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COMPETENCY MODEL CLEARINGHOUSE

  • In response to workforce challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and industry partners collaborated to develop and maintain dynamic models of the foundation and technical competencies necessary in economically vital industries and sectors of the American economy. 

  • Goal of the effort is to promote an understanding of the skill sets and competencies essential to educate and train a globally competitive workforce.

  • The Competency Model Clearinghouse offers the Building Blocks for Competency Models Tool to guide you through the creation of a competency model.

  • Tool  enables one to create materials that assist businesses, educators, and workforce professionals in identifying the skills needed for success in 21st century careers.

http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/home.aspx

Supplemental Resources & Interactive Tools

Resources are available to identify, develop and customize competency models for an individual's business, workforce development project or curriculum development.

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Two interactive on-line tools help businesses, educators, and workforce professionals achieve their talent development goals: t

 

  1. Build a Competency Model Tool 

  2. Build a Career Ladder/Lattice Tool

  3. Credential Competencies Tool

 

In the User Guides section you will find instructions, examples, and worksheets to assist in applied uses of competency models and career ladders/lattices.

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Competencies and Career Clusters

The Career Clusters have greater emphasis on elements needed for curriculum performance objectives, measurement criteria, scope, and sequence of courses in a program of study, and the development of assessments.

 

The Industry Competency Models focus more on competencies needed for performance in the workplace and do not go into the same level of detail.

Building Blocks for Competency Models

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Occupation Related                                                                     Industry Related

Tier 9 -- Management Competencies                                          Tier 5 -- Industry-Specific Technical Competencies    

Tier 8 -- Occupation-Specific Requirements                               Tier 4 -- Industry-Wide Technical Competencies

Tier 7 -- Occupation-Specific Technical Competencies

Tier 6 -- Occupation-Specific Knowledge Competencies


Foundational Competencies

Tier 3 -- Workplace Competencies

Tier 2 -- Academic Competencies

Tier 1 -- Personal Effectiveness

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