A clear weakness in the competency framework..

Across of the geographies, countries have created a national competency framework to standardise and to create consistent delivery in training…

I have worked on 2 projects that are governed by the Singapore competency framework. I struggled with the exacting nature of the framework but I finally just figured out why I have such a difficult time…

By the time the entire ‘curriculum’ is teased into well written learning objectives, it has become a clinical lab and the final outcome of the learning is typically lost. It is impossible to measure that outcome.

The assumption is that skill based learning is purely centered on technical competencies or sometimes known as core competencies / functional competencies.

As I work on the architecture of the Learning Design Curriculum which I am using to groom professional Learning Designers,  I am even more keenly aware that technical competencies alone do not cut it or are not sufficient.

Just because Learning Designers can do the technical aspects of their job do not make them quality Learning Designers. Why? You might ask.

There are a lot of other competencies [soft skills, attitude-related, value-centered ones] which tend to be taught separately. In the life of a professional, these competencies do not operate as distinct entities – they are deeply intertwined.

The competency framework does not facilitate the holistic and realistic representation of the real world. There is a major gap between those who drive the framework and those who implement it on the ground. Even greater is the gap between those who drive the framework and those who are supposed to be trained.