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Competency Management Guide

by Mar 28, 2022Competency Management

Competence management is a broad term. It describes different fields of knowledge and disciplines, which are executed by HR managers or other executives on a daily basis. This versatility makes it difficult to get an overview. That’s why this guide was created. It is intended to provide an introduction to competency management and covers the most important topics.

There are numerous interesting blog posts, individual articles and page-long books on the topic of competence management. From these different sources, one can now compile information that appears important. However, we wanted to make it easier for aspiring HR professionals to get useful knowledge on managing competencies. That’s why we, as experts, have created our own guide to competence management with all essential knowledge. Compact and easy to understand.

This guide is designed to cover the key areas of focus in competency management, delving deeper into the subject matter with each chapter. It is intended for aspiring HR managers, experienced managers who want to expand their expertise, CEOs and all those who want to acquire knowledge about competence management.

In total, our guide consists of 14 articles, which are compact and logically structured. The individual articles build on each other and lead further into the topic step by step. Depending on your preferences and expertise, you can skip articles or navigate back to previous ones.

Are you ready to dive into competency management?

Then click your way through our guide, article by article, and learn about basic concepts through helpful tips and tricks for competence management.

Here we go with the first article: What is Competency Management?

 

About the Author

Nadja Weinzettl

Nadja Weinzettl

Digital Marketing Manager at Skilltree. In addition to marketing-related topics, her interests include skills management and human resources development.

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