Expected Outcomes
The Master List can facilitate the recognition of prior achievement, enhance motivation and promote job satisfaction.
The Competencies List can be used by:
- Employers/ Managers
- Employees and individuals
- Education and training providers
The Competencies List can be used to:
- Provide managers with a tool for a wide variety of workforce management and quality control
- Provide a way of identifying gaps in skills and/or knowledge
- Offer a framework for training and development
- Describe good practice in particular areas of work
- Set out a statement of competence which brings together the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to do the work
- Form a basis for the development of a relevant qualifications framework
Uses for Employers/ Managers
The Master List can be used to form a checklist for Employers which can be used to assist with a range of activities in the workplace, business planning, selection and recruitment:
Business Planning
Employers/managers can use the list as an internal checklist to:
- Identify and describe the skills they need in their workforce
- Assess the skills already in their workforce
- Equip the business with the skills and expertise to deliver a quality product to the highest standards
- Fill identified gaps in current workforce skills and knowledge
- Show where further recruitment may be needed
Selection and Recruitment
The Master List can be used to:
- Form the basis of job descriptions
- Form the basis of person specifications and job roles
- Evaluate CVs by providing a reference point to crosscheck qualifications and/or experience required to work on their farm
- Assist with the identification of potentially suitable employees whose skills and experience complement the identified needs of the business
Education and Training Providers
The Master List can be used to:
- identify gaps in curricula in available training
- facilitate the development of focussed courses
- plan future developments to update courses
- highlight areas of specialisms for further development
- tailor education and training to industry needs/demands
Uses for Employees
Employees and potential employees can utilise the Master List
- To confirm current skills and knowledge, further develop and improve their performance
- Assess their competence against the job role/specification for their own or other jobs
- Identify gaps in skills and knowledge or level of competence
- Identify CPD requirements for their personal and career development
- Help them seek formal recognition/credit of their work experience
