So what is competency and why is testing for it important?

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The Importance of
Competency Testing
The Importance
of Competency
Testing

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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Overview
1. What is competency?
2. Why is testing for it important?
3. What it measures?
4. Competency testing
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
What is competency?
So what is competency?
 Competency is defined as:
“the quality of being adequately or well qualified
physically and intellectually.”
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Why is testing for it important?
Testing for competency, whether in the classroom or the
work place, is a critical marker of an individual’s and
organization’s performance.
Not to mention, the role it plays in risk management--not
having a process in place to identify a potential liability is
undermining the success of any organization.
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Why is testing for it important?
By assessing an employee or individual’s competency
level you are in turn gathering:
 data about an organizations strengths
 weaknesses in different areas
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Why is testing for it important?
These areas range from:
 Regulatory Criteria
 Recruitment & Selection
 Career Management
 Training & Development
 Performance Management
 Reward Management
 Accountability
 Expertise
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
What does it measure?
 Knowledge
 Skills
 Job attitude
 Decision Making Abilities
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Competency Testing
Each organization has a unique model and process for
measuring competency.
Whatever that model is, it should include:
 a process to adequately test and analyze performance.
And identifying a robust and cost-effective tool to help
administer and deliver assessments is critical.
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
Competency Testing
That’s why Test Generator gives you everything you need
to create your own personalized assessments, analyze
the data and provide reporting.
Every organization should have the tools they need for
excellence and Test Generator is here to help.
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The Importance of
Competency Testing
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