OPM's Competency Assessment Handbook online version goes Live!
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has two efforts underway that are particularly
relevant to the work performed. First, in June 2006, OPM introduced the Career Patterns
initiative – a new approach for bringing the next generation of employees into Federal
Government positions. Federal agencies will use this new approach beginning next
year to build new environments to recruit potential employees. To help agencies
plan and build new environments, OPM has developed the Career Patterns Guide to
introduce the Career Patterns way of viewing recruiting. It presents techniques
for identifying opportunities and crafting action plans to ensure employment efforts
are successful. Second, OPM has a number of efforts underway to help "fix the hiring
process" for the Federal Government. This effort involves providing agencies with
a variety of tools and techniques to help them streamline and reform their hiring
processes.
To support and further OPM’s efforts under the Career Patterns and Fix the Hiring
initiatives, OPM/SHRP is developing a Competency Assessment Handbook. The Handbook
will serve as a resource to agencies implementing competency-based assessment strategies
to fill critical vacancies at all levels within the organization. The Handbook will
provide information on various assessment tools and methods appropriate for a variety
of hiring scenarios. The Handbook capitalizes on OPM’s long-standing occupational
studies program that has resulted in the identification of competencies for hundreds
of Federal occupations.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released today the Competency Assessment
Handbook to the public. It can be found at
http://apps.opm.gov/adt
The second phase of this project is expected to be released sometime next month.