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Add a Competency

 

After adding a competency type, add one or more competencies -- skills or qualifications in which an employee has been assessed as competent -- grouped under that competency type. For example, for the competency type Computer Skills, specific competencies could include Data Entry, Software Use and Document Formatting. The set of competencies and competency types comprise your organization's competency model. When an employee has been assessed as having a particular competency, that competency can be added to the employee's record. 

 

1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database under Configure System

 

2. In the "Employee Lists" section, select Competency

 

3. Select the competency type for the comptency from the first menu.

 

4. Either select an existing competency to edit or click the Update button to add a new competency. 

 

5. Enter the Name of the competency. 

 

6. Select the Competency Type from the menu, if it was not already selected. 

 

7. Enter any Notes about the competency (optional). 

 

8. Click Confirm and confirm that the competency entered is correct. If it is not correct, click Edit to change it. If it is, click Save to save it. 

 

Troubleshooting 

 

An error message appears when Confirm is clicked. 

 

Make sure that a competency was not already entered for that competency type. Change the name or comptency type and try saving again. If you do not want to add the competency after all, click Return (do not save changes)

 

The correct competency type is not available for selection. 

 

Under the "Competency Type" menu, click Add New and enter the correct competency type. Then click Administer Database and follow the steps above to add the new competency. You will have to re-enter any information you previously entered for the competency.