Competency- and Performance-Based Learning Programs
Many organizations are not as interested in what employees "know" as they are in what employees "can do". This is as it should be. Employees who can not apply the knowledge they have in work settings, are far less valuable to organizations than individuals who know what they need to know AND can apply it. Performance improvement is what really matters. This is what Archetype Performance Solutions is all about.
To be most successful, a performance-based learning program should include more than just training. At the very least, it should also include some type of field-based skills verification and perhaps certification. This is how an organization can be confident the training provided the intended outcome. A performance-based learning program will also benefit from some level of structured On-the-Job Training (OJT) and some form of technical coaching. Particular programs could also include other components that are sometimes included in what is referred to as "blended learning".
Competency- and Performance-Based Learning Programs can be provided as a half-day workshop or as two two-hour online workshop sessions. Either way, the workshop will give an overview of what performance-based learning is and things to keep in mind when starting a program. More in-depth workshops are available which detail each stage of designing and developing performance-based learning programs.
Objectives
Performance-Based Learning Overview
- Define performance-based learning.
- Explain similarities and differences between competency-based and performance-based learning.
- Describe the main parts of a performance-based learning program and why each one is important.
- Discuss other potential parts that might be included in a performance-based learning program.
Training
- Explain the essential features of performance-based learning.
- Discuss how performance-based learning differs from traditional instruction.
- Discuss assumptions about performance-based learning.
Structured OJT
- Describe how structured On-the-Job Training (OJT) can supplement traditional training?.
- Explain advantages and potential disadvantages of OJT.
- Discuss the importance of incorporating supporting documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and Work Instruction Manuals (WIMs) into a structured OJT program.
Technical Coaching
- Discuss multiple roles for a technical coach.
- Describe the principles of effective coaching.
- Explain how having a coach / coachee contract can improve the effectiveness of the coaching program.
- Describe how various training techniques such as demonstration, practice and questioning techniques can be used to enhance technical coaching.
- Explain how technical coaching can guarantee the transfer of learning of theoretical knowledge to practical skills occurs.
Field-Based Skills Verification
- Explain the role field-based skills verification has in competency- and performance-based training programs.
- Describe how measurement tools should be linked directly to the position competencies and training objectives.
- Discuss why guidelines for field-based skills verification are necessary.
Who Should Attend
This short workshop will be valuable for all Learning and Development personnel and others interested in performance improvement.
Workshop Details
Length
One-half day (or two two-hour online sessions)
Cost
Contact us for details. Group discounts available.
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