In many areas of work such as finance, health and safety or engineering it is not
good enough just to have "someone" identified as holding a particular responsibility.
That person normally needs specific qualifications and experience and is often required
to keep their skills current. Furthermore there are often periodic audits
to cope with.
It is in the interests of both the individual and employing organisation to ensure
that good records are kept of this training and experience. A netBiog is the
ideal way of doing this. Keeping records current and gathering information
from individuals who have the ability to authorise others is simple. The records
are online and easy to audit.
We all aspire to keeping up-to-date records of our experience and achievements but
in practise, this is often onerous. However, in a world where
working relationships
are more transient and there is constant pressure to deliver high
quality results, knowing who you are working with and being able to justify
your position in a team are essential.
The only way of doing this effectively
is to continually develop your professional skills and be able to demonstrate this
investment when needed. By building a selection of profiles over time, your
netBiog account will become the reference point for information about you and your
abilities.
Further more, sophisticated profiles can be provided to guide professional development
based on learning requirements and skills gaps. Rather than taking a 'one size fits all' approach,
a profile can be tailored to your particular circumstances, based on actual observations and
input from people who know you.
The challenge employers face on a daily basis is differentiating between two people
with the same qualification who have been awarded the same grade. In reality, we are all different and
our education and training reveals much more about us than an all-encompassing grade at the
end of a course. Involvement in voluntary work or sporting achievements, for example, give valuable insight
into someone's persona.
However, capturing this information needs input from others; tutors, coaches, peers, managers.
Designing a netBiog profile that encapsulates this can be invaluable when applying for jobs, differentiating yourself
from your competitors and demonstrating that you have the ability to contribute in the workplace.
There are many environments where qualifications are awarded through experience
gained in the workplace or via project work rather than a conventional exam.
This form of education requires qualified individuals to acredit the skills and experience
of others. This is often laborious and time consuming. A netBiog quite
simply automates this process and provides an enduring record of the experience
someone has gained.