Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

Every recruiter and hiring manager knows it's best to seek candidates who align with the company's long-term objectives, but knowing and doing are two different things. Getting the right candidate the ...

NASHVILLE -- Mart Sessler has gone far with his associate degree. He worked his way up to vice president of information systems at a large insurance provider. But after 25 years in his field, Sessler ...

Competency management systems allow employers to evaluate employees' performance. Use of these systems allows managers and supervisors to identify gaps, deploy remedial training, recruit staff and ...

There are a number of competency models that are used to guide leadership development efforts in businesses, in nonprofit organizations, and in colleges and universities. Most of these models focus on ...

James Stiles, CSP, explained that the development of Johnson & Johnson's "global health and safety competency model" has been driven by a longstanding upper-management mandate that the company's most ...

You’re at a cocktail party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m an automation professional,” you reply. “Oh, so you work with robots,” comes the response. Well, maybe you do work with ...

(TNS) — Jaqueline Yalda, who has been a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for a decade, sought a promotion earlier this year. But first, the department required her to ...

As part of an effort to ensure that security practitioners have the skills necessary to meet the demands of an ever-evolving threat landscape, the ASIS Foundation teamed up with the University of ...

Competency-based education is an approach focused on equipping students with practical skills for future life and work. A new policy review examining Thailand’s version of this reform reveals its ...