Many leading companies are looking at ways to link skills development to strategic objectives as well as to demonstrate compliance with industry regulations. The greatest cost of learning is the time people are not working at their jobs. The solution is to minimise the time spent in training and focus people specifically on just the skills they need. It is important, therefore, to identify the skill gaps of employees in terms of the organisation’s specific business goals and strategies. Competency management is now recognised as a key process to ensure that the individual and organisation training plans are linked to business goals. This article will illustrate how skills and competency management systems can help organisations improve the effectiveness of their training.
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Mark Homer
Mark Homer
Mark Homer is Director of John Matchett Ltd, a software and training company based in Banbury, UK.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5767
Print ISSN: 0019-7858
© MCB UP Limited
2001
Industrial and Commercial Training (2001) 33 (2): 59–62.
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Homer M (2001), "Skills and competency management". Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 33 No. 2 pp. 59–62, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850110385624
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