Taqwā-based Competency Framework: A Maqāsid Option

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Work Productivity ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Critical Competencies

This paper is written from a practitioner’s perspective, and presents an Islamic competency framework that can be used to develop a pool of talented and pious workforce to support the Maqāṣid of the Sharī’ah, applicable in multiple sectors and industries. Much has been covered on the importance of using competency frameworks as a human resource management guide, especially in strategic talent management and competency development processes in organisations. They represent the critical competencies and behavioural attributes that are required for the particular job and are useful in the selection and recruitment, development and retention of a talented workforce that will drive through organisational success. The Civil Service of the Government of Negara Brunei Darussalam have also adopted this approach using their own specific frameworks that contain Islamic-based competencies and values. However, it is debatable if these models, which are heavily influenced by Western conceptualisations, are appropriate for its holistic application in Brunei Darussalam, as it does not specify ‘piety’ as a critical competency that all employees must have within the Islamic organisation. This paper reviews various competency frameworks from an Islamic and international perspective, and synthesise it into a working framework, called the taqwa-based competency framework, to highlight the importance of ‘piety’ for work productivity. This framework would be more suitable to develop a pious Muslim workforce and population to support Brunei’s transformation to become a Zikir Nation.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Engagement in Competency Framework Development in Health Professions: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanna Lepre ◽  
Claire Palermo ◽  
Kylie J. Mansfield ◽  
Eleanor J. Beck
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Framework Development

Competency framework development in health professions has downstream implications for all relevant stakeholders, from the professionals themselves, to organisations, and most importantly end users of services. However, there is little guidance related to what stakeholders might be involved in the competency development process, and when. This review aimed to systematically review literature related to competency framework development methodology in health, to identify the breadth and purpose of key stakeholders commonly involved in the process. Studies were identified using five electronic databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and ERIC) and a search of websites of organisations involved in curriculum or regulation using keywords related to competency frameworks. The total yield from all databases was 10,625 results, with 73 articles included in the final review. Most articles were from Australia (30%) and were conducted in the nursing (34%) profession. Unsurprisingly, practitioners (86%) and academics (75%) were typically engaged as stakeholders in competency framework development. While many competency frameworks were described as patient-focused, only 14 (19%) studies elected to include service users as stakeholders. Similarly, despite the multi-disciplinary focus described in some frameworks, only nine (12%) studies involved practitioners from other professions. Limiting the conceptualisation of competence to that determined by members of the profession itself may not provide the depth of insight required to capture the complexity of healthcare and address the needs of important stakeholder groups. Future methodology should attempt to engage a variety of relevant stakeholders such as external health professions and the community to match professional education to health service demands.Systematic Review Registration:https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=128350

scholarly journals A Six-Step Model for Developing Competency Frameworks in the Healthcare Professions

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Batt ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Jessica Rich ◽  
Walter Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Real World ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
Framework Development

Competency frameworks are developed for a variety of purposes, including describing professional practice and informing education and assessment frameworks. Despite the volume of competency frameworks developed in the healthcare professions, guidance remains unclear and is inconsistently adhered to (perhaps in part due to a lack of organizing frameworks), there is variability in methodological choices, inconsistently reported outputs, and a lack of evaluation of frameworks. As such, we proposed the need for improved guidance. In this paper, we outline a six-step model for developing competency frameworks that is designed to address some of these shortcomings. The six-steps comprise [1] identifying purpose, intended uses, scope, and stakeholders; [2] theoretically informed ways of identifying the contexts of complex, “real-world” professional practice, which includes [3] aligned methods and means by which practice can be explored; [4] the identification and specification of competencies required for professional practice, [5] how to report the process and outputs of identifying such competencies, and [6] built-in strategies to continuously evaluate, update and maintain competency framework development processes and outputs. The model synthesizes and organizes existing guidance and literature, and furthers this existing guidance by highlighting the need for a theoretically-informed approach to describing and exploring practice that is appropriate, as well as offering guidance for developers on reporting the development process and outputs, and planning for the ongoing maintenance of frameworks.

Developing a competency framework for health research ethics education and training

2021 ◽  
pp. medethics-2021-107237
Author(s):  
Sean Tackett ◽  
Jeremy Sugarman ◽  
Chirk Jenn Ng ◽  
Adeeba Kamarulzaman ◽  
Joseph Ali
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Training Programmes

Health research ethics (HRE) training programmes are being developed and implemented globally, often with a goal of increasing local capacity to assure ethical conduct in health-related research. Yet what it means for there to be sufficient HRE capacity is not well-defined, and there is currently no consensus on outcomes that HRE training programmes should collectively intend to achieve. Without defining the expected outcomes, meaningful evaluation of individual participants and programmes is challenging. In this article, we briefly describe the evolution of formal education in HRE, articulate the need for a framework to define outcomes for HRE training programmes, and provide guidance for developing HRE competency frameworks that define outcomes suited to their contexts. We detail critical questions for developing HRE competency frameworks using a six-step process: (1) define the purposes, intended uses and scope of the framework; (2) describe the context in which practice occurs; (3) gather data using a variety of methods to inform the competency framework; (4) translate the data into competencies that can be used in educational programmes; (5) report on the competency development process and results and (6) evaluate and update the competency framework. We suggest that competency frameworks should be feasible to develop using this process, and such efforts promise to contribute to programmatic advancement.

