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Competency Assurance A suitable and effective competency management system can only be designed through the careful analysis of tasks that are part of the work being undertaken. The task analysis should identify risks and control measures applicable to those tasks so that so that training and competence needs can be established. The data produced from such a detailed analysis can then be utilised for the design of an assessment and monitoring regime that reflects the complexity of the work, the risks being generated and the competence requirements. Establishing Assessment Regimes QSS have considerable experience in providing customers with expert guidance and development work to set up competence assessment procedures and policies. Such initiatives will take full account of safety management procedures within the organisation and, where appropriate, the quality and environmental management systems already in operation. Where the customer needs assistance in selecting appropriate competence standards, we can advise upon the choices available and will liaise with functionally qualified personnel in order to understand the profile of employees the customer is expecting to assess. External Verification QSS have the capability to undertake verification exercises to examine the suitability and sufficiency of assessment decisions and the authorisation based upon those decisions. Management Systems Review QSS have conducted extensive reviews of the efficacy and effectiveness of companies’ competence assurance systems. Such systems have typically been developed by customers to capture the evidence of competence of employees involved across safety critical functions. Our reviews have examined the sufficiency of evidence in portfolios, assessment records, internal or external verification records and the procedures, policies and authorisation processes.
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