Abbreviation and Definition of Terms

Competency Identified knowledge base, skills, values and attitude that an

Employee must possess in order to perform current job.
Competency Assessment
(CA) the process identifying and capturing the required knowledge,
skills, attitudes, aptitudes and experience of an employee to
ensure improvement of the organization
Comtency Based System
(CBS) a comprehensive system of methodologies and tools to enable the
collection, validation, interpretation, and dissemination of
agency competencies that are tied to organizational strategies

Competency Indicator (CI) observable behaviors which identify the level of competence
required at each level of complexity of work

Competency Level clusters of behaviors grouped in graduating proficiencies and are

all successful or positive indicators of a given competency. The
NAMRIA’s Organizational Competency Model makes use of 5
levels

Competency Standard (CS) the minimum requirements for traits, knowledge, skills,
value/beliefs, motives, physical ability and other characteristics
of employees that the organization needs to stay in business
and achieve outstanding performance

Competency Set/Cluster grouping of factors that translate core competency into

observable behavior, namely:

a. Technical Competency – competencies that are intrinsic

and primarily required within specific job group
b. Cross-cutting Competency- technical competencies that
are common to all (or cuts across) functional areas.
Examples are oral and written communications and
computer skills
c. Core/Organizational Competency- a key area of skill and
competence required to ensure the success of the
organization; usually taken from the mission statement
that express an organization’s philosophy, mission, value,
business strategies and plans

Competencies that are common to all employees of the

organization and pertains to her/his personal,
communications, interpersonal and organizational
effectiveness skills

d. Leadership Competency- competencies for positions

performing supervisory functions

Competency Gaps the difference resulting from a comparison of a position

competencies profile and that of incumbent’s (employee)
profile