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Competency Frameworks

A competency framework turns “we need better skills” into something you can measure. We set up your framework in the platform, link it to courses and evidence, and show each person – and their manager – exactly where they stand.

What you get

  • Your framework, your language – competencies, levels and descriptions exactly as your organisation or profession defines them.
  • Linked to learning – each competency connects to the courses, activities and resources that build it.
  • Evidence and sign-off – learners upload evidence; managers, mentors or assessors review and sign off.
  • Learning plans – personal plans built from the gaps in each person’s profile.
  • Progress at every level – individual, team and organisation-wide views for appraisals and workforce planning.

Example: the ICOS Skillnet competency model

For ICOS Skillnet we built an interactive competency model for Ireland’s co-operative sector. Members explore it as a wheel: from the sector (dairy, livestock or agri-business) to an area such as operations or admin and shared services, then to a function such as finance, and finally to the personal, business and technical competencies for that role. Each competency has a clear description and a downloadable PDF, and the model links directly to evaluation and self-evaluation tools and to a separate framework for board directors.

Try a simplified example below.

Works with self-evaluation and mentoring

Competency frameworks work best together with our self-evaluation tools and mentorship programmes: learners rate themselves, discuss the result with a mentor and agree a plan.

Interactive example

Example framework

A simplified, made-up framework to show how learners explore a competency model: choose an area, a type of competency and then a competency.

Competency

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