A Study on Competency Mapping Among Employees in Coimbatore City

Human resource management is a process of bringing people and organizations together so that the goals of each other are met .Organizations of the future will have to rely more on their competent employees than any other resource. It is a major factor that determines the success of an organization. Competencies are the inner tools for motivating employees, directing systems and processes and guiding the business towards common goals that allow the organizations to increase its value. Competency Mapping is a process of identifying key competencies for a company or an organization and the jobs and functions within it. Competency mapping is important and is an important activity. Every well managed organization should have well defined roles and list of competencies required to perform each role effectively. Competency mapping analysis individual’s SWOT for better understanding and this helps to improve his career growth. This identifies the gap for improving knowledge to develop. Skills mapping is a technique of studying and analyzing the skills possessed by the persons concerned. It is a comprehensive way of knowing the skill levels of the persons. Skill mapping evolves a result, which not only specifies the skill level of the persons but also identifies the Gray areas where improvement can be made by training or by other means.