scholarly journals A Six-Step Model for Developing Competency Frameworks in the Healthcare Professions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Batt ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Jessica Rich ◽  
Walter Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Real World ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
Framework Development

Competency frameworks are developed for a variety of purposes, including describing professional practice and informing education and assessment frameworks. Despite the volume of competency frameworks developed in the healthcare professions, guidance remains unclear and is inconsistently adhered to (perhaps in part due to a lack of organising frameworks), there is variability in methodological choices, inconsistently reported outputs, and a lack of evaluation of frameworks. As such, we proposed the need for improved guidance. In this paper we outline a six-step model for developing competency framework that is designed to address some of these shortcomings. The six-steps comprise [1] identifying purpose, intended uses, scope, and stakeholders; [2] theoretically informed ways of identifying the contexts of complex, ‘real-world’ professional practice, which includes [3] aligned methods and means by which practice can be explored; [4] the identification and specification of competencies required for professional practice, [5] how to report the process and outputs of identifying such competencies, and [6] built-in strategies to continuously evaluate, update and maintain competency framework development processes and outputs. The model synthesizes and organizes existing guidance and literature, and furthers this existing guidance by highlighting the need for a theoretically-informed approach to describing and exploring practice that is appropriate, as well as offering guidance for developers on reporting the development process and outputs, and planning for the ongoing maintenance of frameworks.

scholarly journals A Six-Step Model for Developing Competency Frameworks in the Healthcare Professions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Batt ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Jessica Rich ◽  
Walter Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Real World ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
Framework Development

Competency frameworks are developed for a variety of purposes, including describing professional practice and informing education and assessment frameworks. Despite the volume of competency frameworks developed in the healthcare professions, guidance remains unclear and is inconsistently adhered to (perhaps in part due to a lack of organising frameworks), there is variability in methodological choices, inconsistently reported outputs, and a lack of evaluation of frameworks. As such, we proposed the need for improved guidance. In this paper we outline a six-step model for developing competency framework that is designed to address some of these shortcomings. The six-steps comprise [1] identifying purpose, intended uses, scope, and stakeholders; [2] theoretically informed ways of identifying the contexts of complex, ‘real-world’ professional practice, which includes [3] aligned methods and means by which practice can be explored; [4] the identification and specification of competencies required for professional practice, [5] how to report the process and outputs of identifying such competencies, and [6] built-in strategies to continuously evaluate, update and maintain competency framework development processes and outputs. The model synthesizes and organizes existing guidance and literature, and furthers this existing guidance by highlighting the need for a theoretically-informed approach to describing and exploring practice that is appropriate, as well as offering guidance for developers on reporting the development process and outputs, and planning for the ongoing maintenance of frameworks.

Bottled Water Industry in Brunei Darussalam: The Unregulated Sector?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-165
Keyword(s):  
Bottled Water ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Available Water ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
The Government

Brunei is seeing a proliferation of bottled companies established in the country in the last decade, driven by cheap water supplies, easily available water filtering systems and demand by the public. This research found 16 ‘companies,’ ‘producing’ and distributing over 34 brands of bottled waters in the country. Since bottled water industry is ‘popular,’ it is necessary to understand how the industry is being monitored and regulated by the government as it involved products consumed by the public. Since most of the bottled water companies use water drawn from the pipes supplied by the government, it is also important to understand how the government is protecting, monitoring and regulating this valuable resource from exploitation. This paper is a preliminary research on the bottled water industry in Brunei Darussalam.

Sustainable international tourist hotels: the role of the executive chef

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 1873-1891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung-Hsuan Wan ◽  
Yun-Shu Hsu ◽  
Jehn-Yih Wong ◽  
Shin-Hao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Critical Competencies ◽  
And Training ◽  
Behavioral Event

Purpose Human capital is the most important determinant of the Hospitality industry’s success. Executive chefs should be skilled in both management and culinary arts, in addition to ensuring the success of the entire hospitality division. The study aims to understand the competencies of executive chefs in international tourist hotels in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and behavioral event interviews were conducted with ten executive chefs and executive sous chefs. The modified Delphi method verified the results using 15 experts. Findings A competency framework was created, with four quadrants – managerial, operational, behaviors and skills – to classify executive chefs’ competencies. Each competency was further divided into sub-competencies – culinary research, emotional control, negotiation skills, job guidance and proactive thinking ability – for 25 items. Quadrants I and II are hard competencies that can be improved through education and training, whereas the third and fourth are soft competencies that require more time for development in workers. Practical implications The two-step study developed a competency framework with a practical reference value. The study results could be utilized by human resources managers during their companies’ training, recruitment, selection and promotion. Originality/value Besides the Delphi method, a deep behavioral event interview that enabled determining critical competencies was also used to collect data. The results obtained could be used to structure schools’ curricula. Collaborations between the hospitality industry and schools could help develop better curricula and training plans to maximize the availability of educational resources.

