Strategic human resources management places greater importance on managing people than on performing operational tasks. The goal is to integrate human resources as a full strategic business partner ...

Sarah Misyak, PhD, MPH, Virginia Tech, discusses a recent study that outlines a set of core competencies designed to support professionals implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change ...

A new research snapshot from McLean & Company, a globally recognized HR research and advisory firm, explores the impact of well-structured competency frameworks on talent management and organizational ...

Today’s organizations are at a crucial crossroads: invest in and adapt old-school talent management processes now or face the consequences. That statement isn’t meant to ignite fear. Instead, it’s ...

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2016 /CNW/ - The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) has made a critical stride toward the creation of a global competency framework for the human resources profession.

The Alberta Fire Services Core Competency Framework was developed and implemented by the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA) to support fire services across Alberta. “It’s a free online tool that ...

A new report on competency-based education (CBE) outlines the elements impacting the fast-growing educational trend and creates a baseline framework of issues that others can use going forward.

Completion of the Human Genome Project, in conjunction with dramatic reductions in the cost of DNA sequencing and advances in translational research, is gradually ushering genomic discoveries and ...