When implementing your Competency Management System, there is a lot to address and it is not hard to imagine why some organisations feel their competency assurance system does not prove or completely demonstrate competency for all roles. With skills shortages and not enough time to give the younger generation years to build up experience, a robust competence assurance system becomes even more important.
Here are 3 top tips to lead you in the right direction:
1. Identify the right competencies
Link all your competencies to your safety management systems/safety case. These documents provide essential information to help guide you. But remember to get input from your offshore personnel.
2. Draw a map
Map out the competency process so that only workplace competencies are assessed offshore. Otherwise you risk duplication of effort between training, familiarisation, emergency response training and competency.
3. Build a workable system
Competence assessment is a small part of what supervisors and teams are asked to do offshore. So your documentation has to be clear and quick to use. The working part must line up with responsibilities. The people doing the assessments (the assessors) can be given checklists that reflect key aspects of procedures and risk assessments.
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