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BBBEE, Skills Development, Employment Equity, HR
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SKILLS AUDITS: HOW THESE RELATE TO YOUR WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN
“A key piece of information an organisation needs to improve, is to know what skills and knowledge the organisation requires -‐ and what skills and knowledge the organisation currently has.” What is a Skills Audit? A skills audit is essentially a process for measuring and recording the skills of an individual or group. The main purpose for conducting a skills audit in your organisation, is to identify WHAT skills and knowledge you currently possess, and what additional skills and knowledge are still needed. A skills audit gathers more information on the skills matrices required of each business unit or individual, and then delves into what the current competencies are -‐ against the predefined set of skills needed for a specific role. This is the KEY piece of information required to improve processes and to deliver on your strategy and objectives. The outcome of the skills audit process is a skills gap analysis. This information will better enable you to determine your training needs by identifying the appropriate training and development to individuals. This information can also be used for internal employee selection and to ensure that the correct person is deployed in each position. Benefits of Skills Audits in the Workplace • Without this information you don't know where to improve. • With this information your training and development will be better planned and more focused. • Recruiting needs are better defined and more likely to result in the most appropriate candidate. • Placement decisions are easier with knowledge of current competence levels. • Career pathing and succession planning is assisted with accurate information on individuals. How this relates to your Workplace Skills Plan A truly effective skills plan, “can only be produced after the organisation has conducted a skills audit and a comprehensive needs analysis.” Furthermore, certain Seta’s have included skills auditing as one of the requirements for the discretionary grant. Effective from this year, proposed training interventions in your WSP’s MUST reflect in next year’s ATR’s. Should this not be adhered to, your company may be liable for a fine, and may no longer be eligible for future grants. It is therefore vital for you to select interventions and candidates carefully…and ensure that the proposed training is implemented. Therefore the key benefits of a Skills Audit are: • Valid and valuable Workplace Skills Plans. • Improved skills and knowledge. • Lower training and development costs because development efforts are more focused. • Acquisition and use of information that can be used for purposes such as internal employee selection and placement. • Increased productivity as people are better matched to their positions. Please contact us for further information: lorraine@lj consulting.co.za or [email protected]