scholarly journals Evaluation Of Public Service Standart (Case Study At The Education And Training Agency Of Yogyakarta Special Region)

ARISTO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khozin ◽  
Gerry Katon Mahendra ◽  
Anike Febriyani Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Standard Documents ◽  
Service Standards ◽  
And Training

Improvement and quality assurance of public services is very needed, therefore the Government through Law Number 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services and Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform Number 15 of 2014 concerning Guidelines for Service Standards requires that every public service provider be obliged to establish and apply Public Service Standards for each type of service that it provides. One of them is the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency as a public service provider in the form of education, training, and competency development for the State Civil Apparatus. Public service standard documents that have been prepared by the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency in 2017 need to be evaluated because they allegedly did not meet the method in the preparation process. The research conducted is a literature review with data mining techniques using observation techniques, interviews, mini focus group discussions and public hearings. Based on the research results it is known that the public service standard documents that have been owned by the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency are still not comprehensive, but this solution is then obtained after an analysis and discussion with stakeholders at the Yogyakarta Education and Training Agency has also successfully identified various types of services that need to be it is prioritized to develop public service standards.

scholarly journals Analisis Kompetensi Kewirausahaan Industri Kecil Suku Cadang di Kota Padang

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prima Fithri ◽  
Amanda Febria Sari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
The Face ◽  
Small Industry ◽  
The Government ◽  
Critical Competencies ◽  
Small Industries ◽  
Training Services ◽  
Low Ability

As economic development and current technology, there tends to SMEs have been reversed there is some effort to close down due to lack of existing orders in the business. Therefore, the government made efforts to assist existing SMEs to be able to survive in the face of global crisis is happening right now. These efforts may include providing small loans and may include training services in accordance with its business. One of the materials provided in the training is about entrepreneurship so that SMEs are expected to compete with similar companies. The low ability entrepreneur pointed out as one of the reasons SMEs are not able to compete with large companies, such as SI (Small Industry) Spare Parts in the city of Padang. The failure to penetrate IK Parts of competition to supply spare parts in the PT. Semen Padang because of its low ability entrepreneur is owned by SI. With no indicator of entrepreneur ability, there are some problems for governments about policies that will be taken for judge the SI. Therefore, the entrepreneur ability should be decided to helps government in decisions making of policies, so that SI can be competing with larger companies. The method that been used in this study is the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and the recommendations for policies that can be used by the government by using SWOT analysis. QFD is used to identify consumer needs and its association with the characteristic techniques provided by the government, so that the final results are the critical competencies that should be developed first. The linkage between the needs of consumers with technical characteristics reflected in the House of Quality (HOQ). While the results of the SWOT analysis are four types of strategies which can be used later by using the strategy outlined in the strategy implementation architecture for 10 years. This research resulted in 25 indicators of entrepreneurial competencies that include Human Resources (HR), financial, and research and development which consist of eight aspects. The resulting formulation of strategies using SWOT analysis generates SO Strategies (5 strategies), WO Strategies (7 strategies), ST Strategies (7 strategies), and WT Strategies (5 strategies). The design of the implementation of the strategy is planned for 10 years which is reflected in the architecture of the strategy and its implementation strategies.Keywords: small industries, indicators, competences, entrepreneur, strategies

scholarly journals The development of competency frameworks in healthcare professions: a scoping review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Batt ◽  
Walter Tavares ◽  
Brett Williams
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Frameworks ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
Framework Development

BackgroundCompetency frameworks serve various roles including outlining characteristics of a competent workforce, facilitating mobility, and analysing or assessing expertise. Given these roles and their relevance in the health professions, we sought to understand the methods and strategies used in the development of existing competency frameworks.MethodsWe applied the Arksey and O’Malley framework to undertake this scoping review. We searched six electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus, and ERIC) and three grey literature sources (greylit.org, Trove and Google Scholar) using keywords related to competency frameworks. We screened studies for inclusion by title and abstract, and we included studies of any type that described the development of a competency framework in a healthcare profession. Two reviewers independently extracted data including study characteristics. Data synthesis was both quantitative and qualitative.ResultsAmong 5,710 citations, we selected 190 for analysis. The majority of studies were conducted in medicine and nursing professions. Literature reviews and group techniques were conducted in 116 studies each (61%), and 85 (45%) outlined some form of stakeholder deliberation. We observed a significant degree of diversity in methodological strategies, inconsistent adherence to existing guidance on the selection of methods, who was involved, and based on the variation we observed in timeframes, combination, function, application and reporting of methods and strategies, there is no apparent gold standard or standardised approach to competency framework development.ConclusionsWe observed significant variation within the conduct and reporting of the competency framework development process. While some variation can be expected given the differences across and within professions, our results suggest there is some difficulty in determining whether methods were fit-for-purpose, and therefore in making determinations regarding the appropriateness of the development process. This uncertainty may unwillingly create and legitimise uncertain or artificial outcomes. There is a need for improved guidance in the process for developing and reporting competency frameworks.

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