Competencies and Foundation Skills (T&D 1 Web Assignment 2)
Web Assignment 2 Use the Department of Labor’s website to find reports from the SCANS commission (Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills). Find the report entitled “What Work Requires of Schools.” Identify the competencies necessary for effective job performance. What foundational skills underlie these competencies? Using your own employer, or that of a friend or family member, interview a manager, trainer, or human resource representative of the company. BHR4680, Training and Development 3 From the DOL’s website answer the following statements: 1. Identify the competencies necessary for effective job performance. 2. Discuss the foundational skills that underlie these competencies. From your interview answer the following questions: 1. Explain the extent he or she believes that the employees at the company they work for possesses the five competencies. 2. What competencies are most strongly represented in their work force? 3. What competencies are the weakest in their work force? Your answer should be prepared using Microsoft Word, be at least 300 words, and be sure to cite all the sources used according to APA format.
T&D 1 Web Assignment 2: Competencies and Foundation Skills
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The competencies necessary for job performance are resources, interpersonal, information, systems and technology (US Department of Labor, 1991). It is necessary to assess the competences along with foundation skills, including basic, thinking skills and personal qualities (US Department of Labor, 1991). Basic skills are related to arithmetic, listening, speaking skills, reading and writing. Think skills entail reasoning, decision making, creativity, visualizing and solving problems. Personal qualities to improve job performance are honesty, integrity, self-management, self-esteem, responsibility and sociability (US Department of Labor, 1991).
Following the interview, the HR personnel stated that the employees who were primarily business analysts satisfactorily relied on the five competencies. On resources, application of time was the most prominent, and interpersonal skills were utilized in leading and teaching. The analysts need to assess information from various sources and hence collecting and interpreting data was critical for the analyst’s job. Younger employees understood how the technological systems worked better than their older counterparts, and would effectively operate with them. The analyst relied on technology to analyze data while also maintaining the systems...