GEM’s Competency Framework is a tool for the whole sector, that can be used within organisations for a variety of purposes- from line management and performance reviews, to job descriptions and benchmarking.

The Core Competencies set out the different behaviours, attributes, skills and knowledge that are considered necessary to perform effectively in museum and heritage learning roles. The latest update to the Competency Framework has seen the addition of a Digital Skills category, and a new, interactive self-assessment tool for sector colleagues to plan and track their professional development activities.

Tom Briggs, who led the latest revision of the Core Competencies, will give a brief overview of these updates and changes, before delving into the Competency Framework and demonstrating how a line-manager could embed use of the spreadsheets into an appraisal system, keeping track of and contributing to spreadsheets for multiple employees.

This session is perfect for anyone with line management responsibility within museum learning, who would like to improve their appraisal system and better support colleagues with their professional development.

If you’d like to know how the Core Competencies can be used to support your own continuing professional development, please consider joining one of our workshops for individuals, taking place on Thursday 17 March & Wednesday 23 March 2022.