Ethical Considerations in Competency based Assessments
February 12, 2025
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When competency based assessment is adopted as a central strategy it is then further linked to the other HR processes of the organization like selection and hiring, performance management and learning and development. But, before implementing competency based assessment in the organization, it becomes important that the HR department does a comprehensive groundwork. Let us explore what are the critical considerations for the same:
While these may be a few important points, however, introducing a new strategy or approach in the organization which has a lasting impact on a large number of people is never easy. Once the premise for competency based assessment is clearly established it becomes comparatively easier to initiate the change in other HR processes.
The next step of the process then becomes identifying critical organization competencies, developing a framework and cascading the framework in the organization. This is to ensure, that the employees are well aware of the competencies for different level with a clear understanding of desired behaviors to be displayed in their specific job roles.
The cascading of the competency framework can be done internally by the HR team members or external consultants can be called in to conduct workshops and seminars to introduce and promulgate the competency framework within the organization.
Once the competency framework becomes known and is accepted by the employees, the next step becomes integrating it with the assessment processes used in the organization.
The assessment processes then have to realign to evaluate the specific competencies, some examples will help in understanding how this process happens:
Constant review of the process would further help in improving, strengthening and reinforcing the culture of assessments based on competencies.
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