IOSH Competency Framework (Update)

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IOSH Competency Framework(Update)

• by
• Carolyn Issitt
• Head of Membership Development

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IOSH Competency Framework

• The last 7 months
• Scoping workshops with business and educational
  stakeholders.
• Scoping 1-2-1s with organisational stakeholders.
• Production and review of Skills Map now version
  3.
• Stakeholder forums for document review and
  discussion.
• Desk research verification of stakeholder
  workshop output
• Communication of intent to deliver - marketplace

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Competency Framework
Advanced
Knowledge Level
Intermediate
Awareness
LEADER (Director)
DRIVER (Manager)
EXPERT (Practitioner)
COMPLIANT (Operational)
Skills
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Competency Framework
Knowledge Level
Advanced
Intermediate
Basic
EXECUTIVE (Director)
MANAGER (Driver/Leader)

OPERATIONAL (Compliant)
Skills
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Skills maps
Refer to hand outs Vr 3
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IOSH Competency Framework

• The next 6 months
• Final scoping workshop commercial training
  providers.
• Further scoping 1-2-1s with organisational
  stakeholders.
• All external scoping to be complete by end
  October 2014.
• Report to Professional Standards Committee.
  (Date)
• Commencement of member engagement programme.
  (Date)

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IOSH Competency Framework

• The next 6 months (continued)
• Content building based on the Skills Map.
• Stakeholder content review with further
  development as necessary .
• Identification of platform for interactive tool.
• Mapping competencies to IOSH knowledge bank and
  identification of gaps.
• Commencement of programme to fill gaps in
  knowledge bank.
• Planning for introduction to the wider market.

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IOSH Competency Framework

• A successful framework?
• Large employers accept and commit to using the
  IOSH framework as a basis for their in-house
  products
• SMEs can use the framework to improve safety and
  health in their organisation.
• Individuals can use the tool to identify their
  needs and plan their safety and health
  development.
• Members can use the tool to help them with CPD.
• The profession is better recognised, better
  understood and more valued