Building on technical competencies

Development and use of behavioral competency framework by psychologists and HR professionals has been out there for around four decades in developed economies. It has been found favorable by both employers and employees in varied area of human resource. The presented literature reveals that significant amount of work has been done on behavioral side leaving a need of formal development on technical aspects of competencies. Few examples available on technical competencies are either specific to a profession or are related to organizations. This leaves a gap to develop a widely applicable technical competency framework. This paper discusses the development of technical competency framework which could be applied on common jobs in business and industry. The model is exemplified by mapping a job of mechanical fitter by showing every detail of work. This work is stretchable to any jobs in any trade and is useful throughout the employment lifecycle. For the purpose of demonstration, this paper has discussed its application in hiring and performance evaluation system only. To show the complete work in respect to the selected job, behavioral competencies are also addressed to make their relationship with technical ones.