What Are the Benefits of Competency-Based Training and How

Does It Work For Your Company

Competency-based training (CBT) has rapidly become its own core competency. The style is not
essentially new to learning and development professionals, but it has experienced a prototype shift and
gained transformed momentum as a result.

At the most basic level, a competency is the aptitude to do incredibly successful. In the context of L&D, a
competency is a group of skills that are standardized across an employee‟s responsibilities, role or job
type, location or department. What‟s unique about competencies is that they aren‟t static – a competency
can be learned and developed.
According to Mr. Praveen Thakur, one of the best entrepreneurs in Delhi and one of the best corporate
trainers in Patna “competency-based training is broken down into much smaller units that pay attention
on one single key skill. The learner must reveal his or her mastery of that single skill or competency
before abiding to the next segment of training.”
Competency-based training is also a critical element in an organization‟s overarching performance
management program. Mr. Praveen Thakur has listed below the Benefits of Competency-Based
Training

 Empower employees to take charge of their learning opportunities

 Boost higher employee engagement and retention
 Create a strong bench of talent for key advancement positions
 Stay ahead of industry innovation and competition
 Develop a strategic partnership between Learning, HR, and Ops
 Support an ROI business case for a higher learning budget
 So, is your organization ready to leverage competencies?
Is your organization ready to create a competency-based employee performance management program?
To assess your organization‟s readiness for this result-driven approach, ask yourself these questions:

 Do you have clear success criteria for employees at your organization?

 Do you have strong performers who still somehow fall short after a promotion?
 How do you know when you‟ve reached the „finish line‟?
 How do you know where you‟ll go next after you‟ve achieved each milestone?

If you do not have answers to the above contact Mr. Praveen Thakur on https://praveenthakur.com/