Course Information
Course Overview
HAY | Hogan | Lominger | Library | Model | Skills | Hard | Soft | Competency | HR | Assessment | Framework | Assessment
How do the best companies consistently select, develop, and retain top talent? The secret often lies in a robust competency model—an essential HR foundation that drives hiring, development, performance, succession, and even compensation.
This course is your step-by-step blueprint to building and applying a powerful competency framework in your organization. Whether you’ve heard of HAY, Hogan, Lominger, or just started exploring, you’ll learn how to move beyond theory and apply proven models to real HR processes.
You won’t just learn what competencies are—you’ll build them. From identifying key behaviors, to developing profiles, to conducting assessments and linking them to culture and strategy. By the end of this course, you’ll have your own ready-to-use competency model backed by global best practices and templates.
We’ll dive into:
• The difference between soft and hard skills—and why most companies assess them wrong
• The most effective sources for competency data
• Conducting interviews using Critical Incident and Functional Analysis methods
• Building role-specific profiles and linking them to KPIs and company culture
• Creating a launch plan to roll out the model across your HR stack
• Assessing competencies through rating scales, 360° reviews, and Assessment Centers
• Using ready-made libraries from HAY, Hogan, and Lominger
• Connecting your model to recruitment, learning, compensation, and promotions
You’ll also get real company case studies, downloadable tools, and guided homework with personal feedback.
Don’t wait until your talent strategy is outdated. Companies that master competencies today will lead tomorrow. Enroll now, build your model from scratch, and position yourself as the strategic HR expert your company needs.
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. It ensures cutting-edge insights and the latest practices.
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Course Content
- 5 section(s)
- 9 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Foundations of Competency-Based HR Management
- Section 2 Building a Custom Competency Model Step-by-Step
- Section 3 Practical Tools for Competency Design
- Section 4 Competency Assessment and Libraries
- Section 5 Applying Competencies in HR Systems
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the fundamental role of competencies in business and HR processes
- Distinguish between Soft Skills and Hard Skills using observable behavior
- Build and describe a complete competency model step-by-step
- Link competencies to company strategy and culture for maximum alignment
- Conduct interviews and use analytical methods to identify key competencies
- Create competency profiles tailored to specific roles and organizational needs
- Launch and manage a company-wide competency model implementation project
- Choose and apply effective tools to assess competencies, including 360° reviews
- Utilize ready-made competency libraries and adapt them for company use
- Integrate competencies into recruitment, evaluation, development, rewards, and succession planning systems
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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OOphelia Cole Stanley
This course helped me as a corporate trainer launch a company-wide competency model. The ready-made libraries saved time and were well-explained in the videos.
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KKillian Jameson Ravi
This course empowered me as a startup founder to align competencies with our culture. The practical tools taught are now central to our growth strategy.
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SSkyler Autumn Mara
The course’s focus on competency libraries was a game-changer for me as an HR analyst. I adapted the frameworks to our organization’s needs seamlessly.
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AAxel Victoria Rion
This course’s clear explanation of soft and hard skills helped me as a team leader. I now use the 360° review tools to assess my team effectively.