Competency Dictionary – With Levels
Supported with scaled levels to illustrate increasing levels of proficiency by job role level that provide individuals with detailed roadmaps for increasing their capabilities incrementally.
Create a framework of core competencies that align HR systems and processes to your organization’s strategy, goals, and culture.
Establish a common language that enables all employees to have a greater understanding of the requirements of their jobs, to identify and maximize their strengths, and to enhance their performance by identifying their development needs.
There’s no expensive software to buy or install. It’s all available in an easy-to-use, flexible Word, Excel, or web format. No hidden or annual fees. Easy to integrate into any HRIS. Included guide helps you modify each competency to fit your organization’s culture and job titles.
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$2.00 per employee, one-time fee
Core, Foundational, & Leadership Competencies
In Three Categories – People, Business, and Self-Management
Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian
Competencies by Level of Proficiency & Job Role
In an easy-to-use Matrix Format
Included With License
Quick-Start Competency-Modeling Program
Use the competency library dictionary to build a competency model now! Follow the process described in this self-instructional program drawn from our Building Competency Models certification workshop. Learn More about the program.
Competency Model Templates
Customizable generic models for 12 positions. Learn More about the templates.
Used By These Organizations
Are you looking for a simple, flexible, easy-to-use, and less-costly alternative to HRSG, Korn Ferry, SuccessFactors, and Cornerstone? Check out our competency library and interview guides package. These organizations did, and choose Workitect:
AMICO-Gibraltar Industries
Aptar Group
Baker International
Bank Independent
Bob Barker Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of AL
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Cadence Aerospace
State of California
Capital-Lumber
Centare
Central Bank of Belize
Central Pacific Bank
Chicago Transit Authority
CustomInk
The Dairy Farm Company Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Davenport University
Discovia
Enclos Corporation
ENSTAR Natural Gas
Foresters
Fortune Pharmacal
Fulton Hogan
General Board of Pension and Health Benefits
GTECH Corporation
Gulf Investment Corporation (Kuwait)
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
KIK Custom Products
City of Las Vegas
Legal and General America
Legumex Walker Canada
Mary Kay Inc.
Matthews International Capital Management, LLC
Maxion Wheels
Meat & Livestock Australia Limited
Menasha Corporation
Missouri Employees Mutual
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries
Otter Tail Corporation
Pension Benefit and Guarantee Corporation
Phoenix Contact, Inc.
St. Johns River Water Management District
S&C Electric Company
S&D Coffee & Tea, Inc.
Security Finance Corporation
Charles Schwab Corporation
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Volume 9, Inc.
Western Health Advantage
City of West Palm Beach
Yoco Technologies (South Africa)
The Workitect Competency Library – Dictionary can include licenses for the Competency Interview Guides and Competency Development Guide.
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Advantages of this Competency Library-Dictionary
Comprehensive, But Simplified
In language that is easy for everyone to understand.
Multiple Applications
Here are a few examples of applications you can create with the Competency Library – Dictionary:
- Create competency models for your organization,
- Modify competency definitions to fit your corporate culture and business needs,
- Integrate the competencies and definitions into your interview tools (or use our Competency Interview Guides that are included with the dictionary),
- Create competency-based job profiles and descriptions,
- Load competencies and development options (listed in our Competency Development Guide) into your performance management or talent management system,
- Include competencies and definitions in performance reviews,
- Include assessment of competencies in succession planning process.
Customizable
An intellectual property license gives you the freedom and flexibility to copy and modify the content for use within your organization. You’ll save, time and money and have the confidence that your work products are based on tested, research-based content.
Flexible
This is not a packaged software program. It is intellectual property content that you can use in any way you choose, and integrate into your own HRIS or one you that purchase.
Cost-Effective
One-time fee, with no annual renewal fees. The fee is calculated based on the number of employees in an organization who will be covered by HR processes that contain Workitect competencies. This often excludes hourly-rated employees.
Legal Use
Companies creating their own competency dictionary can, knowingly or unknowingly, violate copyright laws by incorporating competencies and descriptions from copyrighted lists. A license prevents this from occurring.
Competency Dictionary License Included with the Purchase of these Products and Services
- Intellectual property licenses for organizational-wide use of the:
- Consulting services for the development of customized competency models or competency-based applications
The Competencies Can be Used to Build Competency Models Like These:
- Account Representative (Distribution company)
- Executives (Manufacturing company)
- Marketing Representative (Insurance company)
- Project Manager (High technology company)
Implementation Option
Consulting services are available to help a Dictionary licensee effectively utilize and apply the dictionary. Examples of the services can be provided include:
- Developing a competency framework. Identifying the organization’s key core competencies reflecting its mission, values, culture, and strategy.
- Developing a strategy and business case for adopting competency models in your organization (or revising the existing models and approaches).
- Delivering a customized 2-day on-site session to prepare your implementation team to build the desired behavioral and technical competency models.
- Creating a detailed project plan for your initial models.
FAQs
Integrate into your HCM system
The content of the Workitect Dictionary can be customized and integrated into the talent management, human capital management, and human resources management software provided by Workday, ADP, SAP Success Factors, SABA Halogen, Cornerstone, and others.
What Our Customers Say
“I’ve seen many overly complicated systems. This is a more simplified competency dictionary.”
