Human Resources Skills: Integrating Learning with Competencies

Course Overview

The use of competency frameworks has grown steadily over recent years and today they are commonly applied by L&D and HR specialists across a broad spectrum of HRD processes. Used in conjunction with other learning and development and business processes, competency frameworks can add significant value to an organisation.

Competency frameworks add most value when linked to the behaviours and standards required by the organisation and integrated across the four major management processes of selection, performance review, learning and development and reward.

This course provides you with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilise competency frameworks and increase the learning & development contribution to your organisation.

Audience

• L&D practitioners responsible for learning and development processes
• HR generalists wishing to use competency frameworks in recruitment and selection, plus line managers requiring a working knowledge of the use of competency frameworks.Introductory level course - geared towards those who need an introduction to the subject and assumes limited or no previous experience.!

Skills Gained

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• differentiate between the behavioural and standards approach to competency frameworks
• use competency frameworks to identify learning and development needs
• evaluate the contribution of competency frameworks to the performance management process
• assess the use of competency frameworks for learning and development practitioners
• generate learning and development solutions for the business
• utilise competency frameworks in selecting and developing learning and development professionals in your organisation.

Course Outline

What is a competency?

• the two types of competencies standards approach behaviours approach
• the right type of competency for your organisations needs.

Using competency frameworks

• the use of competency frameworks across the four major management processes selection performance review learning and development reward.

Integrating learning with competencies

• how to identify the business needs
• the performance management processes
• how to use competencies in learning and development
• models of core competencies for a range of roles and standards
• case study examples of successfully integrating learning with competencies
• the key tools for integrating learning and development with competencies.

Practical skills development

• models of core competencies of effective learning and development professionals standards approach behavioural approach
• techniques for assessing competencies
• choosing a suitable competency framework
• demonstrating your skills of continuous professional development and communication
• applying the key learning skills to assess your own performance and development self assessment reflective thinking giving and receiving peer feedback constructing development plans personal development records developing learning plans.

Human Resources Skills: Integrating Learning with Competencies / CM025274