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What’s new in 7.0 Webinars
Thanks to all of you who joined last month’s webinars on Managing Competencies in VTA 7.0. This month’s webinars will focus on other new features in 7.0 including: The Report Scheduler Supervisor Approvals Document Links in Automated Email Enhanced Notifications…
Read MoreProficiency Levels and Proficiency Indicators – Part 3 of 3 (Site-Specific Indicators)
This is the last of a three-part series. Refer to Part 1 and Part 2 for things you need to know and do in order to create Site-Specific Indicators. Site-Specific Indicators Provide Greater Flexibility On the topic of Proficiency Levels and…
Read MoreProficiency Levels and Proficiency Indicators – Part 2 of 3
This is the second article in a three-part series on Proficiency Levels and Proficiency Indicators. Examples of Proficiency Level Terminology The table below contains terms used by organizations to label their Proficiency Levels. Before deciding on the number of Proficiency Levels for…
Read MoreProficiency Levels and Proficiency Indicators – Part 1 of 3
In the blog on Creating Competency Groups and Competencies, I touched briefly on Proficiency Levels and Proficiency Indicators. In this three-part blog we’ll take a deeper dive and look at the thought processes that need to happen when first setting…
Read MoreResources to Support Competencies
One of the most important functions in the VTA Competency Management System is the ability to assign developmental activities to a student’s Personal Development Plan. These developmental activities may include courses, tasks, and resources. (Refer to the blog on Competency…
Read MoreNew & Improved Find Student Feature
In version 7.0, Find Student has been updated to take advantage of the new grid functionality that was introduced in version 6.3. Find Student works very much like Find Course by allowing you to search for students across all sites…
Read MoreCompetency and Course Associations
The purpose of competency assessment is to help build students’ skills to reach the target proficiency levels for their role. To help build competency, Assessors need to easily access a list of resources they can assign as Personal Development Plan…
Read MoreUpcoming RISC Events
RISC will be in booth 102 at the MLearnCon expo in San Jose California June 18 & 19. Click here for details http://www.elearningguild.com/mLearnCon/content/2702/mlearncon-2013-conference–expo—home/?selection=doc.2694 RISC is also presenting at the Houston ASTD Technology Conference on Tuesday, June 25. RISC’s Duncan Welder will…
Read MoreCompetency Terms and Definitions
“Common language” is important as we explore Competency Management in VTA 7.0. The terms and definitions below follow the sequence of activities starting with defining Competencies (and their Proficiency Indicators), creating a Competency Profile, assessing Competencies, and arriving at a…
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