IOSH Competency Framework(Update)

by

Carolyn IssittHead of Membership Development

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

Competency FrameworkAdvanced

Intermediate

Awareness

Knowledge Level

Skills

LEADER(Director)DRIVER

(Manager)

EXPERT(Practitioner)

COMPLIANT(Operational)

Competency Framework

Basic

Intermediate

Advanced

Skills

KnowledgeLevel

OPERATIONAL(Compliant)

MANAGER(Driver/Leader)

EXECUTIVE

(Director)

Skills maps

Refer to hand outs Vr 3

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)

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.

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