Competency development

Are you looking to increase the performance of your business?

A training needs or skills gap analysis is a beneficial way for employers to assess the requirements of their employees by creating a list of specific skills and competencies required to help increase the potential of their workforce.

The importance of competence development for industry

Competence is “the ability of an individual to do a job properly, having the necessary technical and non-technical skills to carry out the job safely, effectively and efficiently whilst also possessing the knowledge to understand how and why”. At TTE, we offer a range of services that can be applied to competency development across multiple industry sectors.

The business benefits of a competent and skilled workforce include the ability to:

• Maximise productivity
• Minimise accidents and near misses
• Give your company a competitive advantage in the marketplace

Competence development must therefore form part of your company’s strategic operations planning.

TTE’s have extensive experience for delivering technical training, assessment and verification services to the UK and international clients around the world. We have provided comprehensive workforce development programmes to a wide range of market sectors including oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, petrochemical, mining, utilities, engineering and food manufacturers.

Our industry experts offer innovative assessment, verification & consultancy services supported by internationally-recognised qualifications. The team have a wealth of industrial knowledge and experience and offer a bespoke service to meet the individual needs of your company, identifying the best solutions based on your specific requirements.

These integrated solutions include:

• Workforce Competence Development
• Nationalisation Target Support
• Skills Gap and Training Needs Analysis with the ability to match against National Qualifications or Company Standards
• Technical Consultancy Services
• Assessment and Verification Services
• Competency Management Systems
• Bespoke Information Management Systems
• Apprenticeship Frameworks and Standards Assessment

TTE also offer training courses that support companies own assessor development in the workplace. These courses apply to many different industry sectors.

• ‘Level 3 EAL Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment’
  Intended for those who assess occupational competence in the work environment and are involved in work-based learning.
• Level 4 EAL Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
  Intended for those who maintain the quality of assessment from within an organisation or assessment centre and are involved in training and work-based learning.

The qualifications are delivered in two parts. Part 1 is a 2 day course delivered at TTE. Part 2 is to prove competency in the workplace and a portfolio of evidence would be prepared by the candidate.

TTE are the industry experts and will provide you with:

• A specialist and dedicated range of services for industry
• A highly qualified assessment and quality assurance team
• Extensive technical expertise across all disciplines internationally
• Electronic portfolio system
• Long standing relationships with a wide range of industry leaders
• A team with a proven history of delivering successful projects and initiatives that have real impact on the bottom line performance of our clients both in the UK and internationally
• Bespoke, innovative approaches based on industry or company standard