Competency Frameworks 

Competence is the ability to apply knowledge effectively, efficiently and appropriately, while a  Competency Framework describes the areas of competence required to effectively perform defined roles.

People development is an expensive and time-consuming process, therefore a competency framework is important in that it focuses and directs training and development.  By creating a Competency Framework, our clients are able to ensure that any investment in their staff addresses defined priorities and fills specific skills gaps that may exist, thereby ensuring a positive return on investments in people. 

Competencies fall into different categories, including:

Personal mastery – understanding self and others with a view to building effective interpersonal relationships, influencing behaviour and building a commonly shared vision. Personal mastery is a fundamental building block in leadership development as it starts with the primary leadership relationship – leading self.

Business mastery - the competence or ability to identify suitable business practices and appropriately apply these in the context of your business. Examples include strategic thinking, problem solving, project management, budgeting and cost control. 

Systems mastery – refers to the competence to understand inter-dependency, cause, impact and flow of events in order to anticipate, interpret and to plan. Aspects include stakeholder management, process optimisation and CSI. 

Technical competence – refers to having the skills required to perform the technical or functional component of a role.

Connemara’s competency profiling process has its own well-researched competency framework which is customised to suit the specific needs of your organisation.