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Competencies – getting the full picture. Mark Palmer
Getting the whole picture: qualifications and SFIA – how they work together Joy Shewring
Competencies – getting the full picture
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What is Competency?
"competence" is a combination of knowledge, skills and behaviour.
Professional Skills
Knowledge
Experien
ce, Q
ualification
s Behavioural Skills
SFIA Skills context
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What is Competency?
Skills Knowledge
Competency
Experience
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Assessing Competency
Skills Knowledge Experience
OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE
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Language of Competency
Certifications
Competency
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Relevance of Certifications
Skills Knowledge Experience
OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE
Certifications
Certification is a demonstration of knowledge and/or skill that is relevant to a competency.
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APMG-International
Knowledge Knowledge – a building block of competency Certificates – a demonstration of knowledge
Certifications developing knowledge
P3O® P3O® is a registered trade mark of the
Cabinet Office
AGILE Project Management
APMG-International Agile Project Management is a trade mark of the APM Group Limited
Why Map?
Mapping Objectives
• Sign posting • Syllabus Content Mapped • Qualification levels identified
Intended Benefits... to assist:
• Targeted / “Wise” Purchasing • Informed Recruitment • Planned People Development • Planned Competency Development • Focused Succession Planning • Improved Career Planning
Anticipated Audience
• HR Professionals
• Managers
• Individuals
Mapping Approach • Two dimensions • Certification Learning Level – SFIA
Business Skills Levels • Certification Syllabus – SFIA Skills/Tasks
– Core – Supplementary
Types of Qualifications • Direct link to SFIA skills / tasks
– Service; Project; Programme and Portfolio Management
• Core Business Qualifications linked to SFIA levels of responsibility – Finance; Change; Risk and Business
Management and Soft Skills Development
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Relating Certificates to SFIA Tasks and Job Roles
Category
Sub Category
SKILL
Job family
Certificate family
Job Role
PRINCE2®
Project Management
Project Manager
Business Change Management
Project Management - PRMG
Business Change
TASK
Skills, roles, certifications shown for illustration purposes.
LEVEL Certificate PRINCE2® Practitioner
PRMG-4
Qualification Mapping - Roadmap
Next Steps • Our Experience • Opportunities
– SFIA – Consistency – Clarity
• Working in partnership • Tool development
Principles of Mapping
Category
Sub Category
SKILL
Job family
Certificate family
Job Role
PRINCE2®
Project Management
Project Manager
Business Change Management
Project Management - PRMG
PRMG-4
Business Change
TASK
Skills, roles, certifications shown for illustration purposes.
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LEVEL Certificate PRINCE2®
Practitioner
Relevance to Job Roles
Qualifications or
Certificates
Qualifications or
Certificates
Qualifications or
Certificates
SFIA level
Core Skill
Supplementary Skill
Job Role
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Assessment
Job Role
Checklist of
Certifications
Assessment against
SFIA skills
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Applications
• Job role definition
• Development planning
• Recruitment
• Resource management
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Certificate mapping is a basis for informed discussion.
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Mark Palmer mark@skillsforit.com 07802-861103
Joy Shewring joy.shewring@apmgroup.co.uk 01494 452450