Staff Development
Effective staff development is important to every firm’s future. A simple but effective method is to develop a competency-based framework. In order to do this you need to know where your competencies are now, where you want them to be, and how you are going to bridge the gap.
Any role can be broken down into four levels: a trainee, a supervised practitioner, a practitioner and an expert. The role of electrician is used an an example here.
- A trainee electrician would have little or no knowledge of the role requirements. They would be limited in the things they could do on their own, and would need to be fully supervised.
- A supervised practitioner electrician would be able to undertake many aspects of the job. They would however not be able to certify their own work.
- A practitioner electrician would be competent in all the tasks required for the role.
- An expert electrician would be fully competent in all aspects and have extensive experience. They’d also be able to pass on their skills and experience to others by supervising and training them.
The mini-tool provided here is based on the TimelessTime Staff Developer tool designed to help firms implement an effective staff development process. This mini-tool allows you to consider a limited number of staff, roles, competencies and competency levels. The full TimelessTime Staff Developer can handle large numbers of staff, roles and competencies. It has been designed to help firms implement effective staff management processes. It also forms part of evidence-based Human Resources Management within Investors in People and ISO9001:2008.
Before using the tool it would be useful to print out the Instructions for Use and follow these when using the mini-tool. Please read the instructions on how to print your results before you begin to use the tool.
Instructions for use
To use the tool click the following link: Competency Framework Tool.
