English publication
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Melis, P.J.J.M. (submitted) Identification of core competencies for career planning: A case study on army training personnel.
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Abstract
The aim is to identify core competencies that can be used to fit education and development of personnel to the organization needs. To do so, six theoretical assumptions about competencies were adopted. Competencies are: indivisible clusters of skills, knowledge, conduct, attributes and notions; context dependent; connected to activities and tasks; flexible in time; acquired by learning and development; and related to each other. The study group (n=28) consists of training personnel within the Royal Netherlands Army. A card-sort technique was introduced as a method to identify the core competencies. Participants sorted competence statement cards on their importance for their functions. Using principal component analysis, five core competencies could be identified. It can be concluded that the card-sort technique could provide six theoretical assumptions about competencies with a practical filling-in.
Keywords
Competencies; Card-sort; Career development; Army; Competence identification; Personnel; Factor analysis; Simulators, Instructors, Analysts, Trainers; Scenario writers