I want to know the difference between competency mapping and competency assessment. Brief description of both would be helpful.
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Hi Sudhir,
I would firstly mention - Competency Mapping is Step 1, and Competency Assessment would come later.
Coming into the difference between the two. For your reference -
Competency Mapping -
Competency mapping is a way of assessing the strengths & weaknesses of a worker or organization.
It's about identifying a person's job skills and strengths in areas like teamwork, leadership, and decision-making.
Many competency mapping models break down strengths into two major areas:
Functional Skills - Practical knowledge that a person needs to perform a job.
These skills are generally easy to measure through skill tests or task-specific questions.
They can help define whether a worker is capable of carrying out his or her basic responsibilities.
Behavioral Skills - Involves personal skills such as leadership, active listening, teamwork, and morale.
Crafting questions and tests that accurately identify behavioral strengths and weaknesses can be difficult because a worker may try to answer in a way that makes him look his best rather than providing an honest response.
This type of testing is important for getting a complete picture of an individual's skill set.
Also refer to -
http://www.ijser.org/researchpaper%5CCompetency-Mapping.pdf
http://www.shrmindia.org/sites/default/files/Richa%20Nanda_SIP%20Report%20-%20Assessment%20Centre%20%20Competency%20Mapping.p df
Competency Assessment
It is an ongoing process of continually building knowledge and skills.
The key to competency assessment is that it is based on actual skills and knowledge that a person can demonstrate in the workplace or other contexts.
The problem with testing is that it doesn't guarantee that a person will be able to do something - it just verifies that they know something.
A typical assessment process involves the following steps:
Self-Assessment
Workplace Assessor reviews evidence
Identify Development Needs
On and Off the Job Learning
Reassessment / Award Qualification
Please refer to the following as well -
[The Process of Competency Based Assessment](http://www.managementstudyguide.com/competency-assessment-process.htm)
Hope it helped :-)
From India, Mumbai
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754I would firstly mention - Competency Mapping is Step 1, and Competency Assessment would come later.
Coming into the difference between the two. For your reference -
Competency Mapping -
Competency mapping is a way of assessing the strengths & weaknesses of a worker or organization.
It's about identifying a person's job skills and strengths in areas like teamwork, leadership, and decision-making.
Many competency mapping models break down strengths into two major areas:
Functional Skills - Practical knowledge that a person needs to perform a job.
These skills are generally easy to measure through skill tests or task-specific questions.
They can help define whether a worker is capable of carrying out his or her basic responsibilities.
Behavioral Skills - Involves personal skills such as leadership, active listening, teamwork, and morale.
Crafting questions and tests that accurately identify behavioral strengths and weaknesses can be difficult because a worker may try to answer in a way that makes him look his best rather than providing an honest response.
This type of testing is important for getting a complete picture of an individual's skill set.
Also refer to -
http://www.ijser.org/researchpaper%5CCompetency-Mapping.pdf
http://www.shrmindia.org/sites/default/files/Richa%20Nanda_SIP%20Report%20-%20Assessment%20Centre%20%20Competency%20Mapping.p df
Competency Assessment
It is an ongoing process of continually building knowledge and skills.
The key to competency assessment is that it is based on actual skills and knowledge that a person can demonstrate in the workplace or other contexts.
The problem with testing is that it doesn't guarantee that a person will be able to do something - it just verifies that they know something.
A typical assessment process involves the following steps:
Self-Assessment
Workplace Assessor reviews evidence
Identify Development Needs
On and Off the Job Learning
Reassessment / Award Qualification
Please refer to the following as well -
[The Process of Competency Based Assessment](http://www.managementstudyguide.com/competency-assessment-process.htm)
Hope it helped :-)
From India, Mumbai
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