selection of key competencies for 3 selected positions: specialist position (core business), managerial position, position from backoffice functions

Creation of a competency matrix for the selected position

Section 2: Multidimensional development programs

How to define development opportunities

Development in role together with role stretching, task enrichment and enlargement

Team development - shadowing, task rotation, rotating leader

Lateral and vertical development opportunities

Spiderweb development - cross - trainings, job rotation, interdisciplinary projects etc.

Section 3: Career paths

Defining types of career paths

How to link competences with development opportunities in the company

The importance of preferences and needs in defining a career development plan

Designing competency-based career paths - workshop: defining competencies for a selected position

Designing a competency development plan

Definition of criteria for career path development