Performance Review

Link employee WEP participation with their performance reviews to show that basic skills training is part of the overall corporate strategy.  Management's commitment to improving the skills of the entire workforce will strengthen and support individual employees' own personal commitment to learning. Connecting employee training and the resulting improvement in performance shows that the company takes a comprehensive approach to improving performance and productivity.  

By building skills into jobs, employers can work with employees, adult educators, and others to identify and enhance the skills component of jobs. When these learned or improved skills are incorporated into employees' jobs, there is justification for and value in assessing the impact of these new or improved skills on employee performance and productivity.

Associating employee WEP participation and individual performance reviews acts as a check  or balance to the training system.  If employees know that their training is expected to yield positive results, in the form of increased productivity or some other measurement, they will be more likely to actively participate in the training.  WEP participation, then, acts as both an incentive and a reward for employees to put forth their best efforts toward learning.

This article on how Chief Learning Officers shows how CLOs are delivering--greater retention, more career guidance, and training that is more closely coordinated with business needs.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/section/11/feature/23/35/98/index.html

This report helps instructors to support adult learners through performance-based assessment. The key characteristics of this type of assessment, which gives a comprehensive, valid picture of student / worker achievement, are discussed.
     URL: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/eff/ananda_eff.pdf

Bacal & Associates provide consulting services to help design and implement better performance management systems, and also provides free articles and other materials for managers and HR departments.
     URL: http://www.work911.com/performance/

Here is a sample Performance Review template for workers (non-exempt) that measures productivity, initiative and other areas. Training and application of learning can also form part of the review.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/28/68/223997.php

HR can create skills and competency management systems, and can also encourage employees to use them. Educate employees about the benefits of improved skills to show their importance for self-appraisal, career development, and other processes.  
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/29/92/223613.php

Developing systems that track employee skills is an absolute necessity in an increasingly specialized business world. Regular and ongoing analysis of clients' needs and surveys of employee skills and competencies can help to fill gaps through hiring and training.
     URL: http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/29/92/index.php

This article on Personnel Skill Testing makes the case for measuring the skill level of employees. Without a reliable personnel test, it remains difficult for managers to make accurate assessments of employees' abilities.
     URL: http://testingservices.articleinsider.com/79049_personnel_skill_testing.html

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Last updated: March 18, 2005.