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GSA Rates Available For: Employees of U.S. Government agencies and other organizations eligible to use GSA sources of supply and services
See Full Workshop Dates & Locations Below > A 3-day workshop that prepares HR professionals to develop their own competency models without external assistance. As a result of attending this program, participants will learn:

• What competencies really are, including:
  
  • 5 types of competency characteristics ...and the difference between skills, knowledge, self-concept, traits, and motives.
  • categories of competencies ...and the difference between threshold and differentiating competencies.
  • The connection to Emotional Intelligence (EQ) "competencies"
• How competency-based HR systems produce bottom-line results.
• How to Build Job Competency Models, the Right Way!
• How to develop or tailor a competency dictionary, and integrate off-the-shelf lists from PDI, Lominger, DDI, etc.
• How to conduct a Key Event Interview.
• Approaches for building competency models for multiple jobs in an organization.
• How to plan and develop a focus group for competency modelling.
• How to make the case and sell a competency-based approach to top management.
• How to successfully implement a sustainable competency system.
• How to create practical, effective and integrated processes for:
  
  • Talent Management
  • Assessment, Selection, and Retention
  • Succession Planning
  • Performance Management
  • Employee Development and 360° Feedback
• How focusing on competencies can make a positive impact on diversity, change management, and organization development initiatives.
• How to select or develop competency development programs and tools.

GSA Rates Available For: Employees of U.S. Government agencies and other organizations eligible to use GSA sources of supply and services

7 Special Benefits of Attending This Workshop Each participant who successfully completes this program will be certified to use Workitect's competency menu and more than 30 forms, templates, instruments, and tools for implementing competency-based HR systems, and will receive:

• 1. Rights to use 54 high quality PowerPoint slides from our "Competencies 101" and "The Case for Competency-Based HR Systems" presentations.
• 2. A 380-page information-packed Participant Workbook for reference during the program and for back-home use.
• 3. A 225-page Resource Guide for Developing 34 Competencies, co-authored by two of the workshop leaders - a $50 value.
• 4. Subscriptions to two online Resource Guides for Developing Competencies, eDeveloper™ for Leadership and eDeveloper™ for Global HR Professionals - a $70 value.
• 5. A personal critique of your situation or plan supplied prior to the program.
• 6. Workshop fees applied to intellectual property licenses [54kb PDF] to use and modify Workitect's competency dictionary.
• 7. Special reports on... "Integrating Key HR Processes", "Competencies and Competitiveness", "Building Competency Models - Approaches for HR Professionals", "The ROI of Competency Technology", and "Competency Systems Add Value Line Execs Can See".

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This program is also available for onsite
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This program, has been approved for 19.25 (Specified -Strategic Business) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.