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...

•	Identify specific skill gaps that can be resolved through training
•	Identify gaps in current training offerings
•	Select appropriate training offerings, curricula, and certifications using competency models as criteria
•	Develop strategies to convey industry skill needs to potential labor supply
•	Identify available workers with the employers' required skill sets
•	Manage changing industry trends within regions by determining the degree of overlap between the required skill sets of incoming and outgoing employers and subsequently the need for additional training
•	Assess the knowledge, skills, abilities, interests and talents of the local workforce in relation to the competency requirements of available jobs to identify excellent matches

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...

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