Competency Based Approach to Training and Career Development

Management & Leadership · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 4,500

Overview

Competency-based systems, if used effectively, can be an excellent tool for both the structure and discipline and help bring out the best effort in people and ultimately the best performance for organizations. Competency systems are designed to help organizations’ to find answers to questions such as: What skills and knowledge are necessary for strategic success? Are we selecting people with these competencies in mind? Do our people have the appropriate skills?

Learning Objectives

• Introduce different competency measurement tools for a number of human resource development systems relating to organizational and individual growth in terms of competence standards, corporate transformation, implementation strategies, role models, and sustainable business performance.
• To get familiar with the relationship between competency on one side and self-development, human capital assessment, job-shift theory, and the design techniques of competency models on the other.
• To examine competency system usages, applications, documentation methodologies, ownership, and practices contributing to the achievement of organizational business goals.
• Delegate the opportunity to draw a personal implementation plan to reflect the totality of the diverse learning points
• To systematically overview of competencies, their evolution over time and their potential for strategic impact.

Who Should Attend

The program is specifically designed and developed to enhance the competence of both technical and non-technical personnel such as managers, superintendents, engineers, heads of departments, team lead.

• Professionals in Management & Professional Skills
• Managers, team leaders and supervisors
• Heads of department and function leads

Course Outline

Day 1 — Strategies

• Profile
• Scorecard
• Skill versus competence
• Development

Day 2 — Performance measurement

• Behavioral end-results
• Scorecard metrics
• Job - the pyramid model
• Staff - the behavioral approach

Day 3 — Competency Assessment and Profiling Components

• Defining performance effectiveness criteria
• Identifying criteria samples
• Collecting data
• Analyzing data and developing tests

Day 4 — Preparing applications

• Competency Based Interviews
• Role Plays
• In-tray Exercises
• Aptitude Tests

Day 5 — 360° Feedback Questionnaires

• Competency measurement tools
• Review of course themes
• Summary of learning points
• Personal Implementation Planning

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
14–18 September 2026	Pretoria, South Africa	Public	5 days	4,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses cover?

The portfolio covers KPIs and performance management, strategic planning and execution, Mini MBA programmes, supervisory and first-line management skills, change leadership, decision-making and problem-solving, and executive communication. Sessions are workshop-based, built around delegates’ own organisational challenges.

Who should attend a management and leadership course?

These courses suit team leaders and supervisors, department and functional managers, newly promoted managers moving from technical to leadership roles, senior specialists preparing for management, and executives responsible for strategy or organisational performance.

How long are management and leadership courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can management and leadership training be delivered in-house for our team?

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