Competency Model Clearinghouse - Uses of Competency Models

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Uses of Competency Models

The partners of the Workforce Investment System use competency models in different ways. Click on a user group to see examples of how competency models are being used to insure that services are demand-driven and meet the needs of business.

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Workforce Investment Boards
Competency Models Enable Workforce Investment Boards to...

Business and Industry
Competency Models Enable Business and Industry to...

One-Stop Career Centers
Competency Models Enable One-Stop Career Centers to...

Educators and Training Providers
Competency Models Enable Educators and Training Providers to...

•	Ensure that future workers have the right skills
•	Select appropriate education and training programs to remedy knowledge or skill gaps
•	Design and develop course and program curriculum based on emerging and declining skills within industries and occupations
•	Determine which competencies are in highest demand and help students plan their courses accordingly
•	Suggest relevant postsecondary education and training opportunities, including apprenticeships
•	Offer targeted training courses to workers who are displaced or want to learn/upgrade relevant skills for new career opportunities
•	Reduce the course and program curriculum development time
•	Eliminate redundancy across courses
•	Improve instructional materials
•	Work with business experts to identify skill requirements to ensure that the curriculum and/or professional, technical programs are responsive to these requirements
•	Interpret career assessment tools so that students and workers view their strengths and weaknesses and their likes and dislikes in the context of the workplace

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