Working with Competencies for HR Teams

Foundation course on competency frameworks. Learn to apply the Talent Genome in hiring, development, and performance management.

  • What competencies are and why they matter
  • How to read and interpret a competency framework
  • How to use competencies in hiring conversations
  • How to integrate competencies into performance conversations
  • How to identify development priorities using competency data
  • A shared language for talent decisions across HR and management
  • Consistent use of competencies in hiring, performance, and development
  • Reduced reliance on intuition and subjective judgment
  • A foundation for more advanced competency work
  • HR business partners and generalists
  • Line managers responsible for hiring and performance
  • L&D professionals designing development programmes
  • HR teams implementing a new competency framework
  • Half-day workshop
  • Practical exercises and case studies
  • Participant workbook included
  • Certificate of completion awarded
  • Competencies
  • Behavioural clusters
  • Studies in meta-analysis

Working with Competencies

Foundational Programme

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Why this matters

Most organisations lack a clear definition of what good looks like

Without a shared competency framework, talent decisions become inconsistent, subjective, and difficult to scale.

This programme introduces a structured way to define, assess, and apply competencies, creating alignment across hiring, performance, and development.

What this enables

Programme content

Understand the building blocks of effective talent decisions

The foundation

Built on the Talent Genome

This programme is grounded in the Talent Genome's research-based competency model developed from a meta-analysis of 97 studies.

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Participants

Who should attend

Designed for anyone involved in talent decisions who wants to build a solid foundation in competency language and application.

Programme format

How it's delivered

Ready to apply what you've learned?

The CCAS takes competencies from understanding to practical application across hiring, performance, and succession.

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