Experience does not equal competence. Experience equals merely experience. That’s someone who has done something for a long time… not necessarily well.
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When it comes to competency-based learning, you will likely recommend learning that will get someone to their target level (meaning the learning objectives help them perform the behaviors in that level). Using the previous example, you’d recommend an activity that would get a Pre-Sales person to a level 2 or even a level 3. But for the Sales VP, you’d recommend a different activity to get them to a level 5.
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If you motivate someone to be great in their job, and the competency model defines what they need to be able to do in order to perform their part of corporate strategy, then by default, using competency models will drive the organization’s mission, even if they are not motivated by the mission itself.
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One-time reskilling and upskilling efforts will not be sufficient to deal with transformations in the long-term. Companies and their ecosystems need to build a culture of life-long learning which allows employees to continuously improve their competencies. – World Economic Forum
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A competency model is a list of all the skills that someone in a particular role needs to do at a target level in order to be successful in that role. Some people call a competency model as a “capability framework” or “skills rubric”.
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“Companies can’t be resilient if their workforces aren’t. Building your reskilling muscle now is the first step to ensuring that your organization’s recovery business model is a success.”
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This is the power of competency models and a competency assessment (because you have to have the honest skills data).
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It’s time to eliminate the disparity between haves and have-nots with respect to the right skills for today’s work. If you want to ensure upskilling/reskilling equity for all, leverage technology like the Self-Directed Learning Engine™ to provide everyone with the opportunity to grow at their own pace. Those with the right skills will be able to increasingly control their destiny, choosing how, where, and when they work, while those without the required skills will not be able to envision how their circumstances will improve
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