Competence management aims at using optimally and developing the competencies of employees, that is their ability to put in practice their knowledge, experience, know-how according to the goals of the corporation they work for. Competence management is relatively new field in human resources but has been increasingly recognized and implemented within firms over the past few years and is widely seen as essential for the achievement of a company’s objectives.
Management coaching will help you install a competence management program, which can only work if management is completely on board and cooperative. It is their job, after all, to evaluate every employee’s skills to establish their competencies so that they can be measured against the company’s needs. If you doubt your company’s ability to use competence management, consultants can help you. Although this will cost a bit more, the added expense will be worthwhile.
To make use of the employees’ abilities and to mobilize sufficient number of them, you need to first know the competencies required for carrying out a particular task. One of the aims of business coaching is to help employees understand the importance of competence management and enthuse them to become involved in it.
Employees will thus quickly understand for what task their competencies are needed and what knowledge they need to gain to perform other tasks and get ahead in their careers. The employees will therefore realize by themselves what kind of training they need to take, and there will be no more training needs analysis for your human resources management.
To get an insight of your employees competencies and measure the level of their skills, we’ve already suggested professional help, but there are numerous other simple tools that you may use. You could use a form for each employee listing their capacities. Another possibility would be a centralized database accessible to everybody through the company’s network, listing each employee’s competencies and also the competencies needed for the tasks the company needs to perform.
Competency management is the best way to manage the human capital of your company and will also give you great return on investments. It is a also a way to get the employees involved and interested in their job, by offering them a chance to participate actively in the fulfillment of your company’s objectives.
The goal of competence management is to maximize the efficiency of employees by matching their skills with the work your company needs done. You have to determine the competencies needed for a task and use it to mobilize enough employees. For this, you have to get the support of the management, which is done through management coaching, or get outside professional help. Through business coaching you must try making your employees realize the importance of this. You can get to know your employees’ competencies by using a form or through a centralized database listing each one’s competencies and that needed for each task.
- George Purdy
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