Summary

Competencies are:

• The skills, knowledge and attributes expected from an employee in the workplace.
• Do not focus on the learning process, nor are they task-oriented.  
• Focus on an employee's ability to perform a role.

Procedure

This tab page displays the Competencies that are required in a Work Area Position. There are two ways to link Competencies with a Work Area Position:

• Using Position Defaults
• From the Work Area Position Competencies form.

Position Defaults

Existing Positions may already have Competencies recorded. To save data entry, for a new Work Area Position record, use an existing Position as a template.

1. In the Details (i) tab page of the Work Area Position, ensure that the Position field contains the template Position.
2. From the right-click menu View mode, select Copy Defaults from Position.
3. Click Yes to the message box.
4. Select the Competencies tab page and ensure that the expected Qualifications are associated with the Work Area Position.

Work Area Competencies

To attach additional Competencies:

1. Change to Edit mode.
2. Click Edit | Add or Edit to reach the Work Area Position Competencies form.
3. Complete the following fields:

    

   Field	Details
   Competency Code	The Competency to attach to the Work Area Position.
   Importance	Some Competencies are more important than others. Assign a value to reflect the importance of this Competency in relation to others for a Work Area Position. Ensure that the assignable range remains consistent throughout the organisation. For example, using a range of '1' to '5', with '5' always the most important.

    

4. Click Save + Close to return to the Competencies tab page.

Minimum Skill Match

This field identifies those employees capable of performing specific tasks. For example, if this field holds a value of '4', then for an employee to be considered eligible for a role, their competency level must be at least '4'.