Competency Mapping and Assessment : A Practitioner's Handbook

This book provides an in-depth coverage on competency mapping and assessment centre and includes an extensive list of generic competencies, competency models for HR, leadership, model for future competency, automobile sector, and academic institutions and experiences of some consultancy assignments. It presents the complete know-how of developing a competency framework in detail for all practitioners and professionals. The volume examines ‘what, why, how’ on the subject and extensive support models that have been developed over years of research, consultancy, and training experience across private, public, and government sectors in India, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, the UK, and other countries. The book has been designed to help scholars and practitioners to understand, develop, manage, and map competencies with their organizations. The chapters are illustrated with figures and tables, along with examples, for a better understanding. The glossary of job task analysis will be helpful in job analysis, which is one of the most important tasks in developing competency models.

The volume would be useful to both the academic and corporate world. The students, researchers, and faculty of business management courses, especially those specializing in human resource management, will have an in-depth understanding of ‘What and Why’ of competency frameworks, models, and assessment centre. It will be an essential resource for corporates—public and private sectors—multinational organizations, staff training institutions, learning and development centres, consultancy firms, trainers, government and public service organizations, etc. to get a hands-on understanding of ‘How’ of developing competency framework, competency mapping and assessment centre in their organizations.