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Driving Performance - Core Competencies
' A Vital Tool For Improving Organizational Performance '

Who Should Attend?
Managers, Supervisors, HR Department Personnel, Team Leaders, etc., who are interested in understanding the benefits of introducing a competency-based structure, should attend this course.

About the Programme
Core competencies are variously defined as 'the skills that enable an organization to deliver a fundamental customer benefit', 'what a company’s staff excel at ', or ' something which competitors cannot easily copy and which can be applied in a variety of different business situations '. This programme demonstrates how to create a set of competencies for an organization, which can be used as an important Human Resources tool for the recruitment and retention of staff. Managing and monitoring staff performance is made much easier and more effective through the development of effective competencies that are specific and tailored to your organization.

Course Objectives

• To enable delegates to clearly identify what 'core competencies' are
• To introduce delegates to a suggested methodology for creating competencies that is suited to the needs of their organizations
• To show delegates how such competencies can be used for creating effective management tools that can greatly benefit the recruitment process, the appraisal process, and the clear identification of staff development needs

What You Will Gain

• A better understanding of the effectiveness of core competencies for specific areas within an organization
• A knowledge of how to use competencies effectively as an important management tool

Programme Contents

• The Road To High Performance
• What Are Core Competencies?
• The Benefits Of Competencies To Individuals & The Organization
• Choosing Competencies
• Competencies & Management
• Competencies Of Leading Companies (Both World-Wide & In The Gulf)
• Case Studies
• How To Get The Best Out Of Staff Through Effective Use Of Competencies
• How To Get 'Staff Buy-In'
  To The Idea Of Competencies
• How To Run Workshops To Create Competencies
• Creating 'Ownership'
  Among Management & Staff
• Competency-Based Recruiting
• Developing A Competency-Based Appraisal System

1 Day - Non-Residential
Location: Dubai

Delegate spaces available on the following course dates:

Date: 11th September, 2008
Brochure Price: Dhs 1580.00
Online Price: Dhs 1,422.00 (Ramadan Discount (10%))

All courses run during Ramadan from 1st September 2008 to 30th September 2008 will qualify for a 10% discount (including booking online or offline).

To cater for the needs of Muslim delegates fasting, courses will start earlier and all breaks will be substantially reduced.

Tutor / delegate contact time will remain at 6.5 hours.

Dubai Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Abu Dhabi Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Before the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Pre-Course Briefing Form to determine their individual objectives for attending the course. These objectives will be used by the tutor to give on-target training that is focused on the individual delegates.

At the end of the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Personal Development Plan that can be used as part of future appraisals and that will also be an important tool for management reference.

Total investment includes - Training Materials, Lunch & Refreshments.

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